Writers urge MACC to probe steamy novel issue for corruption

Anne MuhammadPublished: Jan 31, 2016 11:59 PM | Updated: Feb 1, 2016 4:09 AM

The National Writers’ Association (Pena) wants the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the selection of the novel ‘Pantai Kasih’ as compulsory text for Form Four students.

Pena secretary-general Syed Mohd Zakir Syed Othman said the MACC should investigate the selection of the novel, which has since courted controversy over its steamy verses, because it initially did not make the cut.

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