KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 10 -- In a direct response to public backlash, the Cabinet has ordered an immediate overhaul of dress code rules at police stations to prevent anyone from being turned away while trying to file a report.

The move follows an incident where a woman was denied entry to the Jasin District Police Headquarters yesterday for wearing a skirt deemed too short, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.

According to Malaysiakini, government spokesman Datuk Fahmi Fadzil stated that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim views access to police services as "non-negotiable."

"From the prime minister's perspective, when it comes to security issues, there should not be any situation that prevents people from lodging a police report," Fahm...