Doctor's sex romp in clinic caught by spy camera

Dr Tam Tak Cheun claims he was 'blackmailed' into selling his share of a clinic, after his partners got hold of spy photos showing his sex romp with a clinic assistant in his consultant room.

He claims he was 'blackmailed' into selling his business share
By Khushwant Singh

A DOCTOR had sex with a clinic assistant in his consultant room after the clinic closed in December 2006, unaware they were being watched by a spy camera.

Dr Tam Tak Chuen was shocked to find pictures of the sex tryst shown by his partners, Dr Khairul Abdul Rahman and Dr Ashraff Shamsuddin Eilyass, at a business meeting on March 4 2006.

Dr Khairul insisted on ending the partnership. Dr Tam claimed he was 'blackmailed' into selling him his share of the business for $50,000.He made a police two days later but investigations were discontinued in August last year.

He is suing Dr Khairul, 44, and another doctor to get the agreement declared null and void.
Dr Tam and Dr Khairul are equal partners of the Eden Family Clinic and one-third partners of Eden Medical Aesthetics in Kembangan with Dr Asahraff.

The businesses are worth more than $2 million and Dr Tam was earning about $250,000 a year. He took up the civil action after the futile police report.

Dr Tam said in court on Tuesday that his affair with Ms Joanne Chew, 25, started when she joined Eden Family Clinic in Jurong West, in 2004.

When it came to his turn to testify on Wednesday, Dr Tam said that on the evening of May 4, Dr Khairul gave him two options:

* Sell his shares in the companies to Dr Khairul for $500,000 and resign as director from the companies;

* Buy Dr Khairul's share for an undisclosed sum, after which Dr Khairul would resign his directorships

If he rejected these options, Dr Khairul threatened to wind up the companies and make public the photographs by disclosing them in the proceedings, Dr Tam said.

Straits Times : May 21, 2008

Malaysia's women face travel curbs over drug trafficking fears

Malaysian women travelling abroad on their own may need letters from their parents or employers in a bid to stop them becoming "mules" for international drug syndicates, reports said Sunday.

The proposal comes as 119 Malaysians, 90 per cent of whom are women, have been imprisoned worldwide on drug-related charges with the majority believed to have been duped into transporting drugs, the New Sunday Times reported.

"I have submitted this proposal to the Cabinet and both the Foreign and Home Ministries feel this is necessary," foreign minister Rais Yatim told the paper.

"Many of these women (who travel alone) leave the country on the pretext of work or attending courses and seminars," he added.

"With this declaration, we will know for sure where and for what she is travelling overseas."

Malaysians have become prime targets for syndicates wanting to smuggle drugs into the European Union, the paper said, because they do not require visas for short stays of up to 90 days or to transit in those countries.

It said the offences were also committed in various other nations including China, Singapore, India, Spain and Portugal.

However, women's groups have criticised the move.

"This is an infringement of our rights," National Council for Women's Organisations Malaysia (NCWO) deputy president Faridah Khalid told the paper. "We're the victims and now you're creating more problems. Why must you put more restrictions on women? We have worked hard over the years to get to this level," she added.

Advocacy group Tenaganita said the move was not practical.

"Thousands of people travel daily. Who is going to scrutinise the declaration as anyone can forge their parents' signature," spokeswoman S. Florida was quoted as saying by the paper.


Agence France-Presse - 5/4/2008 4:52 AM GMT