Malaysia – The Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family, and Childhood Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, is concerned about Sarawak’s dropping birth rate. Sarawak’s birth rate has been declining for three years in a row, she added. According to her, the total number of births in Sarawak in 2019 was 33,304, but it fell to 31,176 in 2020. She …

Afghanistan – Two staff members stated that the Taliban’s religious police had threatened to kill women NGO employees in a northern district of Afghanistan if they did not wear the all-covering burqa. Since the Taliban retook control in August after deposing the US-backed government, Afghans‘ rights, particularly those of women and children, have been significantly restricted. Women are being pushed …

Malaysia – Khairy Jamaluddin, the Health Minister, has defined violence against women as a public health concern and a violation of women’s human rights, physical integrity, and sexual and reproductive rights. He said that abused women were more prone to indulge in high-risk behaviors such as smoking and drug use disorders than non-abused women. “Additionally, chronic stress caused by violence …

Perikatan Nasional (PN) Cabinet members and supporters have been spotted at Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s residence located at Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. This comes following UMNO’s President Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s statement claiming that UMNO federal lawmakers have signed a declaration of withdrawal of support for the prime minister and the current government. In a report by …

SINGAPORE – A 40-year-old Singaporean woman who were accused of not wearing a mask at mart near Upper Thomson Road, was charged  for several offences, including one count of being a public nuisance and three counts of violating Covid-19 rules. Paramjeet Kaur, 40, was arrested after videos of her surfaced assaulting a 47-year-old woman, causing public nuisance and failing to …

The Thai Government has pledged to step up effort to protect woman who are victims of sexual harassment and come forward to complain. According to a resent study one in five Thai women experience sexual harassment. Thailand wants more women to report sexual assaults in the workplace. Furthermore cabinet has unveiled plans to shield those who do from unfair dismissals. …

PETALING JAYA – A Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officer, with the rank of inspector, has been arrested for allegedly raping  and abducting two Mongolian women aged 20 and 37 years old at a hotel here. The inspector, in his 30s, was on duty when he was nabbed by the police intelligence and surveillance. Two women claimed that they were stopped …

RAdm Kerdsak Weerayothin, director of Queen Sirikit Hospital in Chon Buri province, said on Thursday that four returnees had been admitted with a fever, coughing and diarrhoea and their symptoms had now  subsided. However, x-rays revealed one of them had a small lung disorder. The patient would be thoroughly examined, he said. Government spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said Prime Minister Prayut …