Malaysia is categorized as third world country and has received rapid growth in

socioeconomic and advance technologies. The globalization makes the world become
smaller and all the information could be obtained easily by clicking on the computers.
World without any barriers allows cultures from other countries influence the Malaysian
especially the youths. There are good and bad cultures. The social problems emerged due
to bad cultures from other countries. Cultures which we do not feed into our own cultural
and religious values. Most young generations cannot identify and analyze what are the
good and bad things. It could eliminate the moral values in each young generation.There
are several factors which trigger this phenomenon. Most people blame the parents who
are not giving their children full attention. As a mother and father we are responsible to
teach our children how to prevent themselves from being involved in social problems
such as smoking se! before marriage vandalism bullying and other negative actions.
"owadays the parents are going out early in the morning to go to work and reach home
at midnight. They do not have sufficient time with the children. #o who will teach them
to be good girls and boys$ Who will tell them what are good and bad actions and what
the effects are if they are doing the bad things$Most of the youth fulfill their free time
watching television playing play station games surfing internet learning and trying to
use a new handset listening to music in digital M%& player and so on. They are fast
leaner and e!pertise in using modern technologies. The technologies are suppose to make
our life better and help us to finish our work on time. 'owever the technologies are also
giving the negative impacts if the users abuse the technologies. They are straying from
the actual uses of the technologies. (or e!ample) Internet is used to find a lot of
beneficial information to add to our knowledge in various things. *sing internet allows us
to obtain all the information without limitation. 'owever we also can search unnecessary
websites such as pornography sites heavy metal music sites se! sites black metal sites
and so on. Those websites are trying to influence our youth to be rebellious teenagers+
There are several problems that is common in Malaysia that I will e!plain in this article.
(irst and foremost I would like to elaborate about prostitution.In definition prostitution
is derived from the ,atin -pro.stituere- / -pro.stauree- which means allowing ourselves
commit adultery do whoredom fornication.%rostitution is a -profession- of very old age
as old as human life itself. "amely in the form of uninhibited behavior without control
and obscene se!ual appetite due to impingement with the opposite se! without knowing
the limits of decency.Apparently in times past that prostitution has a connection with the
worship of gods and certain religious ceremonies. %rostitution is not only tolerated but
also there are religious practices that lead to sin and lewd behavior is not different from
prostitution. %rostitution is always there in all civilized countries since time immemorial.
And always be a social problem or becomes the ob0ect of legal affairs and tradition.
(urther with technological developments industrial and human culture prostitution is
also co.evolved in various forms and levels.This is what most of the westerners think
about prostitution.In the other handinIslamprostitution is a form of social ills that are
difficult to stop its spread.The flourishing of prostitution in Muslim countries is a parado!
that we often overlook as a problem of our ummah. As prostitution is condemned and
forbidden in Islam and these women to an e!tent are marginalized and invisible in our
community many of us are not aware of the magnitude and realities of this problem. We
do not consider them as a cause worth fighting for as we do for the betterment of the
poor abused homeless oppressed and ailing. To make matters worse misinformation is
widespread and the voices of former prostitution victims are systematically
silenced.Among the factors contributing to the widespread practice of prostitution among
Muslim countries such as Malaysia itself include the denial of the e!istence of such
problems in our communityspreading of the truth impedes men1s comfort and pleasure in
using womenhindrance of profitability of the industry especially for those players who
are politically connectedprostitution is too horrible of a practice a highly stigmatized
taboo sub0ect that people would rather not hear details about. While we criminalize them
for living in adultery spreading diseases disrupting family institutions and giving birth
to innocent illegitimate children who suffer for having dishonorable mothers we fail to
see the other spectrum of the conse2uences of prostitution. The conse2uences are not
only devastating to the society but also to the prostitute herself as a person. It completely
destroys her already shattered life being reduced down to a depersonalized se!ual
ob0ect. #he develops a personality where she is unable to develop trust in relationships
and slowly numbs herself to the point where she loses the ability to feign attachments to
anyone or anything. In order to survive this overwhelming daily ordeal she dissociates
from her real self originally as a defense mechanism) sadly it reaches to the point of
complete shut down where she is stripped of her identity and over time she disappears.
