Malaysia shoots down actor Rosyam Nor’s proposal to allow prostitution for foreign workers
- Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said opening of brothels will never be allowed in the country as it was against the sharia law
- Rosyam suggested that vice dens should be made available for the ‘convenience’ of male foreigners, who have left their wives behind in their home countries
Fahmi said that anything that needs to be implemented in the country must be done according to existing laws.
“We have to follow the law. Opening of brothels will never be allowed in Malaysia. No way,” Bernama quoted him as saying on Tuesday.
I think the religious minister’s statement calls for sincere self-reflection by all of us. I agree with him, you cannot treat this kind of thing
He was responding to the proposal by actor Rosyam Nor in the Hitam Putih Kehidupan podcast that prostitution dens should be made available for the “convenience” of male foreigners, particularly those who have left their wives behind in their home countries.
Fahmi also agreed with the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar that the proposal contradicts both civil and sharia laws.
“I think the religious minister’s statement calls for sincere self-reflection by all of us. I agree with him, you cannot treat this kind of thing,” Fahmi said.
When asked whether the government would start regulating podcast content following such a proposal, he said: “We don’t have a plan yet, but you just gave me an idea.”