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88% Of Malaysians Surveyed Have Experienced Stalking - But It s Still Not Yet A Crime
The findings were presented by the Women s Aid Organisation to support calls to criminalise stalking.
By Lee Yong Jin â 17 Dec 2020, 06:35 PM
The survey was sent to respondents from 17 September to 19 September.
The aim of the research was to learn how Malaysians have been experiencing acts of stalking and harassment, what they perceive stalking behaviours to be, and the reasons they do not report these incidents.
According to Vase s methodology, there were a total of 1,008 respondents aged 18 and above. They answered the survey in English and Bahasa Melayu.
Stalking causes mental and emotional distress and disrupts the lives of victims as well as those around them. Photo: AZMAN GHANI/ The Star
A third of Malaysians (36%) surveyed have experienced stalking that caused them to be afraid; 17% say they experienced stalking that involved actual harm and 12% were stalked and threatened harm. And, they want a law that protects them from being stalked and harassed, a survey by the Women s Aid Organisation (WAO), titled Understanding Malaysians Experiences of Stalking, has revealed.
The survey of 1,008 Malaysians, conducted in September this year, further showed that 88% of Malaysians have experienced acts associated with stalking which included unwanted emails, chats and messages (76%), phone calls (72%), approached at the homes, workplace or school (33%), sent unwanted gifts, flowers or messages (28%) among other acts.