Student escapes the gallows for trafficking 3.8kg of ganja
November 26 - A 26-year-old Bangladeshi engineering student from a private university escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal set aside his conviction and death sentence for trafficking 3,875.66 grammes of cannabis four years ago.
Bangladeshi student escapes death penalty for cannabis trafficking
November 26 - A 26-year-old Bangladeshi engineering pupil from a personal college escaped the gallows after the Courtroom of Attraction put aside his conviction and loss of life sentence for trafficking 3,875.66g of hashish 4 years in the past.
Bangladeshi student in Malaysia escapes death sentence over possessing 3.8kg cannabis
November 26 - A 26-year-old Bangladeshi engineering student from a private university escaped the gallows after a Malaysian Court of Appeal set aside his conviction and death sentence for trafficking 3,875.66g of cannabis into the country four years ago.
Bangladeshi escapes the gallows for trafficking 3.8kg cannabis
November 25 - A 26-year-old Bangladeshi engineering student from a private university escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal today set aside his conviction and death sentence for trafficking 3,875.66gm of cannabis four years ago.
3.8kg dadah dalam bilik asrama, bekas pelajar Bangladesh terlepas tali gantung
November 25 - Seorang warga Bangladesh yang juga bekas pelajar sebuah universiti swasta terlepas daripada tali gantung selepas Mahkamah Rayuan mengetepikan sabitannya kerana mengedar 3.8kg kanabis.
Pelajar warga Bangladesh terlepas tali gantung
November 25 - Seorang pelajar jurusan kejuruteraan sebuah universiti swasta yang juga warga Bangladesh hari ini terlepas daripada tali gantung apabila Mahkamah Rayuan mengetepikan sabitan dan hukuman mati terhadapnya kerana mengedar 3,875.66 gram ganja empat tahun lepas.
One freed, another gets death for highway robbery
November 16 - The Court of Appeal today upheld the conviction and death sentence on a lorry attendant for discharging a firearm during a highway robbery.
Hukuman mati kelindan lori kekal, seorang lagi terlepas tali gantung
November 16 - Mahkamah Rayuan di sini pada Selasa mengekalkan sabitan dan hukuman mati ke atas seorang kelindan lori kerana melepaskan tembakan semasa rompakan di sebuah lebuh raya.
No need for anti-bullying act, just enforce existing laws, say experts
November 11 - Lawyers and a social activist believe enforcing existing laws and adopting anti-bullying policies will be better at addressing the issue of bullying, as opposed to enacting specific laws to make it a serious crime.
Pengurus besar syarikat elektronik dituduh salah guna harta saham RM1.7 juta
November 2 - Pengurus besar sebuah syarikat elektronik dan perisian dihadapkan di Mahkamah Majistret di sini hari ini atas dakwaan penyalahgunaan harta saham bernilai RM1.7 juta dipercayai milik isterinya pada tahun lalu.
Arul Kanda asked for amendments to 1MDB audit report, court told
October 20 - A former government auditor told the High Court today former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy requested that amendments be made to the company’s audit report.
1MDB faced difficulties during audit process as documents seized by police, court told
September 8 - 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) faced difficulties during an audit process in 2015 after the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) raided its office and seized documents a day before an interim report on the initial findings of the state-owned sovereign wealth fund was presented to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the High Court heard here today.
Police raid disrupts 1MDB audit process, defence says
September 8 - SCANDAL-HIT 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) was having difficulties providing relevant documents needed for an audit following a police raid conducted at the company, according to the defence of the former CEO.
1MDB ex-CEO told witness he would have given NAD documents for audit if not for police raid
September 7 - A police raid and seizure of documents of 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) premises in 2015 was the reason the now-defunct fund's former chief executive officer (CEO) Arul Kanda Kandasamy had difficulty in procuring documents which were vital for the National Audit Department's (NAD) audit of the company, suggested a defence lawyer.
Police raid hampered 1MDB audit process, says witness
September 7 - The High Court was told that a police raid six years ago made it difficult for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) to hand over documents for audit by the National Audit Department (NAD).
1MDB had trouble during audit after documents seized in police raid, court told
September 7 - 1MDB faced difficulties during an audit process in 2015 after the police raided its office and seized documents a day before an interim report on the initial findings of the state-owned sovereign wealth fund was presented to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard today.
