Success rate must improve under new action plan, all govt ministries, agencies responsible must implement it in time, says Noraini

KPWKM says physical, emotional, sexual abuse against men remain underreported

Noraini Ahmad says measures include expanding social protection for survivors

Study finds most cases due to limited access to reproductive health education

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The pressures of rising living costs is the main reason youth delay having children, even if they want to do so sooner, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad.

KUALA TERENGGANU, July 16 — Approximately 2,467 cases of domestic violence were recorded nationwide from January to April this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The National Registration Department (NRD) will set up a counter at the Putra Heights Mosque temporary relief centre, which is housing victims of the gas pipeline fire at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Subang Jaya, to assist with the management of their personal documents.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The number of domestic violence cases recorded by the Royal Malaysia Police rose to 7,116 last year, from 5,507 in 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The Women, Family, and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) is providing RM39.9 million to ensure food and essential items for disaster victims are adequate for this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The trend of married couples opting to be child-free is concerning as it impacts Malaysia’s population structure and accelerates the ageing process, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 22 — The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) will continue to focus on addressing the issue of domestic violence, said Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — The e-filing system for sexual harassment victims to alert the Tribunal for Anti-Sexual Harassment (TAGS) being developed by the Women, Family, and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) is expected to start operation next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Women’s voices should not be left out in decision-making processes concerning peace and security, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad.

LUMUT, April 28 — The family of the late Royal Malaysian Navy Petty Officer II (PW II) Nurfarahimi Mohd Saedy, 41, who perished in a helicopter crash on Tuesday (April 23), is still grieving her loss but finding solace in the belief that it was destined by Allah SWT.

MANJUNG, April 28 — The families of the Navy personnel who perished in the two-helicopter tragedy at the Royal Malaysian Navy base in Lumut will continue being provided with counselling services based on their needs.

SEREMBAN, April 23 — The Women, Family, and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) is ready to provide psychological support to the families of the victims who died in the crash of two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) helicopters in Lumut, Perak, today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- The female labour force participation rate in the country is still significantly lower than that of the male, despite an upward trend over the past years, said Muslim World Women's Summit president Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.

GERIK, Dec 16 — The government has provided more than RM600 million for the development of rubber smallholders this year, with half of it allocated to accelerate the replanting programme, since the agricultural commodity is typically susceptible to price fluctuations.

NILAI, Sept 29 — The commitment and cooperation of strategic partners from various ministries can help the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) achieve its target of 250,000 international student enrolments in local universities by 2025.

BAGAN SERAI, Sept 3 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) will leave the case of a foreign PhD student who claimed that his research had been stolen by a Universiti Malaya (UM) supervisor, which went viral on social media recently, to UM and police for further action.