Gov't looking into formulating sexual harassment laws

Annabelle LeePublished: Mar 8, 2018 5:29 AM | Updated: Mar 8, 2018 8:31 AM

The government is looking into formulating laws on sexual harassment, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rohani Abdul Karim said today.

She said the suggestion for such a law had come from Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

“A law I have been asked to look into very seriously is a Sexual Harassment Act,” Rohani said at a press conference...

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