Baby Dumping
Cert 4 English Assignment
Table of Contents Introduction to Malaysia 2 Issue 2 Factors affecting baby dumping 3 Cases of baby dumping in Malaysia 4 Effects 5 Solution 5 Conclusion 6 Reference 7
Introduction to Malaysia
Malaysia is a multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-religious country, with Malay, Chinese and Indian ethnic groups. In religious terms it is predominantly Islamic, but with strong Christian, Buddhist and Hindu communities. The Malaysian constitution provides for a system of privileges favouring the Bumiputra (Malays and aborigines) which is reflected in the country’s national development plans.
According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, Malaysia's population was 28.25 million as of July 2010. The country's ethnic groups include Malay (55 per cent), indigenous (11.9 per cent), ethnic Chinese (24.4 per cent), ethnic Indians (7.4 per cent) and others (1.3 per cent). Sunni Islam is the predominant religion but a range of religions are represented, including Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity. The official language is Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) but English is widely used, as are Chinese and Tamil dialects within those communities. (Malaysia country brief 2012)
Issue
Baby dumping issues in Malaysia has been a social issue in Malaysia. And the number of this immorale issue is rising tremendously. “The baby dumping refers to discarding or leaving alone, for an extended period of time, a child younger than 12 months of age in a public or private setting with the intent to dispose of the child. Based on Bukit Aman Police Headquarters statistics found a total of 580 babies were found dumped between year 2000 to 2006. This number of cases increase every year where as much as 65 baby dumping cases has increased to 83 cases in the year 2006.” (Sosial 2011)
In the first 5 months, almost everyday there are reports on dumped baby cases. You can always read it on a front page of a newspaper headline “A newborn baby found
Table of Contents Introduction to Malaysia 2 Issue 2 Factors affecting baby dumping 3 Cases of baby dumping in Malaysia 4 Effects 5 Solution 5 Conclusion 6 Reference 7
Introduction to Malaysia
Malaysia is a multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-religious country, with Malay, Chinese and Indian ethnic groups. In religious terms it is predominantly Islamic, but with strong Christian, Buddhist and Hindu communities. The Malaysian constitution provides for a system of privileges favouring the Bumiputra (Malays and aborigines) which is reflected in the country’s national development plans.
According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, Malaysia's population was 28.25 million as of July 2010. The country's ethnic groups include Malay (55 per cent), indigenous (11.9 per cent), ethnic Chinese (24.4 per cent), ethnic Indians (7.4 per cent) and others (1.3 per cent). Sunni Islam is the predominant religion but a range of religions are represented, including Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity. The official language is Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) but English is widely used, as are Chinese and Tamil dialects within those communities. (Malaysia country brief 2012)
Issue
Baby dumping issues in Malaysia has been a social issue in Malaysia. And the number of this immorale issue is rising tremendously. “The baby dumping refers to discarding or leaving alone, for an extended period of time, a child younger than 12 months of age in a public or private setting with the intent to dispose of the child. Based on Bukit Aman Police Headquarters statistics found a total of 580 babies were found dumped between year 2000 to 2006. This number of cases increase every year where as much as 65 baby dumping cases has increased to 83 cases in the year 2006.” (Sosial 2011)
In the first 5 months, almost everyday there are reports on dumped baby cases. You can always read it on a front page of a newspaper headline “A newborn baby found