After being denied access by the Perlis Welfare Department yesterday, single mother Loh Siew Hong finally managed to spend an hour today with her three children who were taken away by her then-husband and unilaterally converted to Islam three years ago.

Loh said her children - a pair of twins aged 14 and a 10-year-old - were excited to see her today and had asked her when they could follow her home.

“They asked me where I am staying, and I...