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UPDATE: Dr Chua bows to adverse public reactions & feedback. There was no public sympathy for him. Morally he should have step down immediately. Dr Chua, 61, made the announcement himself at a press conference held at the ministry at 3.35pm. PM Abdullah accepted his resignation and thanked him for the contributions.

ABOVE: Dr Chua dig on those while in public office liked to stand on high moral ground, obvious reference to the Lingam Video Clip. "I feel proud at least I dared to admit that I never said that it was not me (in the DVD). I never said that they must prove that it was me. And, I never even said that it (DVD) was doctored."
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Health Minister Chua quits over sex video

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 2, 2008): Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek today announced his resignation as Health Minister, Labis MP and from all MCA posts, less than 24 hours after his shocked admission that he was the senior politician featured in a a widely circulated sex video. Chua, a former MCA vice-president, has apologised after two DVDs showing him engaging in sexual acts with an unidentified woman hit the streets, said he was certain Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would accept his resignation. Chua had said the woman was his "personal friend". The scandal is the latest in a series of problems plaguing Abdullah's government which has been widely expected to call a snap election in the coming weeks. "After I made my confession, I had hoped Malaysians would be able to acept my apology," the 61-year-old Chua told reporters.

“Unfortunately, from the feedback I received, I observed that Malaysians cannot accept it." "Some Malaysians have a holier than thou attitude," said Chua, a medical doctor by training. Chua, who said the woman was a "personal friend" insisted yesterday he would not resign over the issue, drawing a sharp rebuke from people within and outside government. "Perhaps, painful as it may be to him, Chua should relinquish his government position to save himself and the government from further anguish," the pro-government New Straits Times daily said in a commentary today.

Chua, a father of three, said he did not make the two sex DVDs. Newspapers have said the DVDs were closed-circuit recordings made two years ago in a hotel room. One DVD lasted 56 minutes and the other 44 minutes. Police were probing the case, including on who made the recordings and how four cameras came to be in the room of a hotel in the southern state of Johor, New Straits Times said. Abdullah's four-year-old administration has been beset with major problems lately, a sign he may be forced to delay elections beyond March, when many had expected them to take place. In late November, more than 10,000 ethnic Indians took to the streets in an unprecedented protest to complain of racial discrimination. - Reuters
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MORE PICS & Video – Chua Soi Lek Resignation, Acceptance & Reactions; Hobson’s Choice on Moral Grounds; Negative public feedback & reactions

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Kuala Lumpur, 1st Jan 2007.

ABOVE: The Kenari Car with a woman driver in her 40s was driving home after a New yer Eve party at about 11.30pm on the 5th Floor at Menara Kenangan, Jalan Sultan Ismail. With a bit alcohol in her blood stream, tired and blurry eyed she missed the turn and stepped on the accelerator and
BELOW: Crashed through the wall