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Star

IPOH: Female model How Jo Yee, who was fined RM400 for appearing scantily clad in a wedding-themed public photo shoot, has learnt her lesson from the debacle.

She said she would be more selective with jobs requiring her to dress up in revealing attire outdoors.

She told Sin Chew Daily that she would also seek legal advice before taking on such modelling stints if necessary.

How, 21, and male model Low Kah Wai, 27, were fined RM400 each in default of a month’s jail by a magistrate’s court on Wednesday after they pleaded guilty to causing a public nuisance at a traffic light in front of a bank in Jalan Sultan Yussuf here on Monday.

Photographs of Low, clad only in black pants, shoes and a bow tie, and How, who only had on white undergarments, a wedding veil and heels, went viral on social media after the photo shoot.

How said she only realised that the photos had gone viral after her friends told her about it.

“I quickly called my family to explain to them,” said How, who has been working for three years as a model.

Low, a hairstylist and part-time model, said he did not blame the friend who had pitched the job to him.

He was worried, however, about the effect of the incident on his business.

“I hope my customers will be understanding,” he added.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/29/I-will-be-more-careful-when-selecting-jobs-says-model/

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THEY ARE IN MAINSTREAM PAPERS AND IN ONLINE PAPERS, ALL OVER THE WORLD!

THEY ARE THINKING OF TAKING SOMEONE TO COURT, FOR UPLOADING PHOTOS OF THEM ON THE NET.

IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME: THEY WALKED HALF-NUDE IN BROAD DAYLIGHT ON A PUBLIC ROAD, AND THEY WANT TO PRESERVE THEIR PRIVACY?

LMAO!

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Star

IPOH: The two models involved in the semi-nude photo shoot here have been fined RM400 each in default of a months’ jail.

Magistrate Haslinda A Raof made the judgment on Wednesday after both freelance models Low Kah Wai, 27, and How Jo Yee, 21, pleaded guilty of causing nuisance in public at a traffic light in front of a bank along Jalan Sultan Yussuf here on Aug 25.

Both were charged under Under Section 268 of the Penal Code and sentenced under Section 290 of the same code, which was also read together with Section 34 of the same code.

Deputy public prosecutor Harris Ong Mohd Jeffery Ong said Low was only wearing black pants and shoes without wearing any shirt, while How was wearing white undergarments.

“Their actions caught the attention of the public and some photographs of them were captured and circulated through social media,” he said, while pushing for the maximum penalty of RM400 to be meted out.
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Both paid the fine.

When met after the proceedings, Soong said his clients and their respective families were stressed out since the photographs went viral online.

He said they were mulling to take actions against those who published the photographs online.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/27/Semi-nude-models-fined/

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YAHOO! NEWS MALAYSIA

Scantily-clad couple makes it to social media

The Malay Mail Online

Checks on the identity of the couple revealed that the photographs were part of a “wedding shoot” organised by an Ipoh wedding studio.

Calls to the studio went unanswered but a source said:  “The photographers who did the shoot were exploring their creativity and chose the location for its colonial and pre-war buildings setting.”

Bank employees in Jalan Sultan show photographs of the couple in their ‘wedding shoot’. — Picture by Bernama

https://my.news.yahoo.com/photos/scantily-clad-couple-makes-social-media-photo-224600783.html

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MODELS ON ASSIGNMENT FOR A COMMERCIAL SHOOT!

Koo, a wedding gallery general manager, who organised the photo shoot, said the photographers were merely being “creative” and was surprised by the response on social media.

He said he had considered the legal aspect of the shoot and was confident it was not an offence.

When contacted, Perak police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the police had not received any reports, but were probing the matter.

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Star

Monday August 25, 2014 MYT 9:21:03 PM

Lawyers: Posing in skimpy clothes not an offence

by t. avineshwaran

PETALING JAYA: Taking photographs in a public area does not constitute a criminal offence as long as they are clothed, said a prominent lawyer.

“I honestly don’t see anything wrong with it legally as they are clothed. It might not be acceptable to some, but I don’t see how it can be a criminal offence, said lawyer Syahredzan Johan.
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“There should be something more than posing in skimpy clothes to constitute a public nuisance under Section 268 of the Penal Code,” said Syahredzan.

Lawyer New Sin Yew also believes the act does not constitute a public nuisance as defined by the Penal Code.

“An essential element of the public nuisance crime is that it must affect the community or a section of it, rather than individuals.

“Further, it seems that the intention of the photoshoot was not to cause a nuisance to the public, but for their own private use.

“More importantly, the choice of clothes the couple chose to wear or chose not to wear is entirely their right. They are exercising their constitutional right to freedom of expression,” said New.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/25/skimpy-clothes-not-an-offense/

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YAHOO! NEWS MALAYSIA

Police probe into couple’s semi-naked walk in Ipoh

The Malaysian Insider

Police are investigating photographs of a half-naked couple crossing a road in Ipoh, after the images were shared on mobile messaging app WhatsApp.

Bernama reports that police sent a team to Jalan Sultan Yussuf in Ipoh, where a man wearing black pants without a shirt, was seen carrying a woman clad only in her underwear, while crossing a traffic junction near a CIMB Bank branch.

“An order has been issued to the station police chief and members that if they come across any immoral and indecent behaviour, they should advise or take action to stop it,” Ipoh District Acting Police Chief Supt Ahmad Termizi Abdul Haq told Bernama.

Ahmad Termizi added that the couple had already left the scene when the police team arrived.

He said the couple’s behaviour was being investigated under Section 41 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 for indecent behaviour.

https://my.news.yahoo.com/police-probe-couple-semi-naked-walk-ipoh-121751304.html

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MODELS ON ASSIGNMENT FOR A COMMERCIAL SHOOT!

Koo, a wedding gallery general manager, who organised the photo shoot, said the photographers were merely being “creative” and was surprised by the response on social media.

He said he had considered the legal aspect of the shoot and was confident it was not an offence.

When contacted, Perak police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the police had not received any reports, but were probing the matter.

(http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/25/Semi-naked-photo-Pre-wedding/)

Chew Beng Leong shared a photo to the group We Love Ipoh – City of Good Food.

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Star

Monday August 25, 2014 MYT 5:12:39 PM

Pictures of semi-nude ‘bride and groom’ making waves on social media

by ivan loh

IPOH: Photos of a semi-naked couple, allegedly taking their wedding photographs in front of a bank on Jalan Sultan Yussuf here, have surfaced on social media.

The photographs of the couple in minimal dress, with the “groom” shirtless wearing just a bow tie and black pants, with the “bride” clad in just white undergarments, with a wedding veil.

It is not known when the photo shoot occurred, but photographs have been circulating online since Monday.

The couple seemed undaunted by their state of dress, even as passers-by took their photographs.

However, a wedding gallery general manager, who only wished to be known as Koo, said the duo were models and it was merely a photo shoot and not for a wedding.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/25/Semi-naked-photo-Pre-wedding/

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