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Kayveas: Enact laws to help transsexuals

Kayveas: Enact laws to help transsexuals

They, too, are citizens of this country and it is necessary to help them out of their predicaments, says the deputy minister in the prime minister's department.
Cabinet advises cop to drop suit against teen

Cabinet advises cop to drop suit against teen

Teenager Foo Tze Kuan, who has been sued by a policeman, has found a sympathetic ear in the cabinet which met today.
Noh: Memfail saman sivil merupakan hak individu

Noh: Memfail saman sivil merupakan hak individu

Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Datuk Noh Omar berkata, biarlah mahkamah putuskan kes saman malu oleh seorang anggota polis terhadap remaja yang membuat aduan BPR terhadapnya.
Civil suit by police officer 'a personal matter'

Civil suit by police officer 'a personal matter'

Noh Omar says let the court decide on the defamation suit filed by a policeman against a teenager over an ACA report.
Misuse of govt jets alleged

Misuse of govt jets alleged

Nothing-to-hide gov't zips its lips

Nothing-to-hide gov't zips its lips

Deputy Works Minister Mohd Zin Mohamed explains why contract documents are not made public.
Nazri: Malaysia becoming a police state?

Nazri: Malaysia becoming a police state?

It would seem so, given recent actions by some members of the police force, according to the infuriated minister.
Respect sexual rights, provide services... or else

Respect sexual rights, provide services... or else

Health systems across the Asia Pacific can no longer afford to neglect a broad range of needs in sexual and reproductive health services.
M'sia urged to submit report on childrens rights

M'sia urged to submit report on childrens rights

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child chairperson Jaap Doek says Malaysia is among the eight out of 192 signatories of the Convention on the Rights of the Child that has yet to submit its report.
Transsexual lodges 'police abuse' report

Transsexual lodges 'police abuse' report

A transsexual who alleged ill-treatment by the Ipoh police during a raid last month, has lodged a police report at the Brickfields police station this afternoon.
Transsexuals have rights too, says Suhakam

Transsexuals have rights too, says Suhakam

Dr Raj Abdul Karim says the alleged ill-treatment of a transsexual was a 'plain violation of human rights'.
Mimpi ngeri seorang mak nyah di balai polis...

Mimpi ngeri seorang mak nyah di balai polis...

Mumtaz, seorang maknyah, diarah berbogel di depan tiga anggota polis. Walaupun dia meminta berbuat demikian di depan anggota polis wanita, tetapi permintaannya itu tidak dilayan.
Stripped off her clothes and dignity

Stripped off her clothes and dignity

exclusive 'Can you play with it? Will liquid come out? Will you feel anything?' These were among the questions rained on a transsexual during her ordeal at the Ipoh police station.
Asean summit: No discussion on Burma, southern Thailand

Asean summit: No discussion on Burma, southern Thailand

Malaysia would continue its non-interference policy and would not initiate discussion on the military dictatorship in Burma and the separatist violence in southern Thailand.
Comprehensive security system for hospitals

Comprehensive security system for hospitals

Security at all government hospitals will be stepped up in the aftermath of an alleged rape of a nurse at the Kuala Lumpur facility.
Blame poor water quality on state govts

Blame poor water quality on state govts

Without adequate funds, they have not been able to improve the quality of water, says a deputy minister.
DAP useless, PPP useless

DAP useless, PPP useless

Kayveas and DAP MPs trade insults in the House after a seemingly innocuous reply on the code of ethics for judges.
Msia seen as terror hub, says MP

Msia seen as terror hub, says MP

The case of Azahari Husin has placed Malaysia in the limelight for the wrong reasons, laments a parliamentarian.
Financial turbulence: MAS told to opt for VSS

Financial turbulence: MAS told to opt for VSS

The airline should consider offering a voluntary separation scheme to its staff to offset its financial woes, says the finance ministry.
Fu: UM has no cause for celebration

Fu: UM has no cause for celebration

It's global ranking has dropped but the university still sees reasons to celebrate. Deputy Higher Education Minister Fu Ah Kiow disagrees.
System down, anger up in USM

System down, anger up in USM

The regular disruption to the Internet connection leaves the university's staff and students fuming, even as its tech chief offers an explanation.
Cops ask for 'yum cha' money, strip me and grab my breasts...

Cops ask for 'yum cha' money, strip me and grab my breasts...

She was on her way to a party when Zhen, who is married to a Malaysian, was stopped at a road-block. The following events have left a permanent scar.
Hey, why nobody at work yet?

Hey, why nobody at work yet?

The long festive break has come and gone - and civil servants have gone but have not come back, as Dr Tan Seng Giaw finds out rather annoyingly.
And the argument begins again...

And the argument begins again...

A common stance is not yet in sight over the teaching of science and mathematics in the English language, as Gerakan's recent statement proves.