Sex News in Asia – 1/2/12
This article first appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine.
Singapore
- The Ministry of Education (MOE) has drafted a revised Sexuality Education Programme (SEP) to boost emphasis on abstinence over contraception. The first report appeared in The New Paper.
- Letter by Rev. Yap on MOE’s revision of sexuality education on The Online Citizen
- My letter Sexuality education is not just about physical act on PublicHouse
- Police the criminal, do not blame the victim
- Sex trade goes online.
- Police smash online prostitution ring run out of rented condo
- Burglar cum molester could face corrective training
- Teacher pleads guilty to affair with 14-year-old student
- Book review: I will survive explores the lives of 21 GLBT people in Singapore. The ebook can be purchased now.
Malaysia
- Former beauty queen proud to be plastic: She has gone for 10 cosmetic procedures
Indonesia
- Australia says Bali tattoo likely gave patient HIV. Another report is here.
- Siti Maimunah, 19, a resident of Genuk subdistrict in Semarang, Central Java, has declared herself a male named Muhammad Prawirodirjoyo following a verdict by a local court.
- Indonesian maid brutally raped in Saudi Arabia
Japan
China
- In China, a daring few challenge one-child limit
- Popular Hong Kong star, Cecilia Cheung, is angered by a controversial art expo staged in Nanjing, China, by the infamous “naked headmaster”model, Yang Linchuan, which featured a nude painting of the 31-year-old star
- Homosexuality is not a psychiatric disorder: Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists – making it the first psychiatric or psychological professional body in Asia known to have done so.
- Chopsticks: Hong Kong’s first lesbian-themed musical
The Philippines
View last’s week Sex News in Asia here.
Disclaimer: Some of these media reports may portray sex and sexuality in a negative light. I am merely re-reporting them and may not always agree with the reports or opinions expressed.
Dr. Martha Lee is Founder and Clinical Sexologist of Eros Coaching in Singapore. She is a certified sexologist with American College of Sexologists with a Doctorate in Human Sexuality from Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. She is available to provide sexuality and intimacy coaching for individuals and couples, conduct sexual education workshops and speak at public events in Asia. For more, visit www.eroscoaching.com.
