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3,000 rape cases reported in Malaysia every year

GEORGE TOWN: A whopping 31,685 rape cases were reported from 2000 to 2013, according to the Penang Women's Development Corporation (PWDC).  

Its board of directors member Yap Soo Huey said that 42,449 cases of domestic violence were reported while 24,939 cases involved outrage of modesty.   

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