#econdlyI would like to elaborate more about drug abuse in Malaysia.Malaysia often
claims to be a well.developed Muslim country with its skycrapers and well.organised
city gracing postcards and tourist brochures. #ome of this is not propaganda3 of Muslim
countries it is the most developed in terms of standard of living and health and to a
certain e!tent has had a home.grown industrialisation not matched by any other Muslim.
governed nation.state. 4et it has its share of the problems that come with Western.style
development. 5ne of its most serious problems 6 indeed a crisis 6 is drug.abuse
among its young people mostly aged between 78 and &9.When in (ebruary last year the
Malaysian government hosted the non.aligned movement :"AM; summit in <uala
,umpur a silent war had 0ust been fought. 'undreds of drug.addicts were rounded up
and temporarily =2uarantined1 in a huge disused prison.comple! in the capital. After the
"AM summit little is known about what happened to the addicts who are mostly in their
twenties and most whom are Malay Muslims :who comprise 0ust over >? percent of this
southeast Asian Muslim country;.A report from the official "ational @rug Agency :"@A;
has revealed that a total of A>B&9 addicts67&&A7 first.time addicts and another 7&C7D
=relapsed1 addicts 6 were registered with official agencies nationwide during the first si!
months of this year. In a country of 0ust over A? million the figure is appalling and
means almost C8?? addicts every month. What is even more worrying for Muslims is the
report1s observation that >> percent of these are Malay Muslims. This trend continues the
usual annual increase of new addicts3 the total number of reported new addicts last year
was &>99> or an average of &?D& a month) two years earlier in A??7 the figure was
&788> or A>A9 per month.
Malaysia has some of the world1s most stringent laws against drug.trafficking and abuse.
4et the death penalty which is routinely carried out on traffickers does not seem to act as
a deterrent3 more drugs are available and the number of addicts goes on rising. In 799>
the government admitted its failure in the battle despite the enormous budget allocated to
fight drugs. As much as 9? percent of drug.addicts going through =rehabilitation1 centres
relapse upon release and almost half return to these centres. The centres are ill.e2uipped
to deal with the problem and many condemn the military.style =rehabilitation1 process
for making things worse making addicts =obsolete1 as human beings.
ThirdlyI1m going to discuss about vandalism.Eandalism nowadays has posed a ma0or
threat to our social fabric and well.being of the people.'ardly a week passes without
reports in the media about some form of vandalism being committed on public
telephones street lighting public parks or housing flats.In many local authority areas
even manhole covers and aluminiumsignages are not spared.This wanton destruction of
public property is a stark reminder to the authorities that more effective action must be
taken to tackle vandalism in our midst.,ocal authorities have to spend millions of ringgit
annually to repair public amenities and property that had been vandalised.Acts of
vandalism abound in every nook and corner of the country. %ublic phones garbage bins
lifts parking meters bus shelters public signboards and public toilets are targets.Though
vandalism in Malaysia is not as severe as in many countries in the West the 2uantum of
damage renders it a serious problem that must be tackled effectively.According to
psychiatrists there are several categories of vandals which include teenagers who are
influenced by negative peer pressure graffiti crawlers who leave messages in public and
private property frustrated groups who vandalise to vent their anger drug addicts who
vandalise to remove items for sale and habitual offenders.It is recognised that vandalism
must be tackled via education inculcation of good values social responsibility and civic
consciousness.'owever education alone is not sufficient) it must be backed up by
stringent legislation and strong enforcement.Eandalism by.laws enforced by the various
local authorities are inade2uate to rid the nation of this problem.There is a need for a new
federal legislation to deal with this problem through compulsory community service to
shame the culprits as well as provision to cane habitual offenders.The time has come for
a Eandalism Act to be introduced to allow heavier fines and compulsory community
service. This can be done now that Article > of the (ederal Constitution which prohibits
forced labour was amended several years ago.
(ourthlyits about baby dumping.,iterallybaby dumping is a social crisis and has a
chronic increase as many cases are occurring in Malaysian society. The baby dumping
refers to discarding or leaving alone for an e!tended period of time a child younger than
7A months of age in a public or private setting with the intent to dispose of the child.
