Many times praised as a stronghold of security and safety is Singapore. Recent statistics from the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) however show a concerning increase in occurrences of child maltreatment. Rising from 137 in 2022, the ECDA looked at 147 cases of child abuse in 2023. This concerning trend emphasises how urgently strong policies are needed to guard the …

Malaysia – The Sessions Court sentenced Indonesian Ellis Andreyani to two years in prison on March 23 after she confessed to physically abusing a one-year-old toddler in her care last year. The 47-year-old woman has lived in Malaysia for seven years and is married to a Malaysian. When Sessions Court judge Mazdi Abdul Hamid read the punishment, he added, “The …

A French citizen, Francois Abello Camille aka FAC, was arrested by the Indonesian police for his acts of sexual abuse of 305 children. The Directorate General of Criminal Investigation at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police revealed the cases of sexual exploitation (child sex groomer) by FAC conducted in a number of hotels in West Jakarta. FAC, 65, targeted street children with …