Mak Nyah need our help

Some transsexuals forced to go into prostitution, says EPU officer

TRANSSEXUALS, also known as “Mak Nyah”, should be given a chance to lead a positive life and career, reported Sinar Harian.

Assistant Director of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Saidatun Najmiah Jamil, said that society’s view on the group had forced some of them to resort to prostitution to make a living.

“Not many organisations are willing to reach out and give them a chance to change their lives.

“Mak Nyah need our support so that they do not stray any further,” she said during a community programme entitled “Self-improvement and transformation of the transsexual lifestyle”.

The programme was organised in response to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s call for the Government to be more responsive and sensitive to the people’s aspirations.

> Pretty Ugly bassist Ashraf Aasimuddin and popular Hot FM radio host Sharifah Aleya divorced through talak satu on Feb 29, reported Kosmo! The couple was married on Dec 8, 2007.

The matter was decided at the Subang Bestari Syariah Lower Court, Shah Alam.

Sharifah, known as Leya, 29, said she and Ashraf, 32, were still friends.

The couple will share custody of their twin daughters, Aza and Asha Ameena.

Not many organisations are willing to reach out and give them a chance to change their lives. — SAIDATUN NAJMIAH JAMIL