Fased on Fukit Aman %olice 'ead2uarters statistics found a total of 8D? babies were
found dumped between year A??? to A??>. This number of cases increase every year
where as much as >8 baby dumping cases has increased to D& cases in the year A??>. In
the first 8 months almost everyday there are reports on dumped baby cases.4ou read it
on the front page of the newspaper or see it on the nightly news...a newborn baby found
in a back alley. This scenario had been more serious from day to day although there are a
lot about this in the mass media.Mostlyamong teenagers always seen to be involved in
this situation. Teenage parents give birth in a motel room and leave the child for dead in a
dumpster. A girl gives birth in a school bathroom at night throws the baby into the
garbage or in the toilet.These stories relate to one of the most frightening realities of our
culture today3 some children are viewed as problems to be thrown away rather than gifts
to be treasured. More recently the tragedy of Faby @umping has begun to be addressed
by state legislatures throughout the nation. (or e!ample a number of states have passed
laws to provide funding care and services for dumped children. These legislative actions
have also established Gsafe housesG . public centers such as fire stations police stations
and other public areas where women can bring unwanted children rather then leave them
in trash receptacles. The hope is that by offering an alternative to dumping women
might leave their children with people who can help the baby. #urprisingly these cases
have got a lot of attention from the community.Child dumping is the practice of dumping
offspring outside of legal adoption.The dumped child is called a foundling or throwaway.
According to a reliable statistics one baby is dumped every week. A figure that has
trebled in the past decades. Causes include many social and cultural factors as well as
mental illness.5ne factor that leads to child dumping is teenage pregnancy. Teenage
pregnancy is defined as a teenage or underage girl becoming pregnant.This pregnancy of
teenagers are a mere result of the gratification of se!ual urges. That pregnancy might not
happen only if studies were prioritized rather than having relationships with the opposite
se!. "o premarital se! no early pregnancy. Worst thing about this is that it is the child
that will suffer. If not aborted they are dumped by their biological parents.Another factor
is the family break.up. (amily break.ups happen after a long period of
misunderstandings fighting and unhappiness. #ometimes they happen suddenly and it is
hard to understand why there needs to be change at all. Children are mostly affected by
this kind of situation. If both their mother and father decided to a divorce and one cannot
raise their child alone tendency is that they will dump their child. This child will become
homeless and found himself alone.%overty is also another factor that causes child
dumping. %ersons in cultures with poor social welfare systems who are not financially
capable of taking care of a child are more likely to dump him/her. %olitical conditions
such as difficulty in adoption proceedings may also contribute to child dumping as can
the lack of institutions such as orphanages to take in children whom their parents cannot
support. #ocieties with strong social structures and liberal adoption laws tend to have
lower rates of child dumping.%sychologists believe that even short.term dumping can
damage a child1s emotional and social development. HIven short separations could have a
negative effect on the child1s ability to form close relationshipsJ said @r Michael
Foulton a child psychologist at the *niversity of <eele. HFabies often form attachments
with their mother before birth. They know their mother1s smell and turn to them when
an!ious or distressed. If they suddenly find they have gone it can be very
damaging.J@rFoulton said that mothers who dump their children normally do so under
desperate circumstances. H'aving one1s first child is the most stressful e!perience
someone can go through. 4oung mothers can be vulnerable especially if they are alone
and do not have the e!perience or social support to cope.J
"e!tI would like to e!plain about bullying.Fullying can take many forms3 from teasing
and spreading rumours to pushing someone around and causing physical harm. It often
happens in front of other people.It includes name calling mocking kicking taking
belongings writing or drawing offensive graffiti messing around with people1s
belongings gossiping e!cluding people from groups and threatening others.Children
and young people are bullied for all sorts of reasons. It can be due to their race their
religion their appearance their se!ual orientation because they have a disability or
because of their home circumstances. %eople are bullied for being black white fat
clever gay or red.haired. These are a few e!amples.Fut people are sometimes picked on
for no reason.Cyberbullying is increasingly common both inside and outside school.
Cyberbullying is any form of bullying that involves the use of mobile phones or the
internet. (or e!ample sending offensive te!t messages and emails circulating degrading
images on the internet or impersonating someone on social networking sites such as
(acebook. Fullying makes the lives of its victims miserable. It undermines their
confidence and destroys their sense of security.Fullying can cause sadness loneliness
low self.esteem fear an!iety and poor concentration and lead to self.harm depression
suicidal thoughts and in some cases suicide.Fullying can also affect children and young
peopleGs attendance and progress at school.
