Divorce — the beginning
You might not be able to control all the events that happen to you, but you can choose to not be reduced by them. – Maya Angelou, American civil rights activist Divorce is such a taboo subject for us Asians to talk about, isn’t it? It is considered a shameful thing — a failure of something […]
Coupling … and de-coupling
Love is blind; marriage opens its eyes. – Anon The butterfly effect I mentioned in a few columns ago took place. The ripples of change we created five years ago, the change we envisioned, the baby steps taken, the path plotted began to come together as a beautifully metamorphosised butterfly from a caterpillar. There is […]
RM4,500 fine for slapping ex-wife and damaging her friend’s car
KUCHING: A local man was penalised with a fine of RM4,500 or eight months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here on Tuesday (Jan 25). He faced two charges of slapping his ex-wife and damaging the signal light of a car belonging to his ex-wife’s friend. Mohd Roy Haslam Mohd Farious, 37, pleaded guilty after both […]
Key causes of divorce
KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah revealed that the key causes of divorce were financial problems and drug and substance abuse, which could lead to domestic violence. “There are few causes of divorce, and we have to handle these issues holistically and in an integrated manner with […]
Break stigma on marriage counselling
KUCHING: There is a need to break the stigma on marriage counselling, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. Citing statistics from the Sarawak Syariah Judiciary Department, she said divorce cases among Muslim married couples had increased. “In 2017, divorce cases decreased from 2,172 cases in 2016 to […]
Social media, a reason for divorce
MUKAH: The influence of social media is wide and far reaching and it has been found to be one of the reasons for divorce. This was revealed by Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah when officiating at the closing of ‘Baitulmuslim: Islamic Smart Parenting Skills’ and ‘Till Jannah: […]
