Poskod Malaysia

It’s the first weekend of the year!

• The new Royal Commission of Inquiry will not investigate Teoh Beng Hock’s death, only whether his human rights were infringed by the MACC. Dying while in custody seems like a pretty big infringement of human rights to me, Mr PM. (Malaysiakini)
• Najib’s aide, Hardev Kaur, says she regrets asking for Christian symbols to be removed from a Christmas gathering the PM attended. Lain kali tak buat lagi ka? (The Malaysian Insider)
• The home of blogger Ahirudin Attan, better known as RockyBru, was burgled, and his Peugeot stolen. (The Star)
• In the lead-up to Sarawak’s state elections, Chief Minister Taib Mahmud has been arresting NGO activists that were speaking out against his administration. Way to go, BN. (Free Malaysia Today)
• Is France a victim of economic war? Partially-state-owned carmaker Renault has suspend three top execs for leaking secret electric-car technology. (The Guardian)
• Global spam levels have been falling dramatically since August 2010 — but no one really know why. (BBC News)
• Will Facebook be publicly traded next year? (Wall Street Journal)
• Why Justin Bieber is hazardous for the mental health of teen girls. (Child Mind Institute)
• Researchers have just created a vaccine for cocaine addiction. (LiveScience)
• A family judge in Canada was faced with such a horrible divorce case that the judgement he wrote for the suit is so full of black humour, it’s gone viral. (Time)
• The Pope says God was behind the Big Bang, and that the universe is no accident. I dunno: accidents have a certain poetry to them … (Yahoo! News)
• Penis paintings and wood carvings, a cultural mainstay in Bhutan, is now under threat as the Himalayan country self-censors — to attract more tourists. (Global Post)

(Photo from Global Post)