"e!t social problem is bribery.Fribe is wealth earned by accomplishing a task for a party
that should have been done without any compensation :whether to bring benefit to the
party or to avoid harm;. In some situations bribery is similar to tips or rewards and
distorted by some people who say that =this is not bribery but a rewardG.Fribery is clearly
prohibited in the Al.KurGan and 'adith. Allah s.w.t has mentioned in Al.<oran3
-And do not devour your property among yourselves by wrongful means nor offer it as a
bribe to 0udges with intent that you may unlawfully swallow up a portion of other
peopleGs property while you know.- :Al.Fa2arah37DD;
It is also mentioned in a hadith of our beloved prophet Mohammed s.a.w3
-The %rophet s.a.w. has condemned the giver or receiver of bribe in decision making
:ruler management 0udges etc...;-
Fribe or corruption can be defined as money donation loan fee gift e!pensive
collateral properties :moveable or immovable; rights in properties or any other similar
benefits.It is also about any positions titles designations 0obs contracts or services and
promise for any type of 0ob or service."ot limited by thatany payments e!emptions
settlement of loans obligations and liabilities either in whole or in part is also accounted
as bribery.There are several types of bribery.(irstlyit is about re2uesting/receiving
bribeoffering/giving bribemaking a fake claim and the misuse of title or one1s
position.The %rophet also mentioned something about bribery in his 'adith3
-Whoever that we take to do a 0ob and it is allocated for you a riz2 :wages or rewards;
then whatever that he takes after that is ghulul :betrayal;-
There are lots of negative effects in bribery.(irstlyas all Muslim knowsbribery is an easy
ticket to hell.It also obliterates fairness in societybesides producing an incompetent
society."e!tbribery leads to the production of a very selfish society.
Thenthere is gambling in Malaysia.Lambling is illegal in Malaysia unless it is being
operated under a government licence or permit. Among the gambling activities that are
considered illegal include gambling in the housegambling in public
placesillegallotteryillegalbookmakingslot machines/ 0ackpot/ turfking/ fruit
machineand hawking lottery results.Lambling can easily develop into a compulsion for
some of us. When this happens it becomes a serious problem not only to the individual
but also to society at large. The harm caused by those who are hooked on gambling
usually spreads to the family and community.Many problem gamblers often e!perience
stress.related physical and psychological ill health. %roblem gambling is like a disease to
society and may bring these conse2uences to the individual who indulges in it including
wastes time which otherwise could be used for something more constructive.Alsothey
e!perience a lose of huge amounts of money which leads to stress and disharmony in the
family.5ne could become a dishonest person who has to constantly worry about
debts.Fesidesgambling may be a cause of bribery.Work becomes secondary or in some
cases totally neglected.As a last resort some may Those who gamble will risk losing
everything.The conse2uences of problem gambling can be avoided by getting involved in
other more beneficial activities. Among the suggestions to prevent one from gambling is
to focus on spiritual development take up sports or a hobby or do some charity
work.#ome of us resort to illegal moneylenders when we are strapped for cash which is
dangerous and unadvisable.
Adultery :also called philandery; is se!ual infidelity to oneGs spouse and is a form of
e!tramarital se!. It originally referred only to se! between a woman who was married
and a person other than her spouse. Iven in cases of separation from oneGs spouse an
e!tramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is illegal in some 0urisdictions.
The interaction between laws on adultery with those on rape has and does pose particular
problems in societies that are especially sensitive to se!ual relations by a married woman
and men. The difference between the offenses is that adultery is voluntary while rape is
not.The term adultery has an Abrahamic origin though the concept predates Mudaism and
is found in many other societies. The definition and conse2uences vary between religions
cultures and legal 0urisdictions but the concept is similar in Mudaism Christianity and
Islam. 'induism also has a similar concept. 'istorically adultery has been considered to
be a serious offense by many cultures. Iven in 0urisdictions where adultery is not itself a
criminal offense it may still have legal conse2uences particularly in divorce cases. (or
e!ample where there is fault.based family law it almost always constitutes grounds for
divorce it may be a factor to consider in a property settlement it may affect the status of
children the custody of children etc. Moreover adultery can result in social ostracism in
some parts of the world.InIslamadultery is a crime not against one person but against the
whole of society. It is a violation of a marital contract. 8?N of all first time marriages in
the *#A result in divorce within two years and the main reason for divorce are the
adultery of one of the partners. Adultery which includes both pre.marital and e!tra
marital se! is an epidemic in this society. "obody seems to listen to the Fible which
says fre2uently -Thou shall not commit adultery.- The Kuranic approach is -@o not
approach adultery.-@oes it mean that not only is illegal se! prohibited but also anything
that leads to illegal se! is also illegal$ These things include3 dating free mi!ing of the
se!es provocative dress nudity obscenity and pornography. The dress code both for
men and women is to protect them from temptation and desires by on lookers who may
lose self.control and fall into sin. -#ay to the believing men that they should lower their
gaze and guard their modesty) that will make for greater purity and Lod is well
ac2uainted with all they do. And say to the believing woman that they should lower their
gaze and guard their modesty.-
Langsterismis common in a developing nation such as Malaysia and we have heard a lot
about it occurring in schools. It has been reported that in developed countries
schoolchildren are increasingly involved in gangs.To curb this social ill parents
educators and society at large should be aware of what is going on among our youths.
