INATTENTIVE wives, horny teenagers, Umno’s upcoming polls, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)’s bad image, and the Arab siege on Malay culture were some of the issues covered by the traditional Malay-language press from 23 Feb to 1 March 2009. “Misguided” sexual practices Moral outrage over “unnatural” sexual practices make for striking headlines. The cover story […]
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Let’s talk about sex
By Shanon Shah(Dmytro Konstantynov / Dreamstime) PRESS reports that intimate photos of Elizabeth Wong have been exposed and are circulating have opened up a new can of worms. The discussions so far on the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) politician’s case have revolved around our public leaders’ right to privacy. But if it was merely Wong’s privacy that […]
Police question politician over lewd VCD
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Feb 2009: Petaling Jaya police today recorded a statement from a politician with regard to a report lodged by an entrepreneur who received an envelope containing a lewd VCD in his post box. Selangor CID Chief SAC II Hasnan Hassan said the entrepreneur, aged 50, lodged a report on 10 Feb, claiming […]
The politics of decency
By Wong Chin Huat(Pic by striatic / Flickr) LET’S get something straight. What has happened to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Selangor state assemblyperson for Bukit Lanjan, Elizabeth Wong, is nothing unprecedented or unimaginable. All you need to do to potentially get your nude pictures circulated is to share your private life with a person who could one day […]
Court acquits former air steward of producing smut
SHAH ALAM, 22 Dec 2008: A former Malaysia Airlines (Mas) steward charged with producing a pornographic video compact disc (VCD) was acquitted and discharged today after the High Court here quashed his conviction and 18-month jail term. The court, in allowing the appeal of Mohd Rizal Mat Yusuf, held that the finding of guilt and […]
