KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov 2008: A caucus of women members of parliament (MPs) wants the 30% quota for women to hold high posts in the public and private sectors to be implemented immediately. Its chairperson, Nancy Shukri, said this would be the main cause of struggle for the country’s 23 women MPs, besides the problem […]
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Rising HIV infection among housewives
By Ng Boon HooiPETALING JAYA, 18 Nov 2008: Although the spread of HIV in Malaysia has largely been among injecting drug users, there is growing concern that heterosexual transmission is on the rise. Most vulnerable to this are housewives. According to data by the Ministry of Health, the number of new reported HIV cases among housewives was 13 […]
