Adoption

MSF alerted by adoption agent in 2024 about suspicious baby ‘supply’ from Indonesia to S’pore

West Java police spokesman Senior Commissioner Hendra Rochmawan told ST that 14 babies allegedly trafficked from Indonesia to Singapore are currently still in the Republic.

Nine arrested in North Sumatra over alleged baby trafficking

The suspects had sold at least two babies for between 9 million rupiah (S$680) and 25 million rupiah each.

‘Good-looking’ babies smuggled via Jakarta into Singapore, where adoptive parents paid over $20k

Wealthy Singaporean adoptive parents paid more than S$20,000 per child, in defiance of Indonesian law that requires adoption to be free.

Shelter Star Of The Month: Miles the Singapore Special

Miles, an eight-year-old male Singapore Special.

7-year wait for shelter dog, then a Christmas miracle

Onyx the pit bull mix had been living at an animal shelter in Ohio since 2018 before someone finally took a chance on him.

South Korea moves to end overseas adoptions by 2029

Generic photo of a baby being pushed in a covered pram protected from the rain on March 6, 2023.
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Bolivia negotiating $9 billion in multilateral loans to spur recovery

Minister of Economy Jose Gabriel Espinoza speaks during an interview with Reuters, in La Paz, Bolivia, November 24, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

Forum: Make adoption easier for single and unwed mothers

Unwed mother adopts her own daughter, so toddler doesn’t grow up as an illegitimate child

An average of 745 children a year were born out of wedlock to Singaporean mothers from 2020 to 2024.

South Korean President apologises for overseas adoptions failures

The shift to public adoption coincides with South Korea’s long-delayed ratification of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption.

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