News National News National More than 250 children placed on newly established child protection register The register is expected to improve data collection and effectiveness of child protection programmes May 17, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – A total of 251 children and young persons are currently placed on the newly launched child protection register after…
News National News National MoH to establish child protection units in all districts Health professionals record 40 to 50 cases of child abuse every year February 19, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has said it will form Child Safeguarding Units in all four districts, as part…
News National News National With child protection cases on the rise, MCYS says it will strengthen monitoring systems Brunei sees 40% increase in child protection cases over last five years November 20, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN –Â Brunei has seen a 40 percent increase in the number of child protection cases over the past five years, said…
News National News National Call 121 to report child abuse and neglect Gov't launches new helpline after seeing rise in number of child abuse cases October 1, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The public can now report child abuse incidents through a new dedicated hotline called Talian ANAK 121, which begins…
News World News World Keyboard predators: SE Asia’s kids targeted by online paedophiles Child abuse imagery has risen by a third since 2017, with NGOs warning that technology has shifted the patterns of abuse May 18, 2019 BANGKOK (AFP) – Southeast Asia is in the grip of a fresh surge of paedophile activity with predators orchestrating and watching abuse on…
News National News National Brunei urged to raise minimum age of marriage 'Marriage is not a solution to poverty or teen pregnancy', says UNICEF rep August 6, 2018 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has once again urged Brunei to raise the minimum age of marriage to…