KUCHING, May 9 -- The proposed new law requiring children to care for their ageing parents must reflect the diverse realities across Malaysia, said State Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Sarawak Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah.

Commenting on the federal government's consideration of the legislation announced by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, she said while Sarawak welcomed the intention, she also stressed that policy formulation must be comprehensive and sensitive to local contexts.

"So we hope it would be very holistic, very extensive, taking into account the Sarawak context as well: what it is like in longhouses, in villages, and in urban areas," she said this at a press conference cal...