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National 5 years ago
'Sperm in pool' child protection commissioner accepts sacking, grudgingly
During a teleconference on Tuesday, Sitti claimed that the agency's decision to recommend her dismissal was made in violation of procedure, saying she should have first been given an administrative sanction and a letter of reprimand.
National 5 years ago
Jokowi fires child protection commissioner who made 'pregnant from swimming pools' claim
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed a decree on the immediate dismissal of Indonesian Child Protection Commission member Sitti Hikmawaty following her scientifically inaccurate claim that “strong sperm” could impregnate women in swimming pools.
World 5 years ago
House panel asks Trump's acting spy chief to explain spate of firings
Democrat Adam Schiff also wrote in a letter that the panel will examine whether any of acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell’s staff interfered “with the production and dissemination" of intelligence for a March 10 congressional briefing on election interference.
National 6 years ago
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Power and legal immunity: Alleged rape at Jombang boarding school
A 22-year-old woman accused the director of the Shiddiqiyyah boarding school in Losari village, Ploso subdistrict, where she was studying, of raping her in 2017. The student was expelled from the school in early 2018 after trying to report the rape to the director's father, who was the founder of the school.
Sports 6 years ago
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Family of gymnast sacked for 'losing virginity' challenges Persani’s decision
SAS' lawyer, Imam Moklas, explained that his client also took issue with the association using the loss of one’s virginity as grounds for dismissing an athlete from the training center. Imam has filed a complaint to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the Youth and Sports Ministry, KONI and Persani.
SE Asia 6 years ago
Thai king fires more officials for "extremely evil" conduct, poor performance
Since taking the throne following the death of his revered father in 2016, King Vajiralongkorn has proved to be an assertive constitutional monarch, taking more direct control of royal affairs and the crown's vast wealth, and transferring two military units from the army to his personal control.
SE Asia 6 years ago
Thai King fires six palace officials for 'extremely evil' conduct days after dismissing consort for disloyalty
In a week of palace intrigue which has gripped the Thai public, King Maha Vajiralongkorn has stripped his consort, 34-year-old former royal bodyguard Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, of her noble title and military ranks.
