Actor Hafidz Roshdi charged with hurting wife
KUALA KUBU BHARU, March 13 — Actor Hafidz Roshdi pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt...
NGOs can play role in helping to disseminate information about domestic violence — Nancy
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 3 — Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can play a role in helping to disseminate information related to domestic violence laws, especially to women in...
Selangor spends half million on programmes to combat violence against women
SHAH ALAM, Dec 18 — This year has seen RM500,000 in allocations utilised to deal with the issue of violence against women, said state executive...
Nearly quarter mln in funds to launch women’s shelters in Selangor — Exco
By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Dec 2 — The state government has allocated RM200,000 for the launch of additional women’s shelters and their operations, said...
Men are also protected by law against domestic violence — Legal expert
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Although most of the victims of domestic violence have reportedly been women and children, adult male victims are also protected...
Singer held in domestic violence case
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — A male singer was arrested for allegedly beating and causing injury to his ex-wife after a misunderstanding in Kota Damansara...
Police to act against personnel who refuse to accept domestic violence reports
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will not compromise and will take stern action against its personnel who refused to accept...
Domestic violence cases continue to rise in Selangor
SHAH ALAM, Nov 29 — The number of domestic violence cases in Selangor shows an increase this year with 1,519 cases reported from January until...
Recognising intimate partner abuse
By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini IF you are a woman and have not had any experience with physical violence in your lifetime, consider yourself lucky, given...
Calls for help slowly rolling in for SELamat hotline
By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, Nov 24 — The SELamat hotline has received seven complaints related to domestic violence since it started operating three...
Special hotline for domestic violence starts today
By Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, Nov 3 — A special complaints hotline to handle domestic violence issues in Selangor begins operating today, said state...
Special hotline for domestic violence to start next month
By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, Oct 27 — A special complaints hotline to handle issues of domestic violence in Selangor, named SELamat, will begin...