I had witness this incident myself early 90's in Perai, Penang at A Taiwanese Electronic Assembly factory(already move to China more than 10 years). Incident happen once a while when a Malay operator suddenly shouted non stop, caused other workers panicked and stay away from her. One big guy handle and control her, then calm her down. There is one incident where this hysteria spread among workers and caused panickec, caused whole operation standstill. While male workers busy and try to control workers who shouted non-stop, other instructed female workers who is not yet affected to dispersed and gather small group at distance to prevent them being hysteria.
It only happens to Malay females, and they are young females, I think the reasonable explanation is that the discomfort of wearing tudung and other attire requirements in the sultry weather and the repression of not being able to complain are accumulated to a certain extent and then vented out... The entire society does not dare to discuss it (sensitive and it's considered challenging the religious regulation) It is a pity that we are increasingly inclined to resort to the supernatural.
Actually it is not attire issue, during 90's many female employees not wearing tudung, only a very small number of them wearing it. Some in fact very fashionable and look trendy.
hi to all, i'm from malaysia. i can confirm this is realy happened as published it on news and tv. what strange is this only happen to female body only and i never heard it on chinese or india people.
It only happens to Malay females, and they are young females, I think the reasonable explanation is that the discomfort of wearing tudung and other attire requirements in the sultry weather and the repression of not being able to complain are accumulated to a certain extent and then vented out... The entire society does not dare to discuss it (sensitive and it's considered challenging the religious regulation) It is a pity that we are increasingly inclined to resort to the supernatural.