Mahathir promotes safe sex abroad

Mahathir promotes safe sex abroad

KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday ticked off Malaysian men who had sex with prostitutes abroad without caring if they might infect their wives with sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS.

He said Malaysians on holiday abroad should shop and sightsee, but should refrain from getting involved with women who might infect them with the AIDS-causing HIV virus.

"I very much regret that Malaysians are going to Haadyai (in southern Thailand) merely to seek pleasure. I ask our people, if you go overseas, do not do that bad thing. There are many other ways for entertainment," he said.

"Love your life. And those with families, think of your wife and children. Do not pawn your life for pleasure that will last only a little while," he was quoted as saying by the Bernama news agency.