Blanket curfew not the solution


Yeoh says men too have been recorded as being victims of sexual harassment at the workplace.

PETALING JAYA: A suggestion to impose a curfew on youths to prevent them from taking part in illicit activities is seen as “counter-productive” in solving the growing drug abuse problem among teenagers, says Hannah Yeoh (pic).

The Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister said drug or substance abuse could also happen in their homes.

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