Government sets KPI to reduce teenage pregnancies
TATAU: The Sarawak government has set a key performance index (KPI) to reduce the number of teenage pregnancy cases by 10 per cent each year. This is an effort to address the issue of teenage pregnancy, said Minister in the Premier’s Department Datuk John Sikie Tayai. According to him, based on statistics from the State […]
Help the young think things through
KUCHING: Sarawak Women for Women (SWWS) wants every young person to develop healthy relationships where they feel valued, respected and able to grow and reach their potential. SWWS President Dr Angie Garet said young people should not feel pressured to be physically intimate before they are psychologically ready and have thought through the implications. She […]
State taking holistic approach on social issues
KUCHING: Tackling social issues such as teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are high up on the state government’s to-do list. Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said various educational awareness programmes on social issues have been conducted with school students. “We have been assured (by the federal […]
“If having sex with an underage is statuary rape so why is it allowed if they are married?”
KUCHING: Sarawak Women for Women (SWWS) is strongly against child marriage and the country should ban those under the age of 18 from getting married as to send a clear message to the society. Its president Dr Angie Garet said this was in keeping with international human rights such as Child Rights Coalition Malaysia (CRCM) […]
Teen detained to assist in baby dumping case
SONG: A teenage girl was detained by police to facilitate investigations into a case of baby dumping in Jalan Mission on Thursday (Nov 18). The case was confirmed by Song OCPD DSP Rowney Michael when contacted on Friday (Nov 19). He said the teenager was 16 years old and a Form 4 student. “The teenager […]
Sarawak records fewer cases of teenage pregnancy
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded fewer cases of teenage pregnancy — only 1,269 cases — this year, says state Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She disclosed that since the One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee (OSTPC) was established in 2014, it had recorded a slight decline (in cases) from 2014 […]
One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee achieves KPI
KUCHING: The One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee (OSTPC) Sarawak has set a key performance indicator (KPI) of achieving 10 percent decline of teenage pregnancy yearly in the state. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said Sarawak recorded 2,099 teenage pregnancies last year compared to 3,401 cases in 2014. […]
Too early to tell
QUARANTINE BABY BOOM? KUCHING: Medical specialists are of the view that it is still too early to determine if there will be a quarantine baby boom at the end of this year or start of next year resulting from the movement control order (MCO), conditional MCO, and recovery MCO implemented due to the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
