KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Masidi Manjun has urged the public to stop speculating on claims that female students in institutions of higher learning in the state are involved in prostitution.
He said the alleged involvement of students in prostitution remained an allegation until an investigation into the claim proved otherwise.
“The problem now is that many people are saying they have heard about it or that they were made to understand about it. But no one has come forward with a confession or things like that.
"To me it is unfair to make allegations on something that is yet to be proven.
“I think we should give them the benefit of the doubt, at least for the moment,” he said when asked to comment on the issue after officiating the opening of the International Accountancy and Finance Conference 2010 (IAFC2010) here yesterday.
He said it is better for all to wait for the police to complete its investigation as a report has already been lodged.
“It is best for us to wait and see if it really happened, as alleged by certain individuals, before making any conclusion. We must be fair to the women and students” said Masidi, who is also in charge of education matters in the state.
He urged those who have evidence related to the issue to come forward and furnish the police and Education Department with details as "proof is what is most important now".
Meanwhile, Masidi advised parents to always be in close contact with their children and follow up on their development, including checking if their children have any problem.
He said it is a fact that living in the city and in the village is different and the challenges in the city is centred around money.
“Parents who are concerned about their children who are studying in institutions of higher learning can always communicate with the institution’s student affairs office for assistance to monitor their respective children,” he said.
12 comments:
This issue must be investigated thoroughly.
So it's all just a rumor...
Nevertheless, this issue must be investigated to make sure there are no students involving in prostitution.
It's better to remain calm than to make speculation. Let the government conduct their investigation. If there is such case where students are really involving in prostitution, the government will surely come up of a way to solve this issue.
In the meantime, parents should take Masidi advise to be in close contact with their children and follow up on their development. Parents must be there for their children if they are facing any problems in their life. That is what parents are suppose to do.
take seriously this issue, that really shame.
Parents should step up to find out what are the friends and activities.
There should be a lot of communication between the parents and children.
The children should be able to share their problems and needs to them.
Parent , lets be a friend to your children
although this is still under investigation, the government should do something as a means to avoid and prevent this activity from occurring in the future.
if all students were given hostel facility (the women) and if the restrictions while in the dorm can be reduced, this problem would not occur. students, especially women who rent houses or rooms outside potentially exposed to these activities because of lack of control from the IPT side.
maybe in the future the government or education ministry should implement more programs for primary/secondary schools to educate these students to be independent and can make mature decisions.
no need to make speculation. just wait until this matter be proved whether it is true or not.
Yea...investigate the case, and let the responsible man handle the case..
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