IPOH, May 18 — A contract labourer was fined RM3,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today on a charge with permitting the false entry in the register of a girl’s birth two years ago.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 11 — The number of births recorded in the second quarter of this year in Malaysia declined by 4.4 per cent to 111,573 births compared to 116,688 births during the same period in 2020, the Demographic Statistics reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The two families of three babies were swapped at birth 20 years ago, believed to be due to negligence by the staff of a hospital in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, have appointed a team of lawyers to advise and take necessary legal action.

PUTRAJAYA, April 20 — The National Registration Department (NRD) has detained two individuals including a private doctor suspected of being involved in a syndicate falsifying the information of over 200 births since 2009.

SINGAPORE, Nov 29 — A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child.