What else do you want?

Writer: Zhou Fu Chun
Nanyang Siang Pau, 10 June, 2015

An auntie wears a skirt that no secular country would think the skirt is too revealing to perform a name transfer in Road Transport Department. She is told that her dressing is inappropriate.

Next, the auntie has two options. One is to don on a sarong, two is to return home.

She puts on the sarong to perform the name transfer application. She has also posted the photo of her wearing a sarong on Facebook, which has attracted huge reaction.

Auntie asked: “Is my outfit very improper? Of course, no one says yes. This is not a theocratic state, not an extreme country, this is a secular state.

Today you would be asked to don on a piece of sarong. What would you be asked to add tomorrow? This is difficult to predict.

Contravening law, infringement of human right

Do these government departments have power to decide on people’s outfit?

The general public has questions in their mind.

Of course, advice on proper attire can be considered as a soft approach and not forcing one to don on a sarong before your application is processed. There is a limit to the authority of a civil servant and it should not be up to one to decide freely on his own about what others wear.

In this case, there are also two questions – No 1, have the sarong officers infringed human right? No 2, have they flouted the law?

This is a multi-ethnic, multicultural and multireligious country. Do not use your narrow vision to treat us.

Open up both of your eyes, this is a balanced, pragmatic and dynamic world.

Original Source: 加基利马：你还要什么？‧周福春