Monday January 8, 2007
Nearly 40% of Malaysian women abused by partners
By NG SU-ANN
PENANG: About 39% of Malaysian women are physically abused by either their husbands or boyfriends, Wanita MCA chief Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said.
Dr Ng, who obtained the statistics from the police, said in Asia, the average figure stood at 33.33%.
She said domestic violence could be a vicious circle where men whose fathers hit their mothers would end up hitting their wives and children.
“Although there are laws protecting these victims, many refuse to seek help for fear of breaking up the family,” said Dr Ng, who is also Deputy Finance Minister.
She also said that rape cases had risen from 2.4 daily in 1993 to 5.3 daily in 2005.
She said the figures could be more as only one in 10 cases was reported to the police.
About 80% of rape cases in the country involved teenage victims who went on dates, she said when giving a talk yesterday on anti-violence organised by the Federation of Hainan Association Malaysia (Women’s Section) at Han Chiang High School.
Dr Ng said that although the Government recently allocated RM20mil to incorporate sex education in schools, parents must still continue to instil moral values such as self-respect and gender education in their children.
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