PS the Children backs Budget 2027 digital safeguards, calls for transparent funding

Protect & Save The Children Malaysia lauded the inclusion of child safety measures in Budget 2027, emphasizing the need for dedicated funding to ensure effective implementation.

The budget outlines key initiatives such as upgrading the police's MICAC system, expanding school safety campaigns, and enforcing the Online Safety Act, reflecting a strong response to online child sexual exploitation.

However, the group stresses the importance of balancing technological solutions with comprehensive preventive measures, accessible reporting channels, and support for survivors.

They call for detailed budget allocations, mandatory digital safety curricula, and enhanced background checks for individuals working with children.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — Child advocacy group Protect & Save The Children Malaysia (PS the Children) has welcomed the child safety measures in Budget 2027, but urged the government to establish dedicated, transparent funding to guarantee their execution.

The group commended the explicit recognition of online child sexual exploitation in the national budget speech, noting that the screen in a child's hands has become a primary staging ground for abuse.

Key budget pledges include upgrading the police D11 division’s Malaysia Internet Crime Against Children (MICAC) system with advanced analytics, expanding the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s school safety campaigns, enforcing the Online Safety Act, and training 6,000 caregivers under a RM100 million matching grant.

To highlight the urgency, the group cited police statistics of 892 child sexual crime cases between January and October 2025 alone, while an inter-agency study estimated that roughly 100,000 Malaysian adolescents aged 12 to 17 experience online sexual exploitation annually, with half suffering in total silence.

Executive director Amnani Abdul Kadir warned that digital enforcement tools represent only one part of the solution.

"But technology alone cannot protect a child who does not know that what is happening to her is abuse," she said, insisting that school prevention, accessible reporting channels, and survivor recovery must receive equal funding priority.

The group also urged Putrajaya to publish dedicated child protection line items in the budget, mandate digital safety curricula in schools, enforce platform accountability, and strengthen mandatory background screening for all individuals working with children.

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马来西亚保护与拯救儿童组织对2027年财政预算案纳入儿童安全措施表示赞赏，并强调需要专项资金来确保有效实施。

预算概述了多项关键举措，例如升级警方的 MICAC 系统、扩大校园安全宣传活动以及执行《网络安全法》，这体现了对网络儿童性剥削的强硬回应。

然而，该组织强调，必须平衡技术解决方案与全面的预防措施、便捷的报告渠道以及对幸存者的支持。

他们呼吁制定详细的预算拨款计划、强制推行数字安全课程，并加强对与儿童接触人员的背景调查。

吉隆坡，10 月 11 日讯——儿童权益倡导组织“保护和拯救马来西亚儿童”（PS the Children）对 2027 年财政预算案中的儿童安全措施表示欢迎，但敦促政府设立专门、透明的资金，以确保这些措施得到执行。

该组织赞扬了国家预算演讲中明确承认网络儿童性剥削问题，并指出儿童手中的屏幕已成为虐待行为的主要场所。

关键预算承诺包括：利用先进的分析技术升级警察第11分局的马来西亚网络儿童犯罪调查系统（MICAC）；扩大马来西亚通讯及多媒体委员会的校园安全宣传活动；执行《网络安全法》；以及在1亿令吉的配套拨款下培训6000名护理人员。

为了强调问题的紧迫性，该组织引用了警方统计数据，仅在 2025 年 1 月至 10 月期间，就有 892 起儿童性犯罪案件；同时，一项跨机构研究估计，每年约有 10 万名 12 至 17 岁的马来西亚青少年遭受网络性剥削，其中一半人默默承受。

执行董事阿姆纳尼·阿卜杜勒·卡迪尔警告说，数字执法工具只是解决方案的一部分。

“但仅靠技术无法保护一个不知道自己正在遭受虐待的孩子，”她说道，并坚持认为学校预防、便捷的举报渠道和幸存者康复必须获得同等的资金优先权。

该组织还敦促布城在预算中公布专门的儿童保护项目，强制学校开设数字安全课程，加强平台问责制，并加强对所有与儿童接触的人员的强制性背景审查。

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