are u sure?
why does it have to be differentiated by gender?
no idea. I suspect it's a call back to the past where woman were
assumed to be property and supposed to have no minds.
seems like there is really this law, at least in my. found this
article:
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20090901-164813.html