Court orders 'bin Abdullah' removed from adopted Muslim child's name

The Sarawak government was directed by a court to remove “bin Abdullah” from the official records of a child adopted in the state.

The Malay Mail today reported that, through an April 6 written judgment, the High Court in Sibu ordered the state government to implement the removal for the best interest of the three-year-old boy and in accordance with the wishes of the adoptive Muslim parents.

The online news portal reported that...