Online sale of soiled underwear sparks outcry in Malaysia: ‘it is indeed worrisome'
The discovery of an online shop selling soiled women's undergarments has ignited a debate over morality and social practices in
Malaysia
A resident from Melaka alerted the China Press newspaper to an online shop advertising panties and tights marketed as possessing the 'original' scent of a woman or female college student.
The shop even posted photos of the alleged owners, albeit with blurred faces, according to the daily.
Sellers of the soiled undergarments reportedly justified their actions by saying that they needed the money to support their studies and living expenses.
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Anxiety in Malaysia after girls go missing from communities around the country
Anxiety in Malaysia after girls go missing from communities around the country
Records from the shopping platform showed that there had been 11 purchases of the used tights.
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