Fifty cases of teenage pregnancies are recorded every day in Malaysia. We talk to Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director of the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (Arrow) about why girls are being trapped in this situation and why comprehensive sex education is long overdue.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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