Penang Welfare Dept probes identity, guardianship of 18 rescued children


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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Social Welfare Department is working to trace the parents or guardians of 18 children who were rescued during operations dubbed ‘Op Abai’, conducted simultaneously at two premises in Bukit Mertajam on July 21.

State Social Development, Welfare and Non-Muslim Affairs Committee chairman Lim Siew Khim said to date, two of the 20 rescued children have been reunited with their relatives.

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