Sukar proses audit selepas dokumen dirampas
September 7 - 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) berhadapan dengan beberapa kesukaran semasa proses audit pada tahun 2015 selepas Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) menyerbu pejabatnya dan merampas beberapa dokumen sehari sebelum laporan interim penemuan awal syarikat dana kekayaan berdaulat milik negara itu dikemukakan kepada Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negara (PAC), Mahkamah Tinggi diberitahu hari ini.
1MDB faced audit hurdles after 2015 police raid, court told
September 7 - 1Malaysia Development Bhd faced difficulties during an audit in 2015 after police raided its office and seized documents a day before an interim report on the initial findings of the state investor was presented to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the high court here heard today.
'Serbuan polis pada Julai 2015 sukarkan audit 1MDB'
September 7 - Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini diberitahu bahawa tidakan polis merampas dokumen pada bulan Julai 2015 telah menyukarkan bagi 1MDB untuk membekalkan dokumen untuk diaudit oleh Jabatan Audit Negara (JAN).
Rampas dokumen sukarkan audit 1MDB
September 7 - Mahkamah Tinggi di sini hari ini diberitahu, tindakan polis merampas dokumen pada Julai 2015 didakwa telah menyukarkan syarikat 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) untuk membekalkan dokumen untuk diaudit oleh Jabatan Audit Negara.
1MDB faced problems providing documents to be audited
September 7 - 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) was put in a difficult position during an audit process in 2015 after police seized its documents.
Audit 1MDB: Arul Kanda beritahu PAC, syarikat sukar sediakan dokumen kerana dirampas polis
September 7 - Bekas Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan 1MDB Arul Kanda Kandasamy telah memaklumkan Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negara (PAC) pada 2015 tentang kesukaran untuk menyediakan beberapa dokumen, kerana telah disita pihak polis, Mahkamah Tinggi diberitahu hari ini.
1MDB ex-CEO told witness he would have given NAD documents for audit if not for police raid
September 7 - A police raid and seizure of documents of 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) premises in 2015 was the reason the now-defunct fund's former chief executive officer (CEO) Arul Kanda Kandasamy had difficulty in procuring documents which were vital for the National Audit Department's (NAD) audit of the company, suggested a defence lawyer.
Let seniors handle death penalty cases to ensure best defence, says lawyer
July 24 - A senior lawyer has urged the court to revert to the system of assigning counsel with at least seven years of active practice in criminal law to represent accused persons facing death penalty offences.
Biar peguam kanan saja kendalikan kes hukuman mati, kata pengamal undang-undang
July 24 - Seorang peguam kanan menggesa mahkamah supaya mengembalikan sistem yang menugaskan peguam berpengalaman sekurang-kurangnya tujuh tahun dalam undang-undang jenayah untuk mewakili tertuduh yang berdepan hukuman mati.
Court adds more dates next year for 1MDB audit tampering trial
July 19 - More dates have been fixed next year for the proceedings of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report tampering trial involving former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy.
American escapes gallows, jailed 7 years over ex-wife's death
July 15 - A 66-year-old American, Wednesday escaped the gallows over the death of his ex-wife in a hotel almost five years ago after the Federal Court substituted his murder conviction to one of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
US citizen's murder conviction substituted with culpable homicide over ex-wife's death
July 15 - A US citizen, 66, has escaped the gallows after the Federal Court has replaced his murder conviction with culpable homicide over the death of his ex-wife in a hotel five years ago.
Bunuh bekas isteri: Warga Amerika terlepas tali gantung
July 14 - Warga Amerika Syarikat berusia 66 tahun terlepas tali gantung setelah Mahkamah Persekutuan menggantikan hukuman mati kerana membunuh bekas isterinya di sebuah hotel pada 2016 kepada hukuman penjara tujuh tahun bagi kesalahan menyebabkan kematian tanpa niat.
Warga Amerika terlepas tali gantung
July 14 - Warga Amerika Syarikat berusia 66 tahun terlepas tali gantung selepas Mahkamah Persekutuan menggantikan hukuman mati kerana membunuh bekas isterinya, di hotel pada 2016 kepada hukuman penjara tujuh tahun, bagi kesalahan menyebabkan kematian tanpa niat.
