Government says Anwar verdict shows courts are free

The government said today that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s surprise acquittal this morning from a politically-charged sodomy charge proves the courts are free from  political manipulation.

“Malaysia has an independent judiciary and this verdict proves that the government does not hold sway over judges’ decisions,” French news agency AFP quoted Information Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim as saying in a statement.

The High Court today acquitted Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of a charge of sodomising his former male aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

Testicle scan shows 'face of pain'

D
octors at Queen’s University in Toronto, Canada, thought they were going nuts when they saw what appeared to be the outline of a man’s face staring back at them in an ultrasound image of a tumour.

Dr Naji Touma and Dr Gregory Roberts were scrolling through images of a testicular tumour on a computer when they did a double take.

"It was very ghoulish, like a man screaming in pain. His mouth was open and it looked like one eye was gouged out," said Touma, a professor at Queen’s University Medical School and urologist at Kingston General Hospital.

Group shows there's life after prostitution

As the night grows older, this part of the city becomes more alive.

Women in low-cut, body-hugging clothes start appearing on the streets of Quezon City's red light district. Some make their move on potential customers.

Also in the area are other women dressed more conservatively in jeans and shirt. They are not around to earn money for the night. Belonging to Bagong Kamalayan Collective Inc. (BKCI), they have come to talk to their scantily clad "sisters" about their rights and to try to inspire them to rebuild their lives.

Liza Gonzales, recounting the scene to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, knows what life is like in the red light district. She was once one of those scantily clad women working in that neighborhood.