There are various psychological and physical factors that cause a person to choose to
become a gang member. As for society they will feel insecure and threatened over this
matter because they felt that the surrounding is not the safe place anymore due to the
violent act of gangster. The behavior of gangster might endanger their life because at
some point gangster can turn out to be a killer and some of them also fight among each
other to show their power. In addition this kind of phenomenon also spread widely in
school.In addition it had come to the stage where school compound cannot be considered
as a safe place anymore due to the gangsterism activities that take place in school area.
Middleton.Moz and Oawadski :A??A; argue that our own lack of awareness often causes
us to be both deaf and blind to the pain e!perienced by our nation1s youth and as a result
our young people too often become the prisoners of their sadness and depression seeing
little possibility for change and no way. Therefore it show that our own lack of concern
over what had happened make the matter of gangsterism getting worst until the victim of
gangsterism are being abuse physically and emotionally. #ociety is no longer felt peace
and harmony in the country which they had resided.Langsterisms are the social
phenomenon which occurs widely among teenagers in our country. With the rapid
increase of this problem gangsterisms can give a lot of negative impact towards
individual family and society. In term of individual student who involves themselves
with gangsterism will face bad conse2uences in their life including having a dark future.
Thus their future might be threatened due to the result of their behavior. Most probably
they will be detained because somehow they able to create chaotic scene in their
surrounding. This will also affect their life as they unable to perform their study in higher
level and they might spend their teenage years in 0uvenile school or rehabilitation centre.
5n the contrary those with a bright future able to continue their study while they had
wasting their precious life in prison.
The term -se!ual assault- refers to a range of behaviors that involve unwanted se!ual
contact such as se!ual molestation or rape. #e!ual assault is e!tremely common.
#urvivors of childhood se!ual assault have an increased likelihood of being assaulted
again in adulthood.The e!perience of an attempted or completed rape can have a
tremendous impact on a personGs life. If you have been raped it is important to pay
attention to any subse2uent changes in your thoughts or behavior as they can greatly
interfere with your ability to effectively function in different areas of your life.There is a
stigma associated with rape which may further increase feelings of shame. These feelings
may subside over time for some people) however others will continue to e!perience
some form of psychological distress for months or years.In addition a rape survivor may
developsymptoms of post.traumatic stress disorder :or %T#@;. (or e!ample nightmares
or intrusive thoughts and memories may occur. They might feel as though they are always
in danger or need to always be on guard and may distrust other people.
%T#@ is not the only mental health disorder that may develop after a rape. It has also
been found that rape survivors are at high risk for developing substance use disorders
ma0or depression generalized an!iety disorder obsessive.compulsive disorder and
eating disorders. The risk for these disorders may be greater for people who have
e!perienced a se!ual assault at a younger age.A rape can bring on a number of chronic
physical conditions. (or e!ample women who have been raped have been found to be
more likely to e!perience chronic pelvic pain arthritis digestive problems chronic pain
seizures and more intense premenstrual symptoms. This is not surprising given that
traumatic events in general :as well as the development of %T#@; are connected with the
development of a number of physical health problems. It is also possible for a person to
contract a se!ually transmitted disease during an attempted or completed rape leading to
other physical health problems.
As for conclusioneveryone in Malaysia should be taking part in preventing these
problems from spreading continuously.As for students friends are most important
supporter to the youth. They meet their friends almost every day at school and often go
out with them. Pegarding this phase the teenagers prefer to share their problems
hobbies happiness and sadness with their close friends. (riends are the sub0ects who
influence the youth in making decision build their thinking and confidence without
limits. If they are fortunate and associate themselves with good and kind friends they
will be inspired to be brilliant students.They recognize what are the good and
badbehaviors.(rom the three factors we have discussed we can conclude that education
is the most important agenda to prevent our young generations from being manipulated
by the tough situation. %arents should enlarge their knowledge and skills how to teach
their children. They should monitor their children from useless or harmful activities.
,ove your children and develop them to be humble young generation+ Therefore
education comes in two forms informal education from parents and friends and
education from schools where knowledge is gained especially in academic fields.