{
  "id": 14630022,
  "title": "General : Adoption (amendment) Bill 2026 First Reading Seeks To Lower Child Age Limit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/general-adoption-amendment-bill-2026-first-reading-seeks-to-lower",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T04:34:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2620704"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2026 was tabled for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today, proposing, among other changes, to lower the legal age limit for a child from 21 to 18.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}