All parties should contribute towards ending domestic violence, no need to belittle efforts of others

ON the issue of domestic violence, all members of the society including lawmakers from both sides of the divide have to contribute constructively to address the problem. It is not helpful at all being condescending to others and focusing on one's own political mileage.

Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh on March, 2021 criticised the karate self-defence training courses planned by Wanita MCA. Clearly, Yeoh just took the issue at face value and decided that it was a "good" issue to attack Wanita MCA with. However, if she took a minute to think about it, the self-defence classes are aimed at empowering women to protect themselves, so that they are not completely helpless in the event of a violent confrontation. If Yeoh thinks that self-defence and martial arts itself is a violent activity, she is clearly mistaken.