In the highly charged atmosphere of the packed courtroom, Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, his team of lawyers, family and friends, waited expectantly as High Court judge Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah faced the hushed crowd, before his eyes skimmed over the page in front of him and stopped when he reached the critical part.

The time was 9.21 a.m. and it took all of 90 seconds for Zabidin to deliver the verdict. He told the crowd that doubt has been cast on the reliability of the DNA evidence and that the court cleared Anwar Ibrahim of the charge of sodomy.

After three tortuous years, Anwar was finally acquitted.

The stunned silence was in stark contrast to the scenes of euphoria which erupted once the verdict had registered in the minds of the people in the courtroom. Minutes later, a tearful Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail hugged her husband, Anwar.

Zabidin said the court could not '100 percent accept the DNA evidence' and that it 'could not exclude the possibility of the samples being

Pagi Isnin  9 Januari  2012 ini Sang Suami akan dijatuhkan hukum. Perbicaran selama dua tahun ini telah menduga  sekali lagi  kesetiaan   hati seorang isteri. Pada tahun 1998 dahulu Sang Suami  telah dipenjarakan  selama  enam tahun. Ketika  Sang Suami  dalam penjara  dunia telah memerhatikan kesetiaan dan kegigihan seorang isteri dan seorang  ibu yang bernama  Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail.

" Semuanya deja vu, "   kata Wan Azizah untuk menerangkan kes yang dihimpapkan keatas suaminya. Pada tahun 1998 dahulu Anwar Ibrahim telah dituduh meliwat pemandu peribadinya.  Dua tahun dahulu  Anwar Ibrahim  telah  sekali lagi dituduh meliwat. Kali ini tuduhan datang dari anak muda   pembantu pejabatnya. Tuduhan kedua ini tidak banyak berbeza dari tuduhan pertama. Malah ada beberapa para  'pelakon'  lama  masih lagi memainkan peranan yang sama.

" Dimana-mana pun dalam dunia ini kes seperti ini  tidak akan dibawa ke mahkamah. Pembaziran duit cukai orang ramai.  There is no penetration," Wan Azizah

"Clothes that poke the eye" are definitely banned for employees of the Malaysian Ministry of Defence (MOD) regardless of which language is used to communicate this rule.

But, the ministry's strict dress code still raises eyebrows for some, even if its written in perfect Bahasa Malaysia.

Non-military male employees are not allowed to show up for work in an untucked baju Melayu, a men's suit or kopiah. Women on the other hand, can't wear jubah (long blouse with pants). Other banned attire include skirts above the knee and tight-fitting baju kebaya.

The dress code has split opinion, with some people questioning its rigidity and others in support of it.

Sisters in Islam communications officer Akmal Zulkifli told Yahoo! Malaysia says staff should be allowed to wear clothes that are comfortable for them, provided these are appropriate attire for work.

"What one dresses should not determine the quality of work one does, nor does it determine the output and productivity of a person."

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Maverick, frog, opportunist, intellectual. Call him what you want, but there is something about Jeffrey Kitingan that has kept him in the political limelight.

He has survived - and some may argue that he was the reason - for numerous cases of political upheaval in Sabah, and even made it through some two years of detention under the Internal Security Act in the early 1990s on suspicion of plotting to pull the state out of Malaysia.

The Harvard graduate has been accused of orchestrating various coups, from the time he was in his elder brother Joseph Pairin Kitingan's Parti Bersatu Sabah to the tumultuous period he spent battling PBRS president Joseph Kurup for the party's presidency.

He was even made a PKR vice-president at the behest of de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim prior to the March 2008 watershed elections, eventually leaving in 2009 and bringing along practically the party's entire KadazanDusun leadership base to eventually form a non-governmental organisation

Sepuluh tahun dahulu Setiausaha Pertahanan  Amerika Donald H.Rumsfeld telah   ditanya oleh  wartawan tentang niat Amerika untuk menyerang Iraq. Rumsfeld telah memberi satu jawapan klasik   '  There are known knowns ... there are known unknowns... there are also unknown unknowns' — atau ada pekara yang  diketahui dan kita tahu... ada pekara diketahui tetapi kita tidak tahu...ada pekara yang tidak diketahui dan kita tidak tahu.

Dua belas tahun dahulu Anwar Ibrahim telah dituduh meliwat pemandu peribadinya Azizan Abu Bakar. Pada tahun 2004 kes liwat ini telah dibuktikan tidak berasas dan Anwar dibebaskan. Fakta pembebasan Anwar ini diketahui dan kita  semua tahu. Anwar Ibrahim dipenjara selama 6 tahun bukan kerana meliwat tetapi kerana salah guna kuasa. Tentang fakta salah guna kuasa ini ramai yang tidak tahu dan ramai yang buat-buat tidak tahu.

Pilihanraya ke 12 -  Pakatan  Rakyat telah mendapat sokongan ramai dan  berjaya menafikan Barisan Nasional majoriti  dua par tiga di Parlimen.

What does the year of the Water Dragon hold in store for you?Should you tie the knot this year? Have a baby? Make that big investment?

If you're big into feng shui or even just wondering what the Year of the Dragon has in store for you, here's a chance to win a pair of tickets worth RM160 each to hear what renowned feng shui consultant Joey Yap has to say at his Feng Shui and Astrology for 2012 Seminar (in English).

Yap is the founder of the Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics, a global organization devoted to the teaching of Feng Shui, BaZi, Mian Xiang and other Chinese Metaphysics subjects.

The event is scheduled to be held on Jan 15 at Plenary Hall - Level 1, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

All you have to do to take part is complete the sentence "I think feng shui is..." in 30 words or less along with the contest application form and send it to editor.malaysia@yahoo.com.my by Jan 7.

Fifteen pairs of tickets are up for grabs and each winner would be notified through email one day

Very few people wish to talk about it, but facts speak for themselves. Incidents of child abuse appear to be on the rise in Malaysia. Last week, in the period over Christmas and New Year, seven cases of child abuse were reported in the papers.

Figures based on previous years, compiled by UNICEF Malaysia with data from the Social Welfare Department, paint an alarming picture. In 2006, there were 1,999 child abuse cases. This increased to 2,279 cases in 2007 and 2,780 cases in 2008.

Why are children abused? Why do many cases go unreported? What are the punishments for people who abuse children?

Some people blame the increase of child abuse on misunderstandings, relationship problems and financial difficulties. Others claim that abusers don't intend to harm their children and that those who have been abuse victims know no other way of parenting. A few may also have to cope with mental health problems or have a substance abuse issue.

What has been highlighted is a tip of the iceberg. These