Update: July, 15/2021 - 19:08 |
COVID-19 patients are treated at a field hospital in HCM City. VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Khu
HCM CITY HCM City should strengthen public communications to encourage public trust in solutions that the city is carrying out to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam, head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, said on July 15 at an online meeting with city leaders.
The city should provide more information about the analysis of the outbreak’s cause and development trends besides the number of new cases to help local residents understand and comply with preventive measures.
PETALING JAYA: It is imperative that victims of incest know that they are not alone, Wanita MCA says. The trauma from incest can leave permanent wounds on one s mental and physical health as trust in one s closest kin is broken. Hence, it is important to always have a listening ear for the victim. Any support rendered will aid in the victim s healing process and discourage others from engaging in such abuse. More importantly, encourage, accompany the victim to file a police report, Wanita MCA chief Datuk Heng Seai Kie said in a statement on Sunday (June 6).
She added that as victims are now starting to lodge reports and that Wanita MCA encourages victims to stop suffering in silence.
PETALING JAYA: Parents and guardians must safeguard their children by monitoring their online activities following the rise of child pornography cases during the movement control (MCO) period, says Wanita MCA.
ANY complaint of sexual harassment and misconduct must be taken seriously, and this seriousness is reflected when all political parties stand together to voice their condemnation of the issue and call for human decency.
Malaysians with a moral fibre have cringed at reports of sexual harassment in our institutions of higher learning as well as schools, and many have sprung into action, including lawyers who are offering pro bono services to victims seeking redress.
Recently, a student uploaded a video on social media lamenting that her teacher had made callous remarks about rape during a lesson on reproductive health. Among the alleged remarks were that boys never complain of rape because it was sedap (pleasurable).