The adoptive parent must be at least 25 years of age in order to be considered for adoption. Just to let you know there are many childless married couples on the wait list of JKM, so they usually push single adoptive parents down the list and priority given to married couples, even then, still got some (many!) couples waiting for 7 years and still waiting for a baby. Harsh reality in Malaysia. Not so 'easy' to adopt. Not surprised of baby trafficking since couples do get desperate for their own little bundle of joy, by birth or adopted.

Are you a Muslim? If you are, then it is actually 'easier' to adopt as there are more Muslim orphans in rumah anak yatim compared to non-Muslims. Indians a little bit easier than Chinese, and for me, a Chinese, I find it difficult. I am speaking from experience as a non-Muslim. Many painful moments and my own and in-laws' side relatives' careless comments do not help to ease the pain. Not trying to get personal in my earlier post, just trying to share what I have found out the last five years (and still waiting). Unless of course, you go for de facto adoption - you can google that up and yes, good luck in finding a willing birth parent to provide a child for the de facto adoption. I know some single ladies adopted their child successfully through that method in Peninsular Malaysia.

If you are really interested (and I don't wish to talk more just in case anyone misunderstand me further) - for further info: http://tinyurl.com/83yzod7