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Nude-squats wrong, wrong, wrong!

Nude-squats wrong, wrong, wrong!

updated version As anticipated, the commission of inquiry into the 'nude squats' incident has handed down a severe indictment of police procedures.
Squatgate: Peeping-tom policeman identified

Squatgate: Peeping-tom policeman identified

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan confirms that the investigation has been completed but is tightlipped over further action.
Kami tetap tunggu tanah, kata dua warga setinggan Sg Buloh

Kami tetap tunggu tanah, kata dua warga setinggan Sg Buloh

Perjuangan mereka sudah berlanjutan selama 14 tahun tetapi S Muniandy dan P Dharmarja tidak akan berputus asa, walaupun sesetengah penduduk setinggan terbabit sudah berubah fikiran.
14-year struggle: Even death will not kill it

14-year struggle: Even death will not kill it

S Muniandy and P Dharmaraja are prepared to fight till the end to realise their dream. Even if this means doing it on their own.
Indon worker buried alive in landslide

Indon worker buried alive in landslide

A landslide at a construction site near a residential area in Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur, killed a 35-year-old worker this afternoon.
PAC: RM47m for sport academy inappropriate

PAC: RM47m for sport academy inappropriate

Public Accounts Committee chief Shahrir Samad says the funds given to the academy did not fall under welfare related ativity.
Squatgate: Commission hands report to King, PM

Squatgate: Commission hands report to King, PM

updated version Commission head, former chief justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah, says it's up to the premier to decide on making the findings public.
Squatgate: 'Axe Noh Omar, not editors'

Squatgate: 'Axe Noh Omar, not editors'

updated version If heads are to roll for the nude squat incident, press freedom advocates say it's Noh Omar who should be guillotined.
Reveal details of deal with Japan, govt told

Reveal details of deal with Japan, govt told

Since the agreement will have a huge impact on Malaysia, PAS wants the details out in public. It also questions the special treatment extended to Japan.
Kes Moorthy: HRAF gesa perkhidmatan hakim digantung

Kes Moorthy: HRAF gesa perkhidmatan hakim digantung

Gabungan badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) India itu menghantar petisyen kepada Yang di-Pertuan Agong supaya menggantung serta-merta perkhidmatan Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur Md Raus Sharif.
Moorthys case: Sack the judge

Moorthys case: Sack the judge

A coalition has petitioned the King to act against the high court judge who held that the Syariah Court's decision could not be disturbed.
China Press saga - death knell for others?

China Press saga - death knell for others?

The ministry's action is a blatant attempt to strike fear in the hearts of other publications and to remind them that stepping out of line could prove to be perilous, says the opposition.
US embassy reopens its doors

US embassy reopens its doors

The embassy shut its doors last Friday after an unspecified security threat. A spokesperson says it's business as usual now but with a little more protection.
US embassy to remain closed

US embassy to remain closed

Embassy's spokesperson Kathryn Taylor said the mission is reviewing the situation on a daily basis.
To squat or not to squat?

To squat or not to squat?

special interview In an attempt to dislodge the truth, malaysiakini speaks to two medical experts on the effectiveness of squatting in ejecting foreign items from body cavities.
Hike in electricity tariff soon

Hike in electricity tariff soon

A higher electricity tariff will be imposed on consumers who do not conserve energy in a new scheme to look after the poor.
Keng Yaik tells Ku Li not to play racial politics

Keng Yaik tells Ku Li not to play racial politics

The Gerakan president expresses his disappointment at Tengku Razaleigh's remarks urging the government not to allow more non-Malay educational institutions to be built.
Bar Council: Nude ear squats offensive

Bar Council: Nude ear squats offensive

Wake up. It's wrong and it must stop. Bar Council president Yeo Yang Poh describes the practice as an affront to decency.
Commission wraps up inquiry

Commission wraps up inquiry

The commission winds up its deliberations with a closing statement by a deputy public prosecutor who maintains that squats could help detect items hidden inside the vagina or anus.
Malaysians in riot-torn Sydney safe

Malaysians in riot-torn Sydney safe

The Malaysian Consulate office says there have been no cases involving Malaysians which have been reported since the riots erupted over the weekend.
Cop denies link to video clip

Cop denies link to video clip

The policeman who allegedly recorded the nude ear-squats video-clip and showed it to his colleague denies any such thing saying lies were being told to frame him.
Nude-clip woman faces public gallery

Nude-clip woman faces public gallery

updated version After a lawyer questions her identity, the inquiry commission orders the victim to remove her tudung and face the public gallery.
All women detainees stripped, commission told

All women detainees stripped, commission told

It doesn't matter what their alleged offence is, said the policewoman involved in the nude 'ear-squats' incident.
Woman in video clip a local Malay

Woman in video clip a local Malay

But her identity will not be revealed as the inquiry panel has barred the media from publishing her name and photo.