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- Domestic violence amendment bill passed
- Minor earthquake hits Kundasang, Sabah
- Probe confirms cops fired tear gas into Tung Shin, acted unethically
| Domestic violence amendment bill passed Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:42 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday passed the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2011. With the amendment, domestic violence is no longer restricted to physical violence but also mental, emotional and psychological abuse. Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Senator Heng Seai Kie, when winding up debate on the bill, said the bill was also gender neutral and that husbands and wives would be treated equally in cases of spousal abuse. However, she said wives were more often the victims as the statistics for last year showed that of the 3,173 cases of domestic violence only 69 victims were husbands. The amendment also allows courts to issue orders to prevent third parties from physically abusing victims of domestic violence and also facilitate their (victims') protection. Earlier, during the debate on the bill, women MPs hailed it as timely saying domestic violence was on the uptrend in the country. Nancy Shukri (BN-Batang Sadong) said it was long overdue as some women were clueless about their rights. "There have been cases where women accept being beaten by their husbands for leaving the house without permission because they think it is their fault," she said,adding that the government should also set up a national council to assist women and children who were victims of domestic violence. Chong Eng (DAP-Bukit Mertajam), when debating the bill, also urged the goverment to set up special courts only for women to which Heng when winding up debate said this was not feasible as it would be seen as discrimination. - Bernama |
| Minor earthquake hits Kundasang, Sabah Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:24 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: An earthquake, measuring 2.9 magnitude on the Richter scale, struck Kundasang in Sabah Tuesday night. According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the 7.59pm quake was centered about 25km northwest of Ranau. The department is currently monitoring developments and will issue updates on the situation. - Bernama |
| Probe confirms cops fired tear gas into Tung Shin, acted unethically Posted: 04 Oct 2011 06:35 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: A Health Ministry probe has confirmed that police had acted unethically and breached standard operating procedures (SOP) when dispersing Bersih demonstrators at Tung Shin hospital on July 9. Home Ministry secretary-general Mahmood Adam said in a statement Tuesday that the police personnel involved would be referred to the police disciplinary committee. "The investigation concluded that there was unethical action which went beyond the SOP of the Royal Malaysian Police when they acted against rally demonstrators who were wrongly using the hospital premise," said Mahmood. The report released by the Health Ministry on Tuesday, among others, said: a.Police used water cannons at demonstrators gathered at a multi-level parking area and at the main entrance of the Tung Shin hospital. b.Police shot tear gas in the direction of Waz Lian at demonstrators gathered at a public car park outside the hospital premises. But the allegation that tear gas was shot into the hospital premises in not true. c.Police lobbed smoke bombs' at demonstrators gathered at the parking lot of the Chinese Maternity Hospital, which is administratively separate from Tung Shin. In fact, the Chinese Maternity hospital had ceased operations from Sept 2006 for major renovations and is scheduled to start operating again only in December. "As a result of this report, the Home Ministry will refer the list of police personnel involved to the Police Disciplinary Committee for consideration and further action. "This shows that the Home Ministry takes work ethics seriously and will not compromise on taking disciplinary action on those who are found to have violated work guidelines," Mahmood said. Related Stories: |
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