Hemline hullabaloo: Woman barred from govt building in Ipoh over dressing

Khor Hooi Chin, showing the longer dress that she had to purchase in order to get into the SSM office.

IPOH: A woman whose dress ended slightly above the knees says she was denied entry to a government building here.

She was apparently barred from entering the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) building by an employee who said she failed to comply with the dress code guidelines.