KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 -- The government recently announced that it is considering introducing a new law that would legally obligate children to care for their ageing parents.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the proposed legislation aims to establish a legal framework that places greater emphasis on filial responsibility.

While such a filial law would be new to Malaysia, several countries have already implemented similar policies, offering Malaysians a glimpse of how the law could eventually take shape.

These laws, which can be civil or criminal in nature, vary from country to country. However, their core objective remains the same - to impose a legal obligation on adult children to provide financial support or c...