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Wanita PKR calls for law on violence against women

Feb 03, 2019

Wanita PKR has urged the government to introduce a law on violence against women.

It says currently, there's no specific law against people who commits violence against women, including sexual harassment.

It adds that the guidelines to address sexual harassment at the workplace aren't enough, because the offenders are just given a warning.

Wanita PKR says it will meet with the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to propose the matter.

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Applications for second and third phases of BSH now open

Eligible recipients of this year's Bantuan Sara Hidup have been urged to register and update their household information, for the second and third phase of payments, scheduled in May and August.

The Finance Ministry says registration will be open till March 15th.

Application forms are available at any IRB branch, UTCs, or by downloading the forms from the official BSH portal.

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Water safety in textbooks next year

Water safety will be included in next year’s Form 4 Bahasa Malaysia textbook.

The textbook will also have QR codes that students can scan, to access video, audio and photos to help them better understand the lesson.

The Water Safety and Rescue Awareness Module for schools was recently introduced, to discipline students so that they follow safety procedures, before taking part in any water activity.