Police chief Razarudin Husain said that the young care home charges could have been instructed to deny they knew their parents as part of a ploy to gain donations.

The move comes amid concern that they may fall behind in their education, pending the ongoing police probe. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Police said they have arrested hundreds of suspects as part of an investigation into child abuse at care homes run by an Islamic conglomerate. In what is believed to be the worst such case to hit the country in decades,

Police say this is based on the discovery of material such as books and leaflets among those arrested this month.

GISB, which aims to promote an Islamic way of life, owns mini-markets, bakeries, restaurants, pharmacies and other businesses in Malaysia and abroad. It has its roots in the Al Arqam Islamic sect, which was deemed heretical and banned by the government in ...

Police said they had arrested 355 people, including religious teachers, and rescued more than 400 children from care homes run by the group.

Malaysian authorities have frozen almost 100 bank accounts linked to an Islamic business group being investigated for suspected child abuse, a senior police official said on Tuesday.

Malaysian authorities announced the arrest of 171 suspects and the rescue of 402 children following a raid on several welfare homes connected to an Islamic business group.