Kuala Lampur, March 31 -- The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has imparted some rather left-field advice to women, especially wives and mothers working from home, which it posted on its Facebook page yesterday.

In a poster directed at mothers working from home, the ministry seemingly stressed the importance of one's appearance, advising work-at-home mothers to "groom as usual" and always look neat.

The ministry's advice didn't stop there.

In a subsequent poster on ways to educate one's spouse on doing household chores, to presumably avoid quarrelling, wives are advised to adopt a "Doraemon-like" tone and giggle coyly as opposed to "nagging".

The ministry also advised women to not be sarcastic towards their spouses who...