KUALA LUMPUR: Extend the entitlement of social welfare to those earning RM700 and below and exempt owners of imported disabled-friendly cars from road tax.
These are two proposals to be included in Budget 2009 to widen the social safety net which the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is looking at in response to the increase [...]

Creating ‘designer babies’ via artificial insemination is unacceptable and is not practised in the country, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen.
“The ministry does not believe in it and we are very particular about sex selection as well,” she said at a news conference here yesterday after launching “Jalinan Kasih [...]

PETALING JAYA: The recently introduced social welfare policy by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will be extended to Sabah and Sarawak.
Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said among the policies to be made uniform was the assistance scheme for the disabled, elderly and single mothers, which had only been implemented in peninsular Malaysia.
She [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development ministry will look into improving the Adoption Act 1952 to make it easier for people to adopt, its minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said.
“But we need to do a thorough study on this and also to ensure that the adopted child is showered with care and [...]