In Putrajaya, American escapes gallows, jailed seven years instead over ex-wife's death
July 14 - A 66-year-old American today escaped the gallows over the death of his ex-wife in a hotel almost five years ago after the Federal Court substituted his murder conviction to one of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Kes bunuh bekas isteri, warga Amerika terlepas tali gantung
July 14 - Seorang warga Amerika Syarikat berusia 66 tahun terlepas daripada tali gantung setelah Mahkamah Persekutuan menggantikan hukuman mati kerana membunuh bekas isterinya di sebuah hotel, kepada penjara tujuh tahun bagi kesalahan menyebabkan kematian tanpa niat.
Foreigners at the mercy of immigration law, says lawyer
March 22 - Even with valid travel documents, foreigners are vulnerable to detention under the Immigration Act, as shown by two cases when the accused spend days behind bars when they had committed no crime.
As tougher law comes in, questions arise over old arrests
March 2 - Anyone suspected of violating the movement control order (MCO) ordinance can be arrested and detained by police for investigation as of March 11, lawyers said.
Original 1MDB report would have been submitted earlier, says key witness
February 24 - The National Audit Department (NAD) would have presented the original 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) report to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Feb 24, 2016, but it was called off, said prosecution witness.
Unusual for NAD to prepare interim audit report involving auditees - Witness
February 23 - The High Court today was told that it was unusual for the National Audit Department (NAD) to prepare an interim audit report involving auditees prior to an exit conference .
Unusual for NAD to prepare interim audit report involving auditees - Witness
February 23 - The high court today was told that it was unusual for the National Audit Department (NAD) to prepare an interim audit report involving auditees prior to an exit conference.
Original 1MDB audit report would have reached PAC if not for Feb 24, 2016 meeting, says govt auditor
February 23 - The original 2016 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) final audit report done by the National Audit Department would have been tabled to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) if not for the February 24, 2016 meeting, the High Court heard today.
We met chief secretary on day 1MDB audit report to PAC called off, says witness
February 23 - A government auditor told the High Court in the Najib Razak-Arul Kanda Kandasamy 1MDB audit report trial today that the National Audit Department should have tabled their findings on the sovereign wealth fund before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in February 2016.
"Sugar baby"probe smacks od sexism, says group
February 19 - The Association of Women Lawyers (AWL) has voiced fears of sexism in investigations into the case concerning university students who have signed up as “sugar babies” to finance their lifestyles.
Jangan ada pilih kasih dalam siasatan "sugar baby", kata peguam
February 19 - Persatuan Peguam Wanita (AWL) menggesa pihak berkuasa tidak mengamalkan pilih kasih dalam menyiasat kes pelajar universiti yang menjadi “sugar baby” untuk membiayai gaya hidup mereka.
Up to AG to decide if Thomas should be charged, says lawyer
February 8 - Police are obliged to investigate potential crimes when reports are made while it is the discretion of the attorney-general to file charges, a lawyer said.
Exercise caution when playing 'kootu' funds, say lawyers
February 7 - The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the earning capacity of many Malaysians, and this could tempt some to turn to the time-tested way of raising some hard cash through tontine, which is known locally as “kootu”.
February 7 - Tidak syak lagi bahawa pandemik Covid-19 telah menjejaskan sumber pendapatan sebilangan besar rakyat Malaysia.
Empat lelaki termasuk remaja lelaki didakwa kes bunuh lelaki disimbah asid
February 4 - Empat lelaki termasuk seorang remaja di bawah umur dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Majisteret di sini hari ini atas tuduhan bersubahat dan membunuh seorang lelaki yang disimbah asid di Jalan Pulai Impian, Sikamat bulan lalu.
Sixteen-year old among four charged in Seremban over man's death
February 4 - Four men, including a minor, were charged in separate Magistrates Courts here today over the death of a man at a house in Pulai Villa, Sikamat, last month.
Empat termasuk remaja bawah umur didakwa membunuh
February 4 - Empat lelaki termasuk seorang remaja bawah umur didakwa di dua Mahkamah Majistret di sini hari ini atas tuduhan membunuh dan bersubahat membunuh seorang lelaki di sebuah rumah di Pulai Villa, Sikamat, bulan lalu.
Absurd to jail man 1,050 years for rape, say lawyers
February 1 - A senior lawyer has described as "ridiculous"a 1,050-year jail term imposed on a man for raping his 12-year old stepdaughter as it amounted to a natural life imprisonment.