Fatihah Jamhari

PETALING JAYA: Beware the next time you undress in a changing room, use a public restroom or occupy a guesthouse or hotel room, as you may unknowingly become a victim of voyeurs. Small spycams, most of which have video recording capabilities, could be placed in plain sight, such as in wall sockets, door knobs, flower pots, clocks and ceiling lights. They are easily available online at about RM25 for larger ones and RM130 or so for smaller, more discrete versions that only measure 2cm by 2cm. In the most recent case last month, a honeymooning couple from China found hidden cameras in the power sockets of their Airbnb room in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The tourists’ allegations were published on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu on Sept 14 and went viral after it was picked up by numerous online sites and news portals. Earlier this year, an X user posted about an anonymous seller who claimed to have for sale video recordings of couples and individuals in fitting rooms of a clothin...

‘ Sebab itu tidaklah hairan, jika orang pertama yang menjadi lambang cita saya ialah ayah saya sendiri. Dan kekaguman ini tidak kendur setelah saya bertambah dewasa, bahkan bertambah mendalam. Bertambah saya tua, tiap hari cerita tentang kebesaran ayahlah menjadi buah mulut saya .’ – Buya Hamka. Bulan Ogos lalu, seorang bapa dari Kanada menang rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman pemenjaraan serta denda yang dikenakan terhadapnya kerana melanggar larangan memanggil anak perempuannya yang merupakan seorang transgender dengan panggilan salah jantina (misgendering).  Beliau telah ditahan pada tahun 2021 kerana kononnya telah memanggil anak perempuannya dengan panggilan ‘daughter’ dan menggunakan kata ganti ‘she’ atau ‘her’ apabila merujuk kepada anaknya itu secara terbuka. Penahanan tersebut dilakukan kerana mahkamah berpendapat bahawa tindakan bapa tini boleh dianggap sebagai keganasan rumah tangga kerana gagal menghormati pilihan anaknya dan dilihat menindas hak anak perempuannya unt...

SHAH ALAM - What does one do when silence persists and becomes too deafening to ignore? As those in power remained eerily muted in the face of mounting evidence against an international school falsely peddling Canadian curriculum, calls for legal action have been echoed by those who understood the gravity of the situation. Their logic was clear and simple: inaction must be countered with recourse, a legal battle to expose and confront the seemingly dodgy institution once and for all. But of course, to kickstart the pursuit of justice, the litigation process must be initiated by those who with locus standi; in other words, concerned parents whose children were enrolled in said school. “Now that it appears that there has been shortcoming, the parents need to act fast,” urged Parents Action Group for Education (Page) president Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim. She argued that they can lodge police reports and file for a judicial review against not just the school but also the Education Minis...