As a minister, especially the Minister for Women, Family and Social Development, what should the focus be during this period?
Dear Minister, have you ever thought that under the MCO, we have a group of unfortunate women, teenagers and children living together with domestic violence, sexual assault, drug addicts and drinkers?
Yet you asked these women to please those men?
The existence of women is not to please men. Even when a woman wants to please man, that would be her choice. It seems that on the topic of equal rights, your direction pulls Malaysia back a great step.
You have issued a letter of apology; it shows that you are sincere enough. Don’t be disheartened, let us march forth together.
To cater for the needs of this group of unfortunate women, teenagers and children, let me give you some suggestions. I am willing to be your Doraemon, give you some magic tools:
Here are six directions:
1. Activate the counseling center and Welfare Department, etc, to build a shared network in every state and the hotlines in every state. (I believe there are existing hotline).
2. Alert the public on the existence of such hotlines in every state through different media channels. Use different languages and dialects to allow the women and children of low income and illiterate/lower educated group to be aware of the existence of these hotlines.
3. Exercise the influence of celebrities; invite local artists of different ethnicity and background to stand up, to voice up for this group of unfortunate women and children. To tell the Violence makers: Stop Violence, Stop abuse. To tell the victims: MCO, you are not alone. Spread the hotlines out.
4. Behind the hotlines should be a group of professional and semi-professional individuals to support at the front line, to evaluate the callers in terms of physical and psychological hurts, external and internal resources. Then to channel them to the related professional help available (e.g. counsellor, psychologist, psychiatrist, etc), and do follow up monitoring.
5. Enhance the Acts to curb the violent acts of the perpetrators. Enhance the protection Acts. Involve the lawyers, judges, and police officers/law enforcers when and where necessary.
6. Provide shelter to related hospital/health care for the women and children who are deeply bruised/abused.
Dear Minister, I understand that it is not easy to materialize each suggestion; however, we must at least move towards this direction. This is the right direction.
Your purpose, and the existence of the Minister of Women, Family and Social Development is to protect and uphold the rights of the women and children, not teaching the wives to please the husbands.
Stop Violence, Stop Abuse.
NOT Doreamon, NOT lipstick.
Dear Minister, the April Fool this year is of great burden, please give a deep thought on this issue. Go forth, start working.
Yee Leong, Fong (Mr.)
01/04/2020
Translator: Sylvia Chai
Mandarin Version （华文版本）
https://www.facebook.com/130028873696510/photos/pb.130028873696510.-2207520000../3118431834856184/?type=3&theater
Malay Version （马来文版本）
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3118764701489564&id=130028873696510&__tn__=K-R
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