ARA DAMANSARA, June 18 -- Advocacy group SIS Forum (Malaysia) said it plans to draft its own proposed Bill to ensure all Malaysians pay the financial support owed to their spouse, former spouse and children, amid statistics on a persistent problem of men failing to pay up when marriages break down.

SIS Forum also wants the Malaysian government to set up a new government agency to help all Malaysians get the financial support that should be paid by their former spouse, saying that this proposed agency should help both Muslims and non-Muslims.

SIS Forum executive director Rozana Isa said the non-governmental organisation is planning to also come up with cost estimates when it prepares a draft of the suggested new law for the government. ...