Malaysia – Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh, head of the Melaka Health and Anti-Drug Committee, advises women not to keep quiet if they are sexually harassed, particularly while taking public transportation. He stated the authorities were concerned about modesty outrage and that any offenders of sexual offenses would be prosecuted and sentenced appropriately. He made the remark in a 3-minute 41-second …

The mother of a pregnant child in northeastern Thailand was shocked after hospital staff said her daughter claimed that “God” made her pregnant. However under further investigation its reported her step father had sexually abused her in their home. The 14-year-old girl is now under the care of a shelter in northern Thailand’s Buriram province. Her state of her mind …

A teacher was arrested on Friday for the alleged sexual abuse of his 13-year-old niece, who lived with him and his wife. The 52-year-old man was taken into custody at his house in Muang district, after the provincial court approved an arrest warrant on Thursday. His name and the school’s are withheld to protect the child. Pol Lt Col Jeerut …

IPOH – A visually-impaired man claimed trial at the Sessions Court here today to five counts of sexual harassment and unnatural sex with his 17-year-old daughter in Batu Gajah. The 43-year-old disabled man was accused of sodomising his daughter between December 26 and 27 last year and on January 7 at a house in Batu Gajah. The charges under Section …