Deputy Minister's ‘soft but firm’ advice for husbands raises eyebrows, draws criticism


PETALING JAYA: A two-minute video by Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff advising husbands to physically “touch” their wives in a “soft but firm” way to reprimand them has raised eyebrows and drawn criticism online.

Siti Zailah, who is from PAS, had posted several videos on her social media accounts, on how husbands and wives can tell each other off about their behaviours.

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