Ms Thida Khus, head of Silaka, a women’s rights group, described the ministry’s action as ‘appalling’.
‘This situation only happens to women and it’s gender discrimination,’ she said. ‘It’s a violation of gender equality. Women are the ones prone to this’ she further added. Also, since the ministry was preventing Miss Kwan from getting work and was asking employers to co-operate by not hiring her, they were violating another wave of discrimination.
The culture ministry was adamant it had behaved properly. Chamroeun Vantha, chief of the disciplinary council, said Miss Kwan had been punished because she failed to respect a written promise she made with the ministry last May about not dressing in a sexy way.
‘The council members decided to punish Denny Kwan by not having any activities in the entertainment industry for one year, such as filming, karaoke and singing performances on TV.’ And Pon Putborei, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, said that as a public figure Miss Kwan does not have the right to wear whatever she wants. ‘She needs to be careful with our culture,’ he said.
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