The government is exploring the possibility of expanding a special court which handles cases involving sexual crimes against children to Selangor, Johor, and Penang.

Law Minister Azalina Othman Said was responding to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, who had said in a speech that the initiative will be expanded in stages to all states in Malaysia.

Najib was speaking today at the official launch of the country's first special court on sexual crimes against children at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya...