On the 3rd of July, the Children’s Commissioner published a major report that revealed that 2.1 million children in England, equivalent to 1 in 6 children in the country, are growing up in families where they are at serious risk of harm. 825,000 of these children were living in homes where domestic violence was taking place;

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These are interesting times in Malaysian politics! Amidst the cries of a New Malaysia, the new coalition government is arresting members of the new opposition in record numbers accusing them of corruption. Former 'political appointees' are either being shamed into resignation or sacked in 'the great purge' of 'Pakatan Harapan' ('Hope Coalition' in the Melayu language).

On 28/6/18, Bangladesh Parliament has passed an extraordinary big national budget of Tk 4.68 Trillion for fiscal year 2018-19 that is 16% larger than the previous one.