Judge recuses herself from hearing Apandi Ali’s appeal in defamation suit against Kit Siang
PUTRAJAYA: Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Hanipah Farikullah has recused herself from hearing former Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali’s appeal against a High Court’s dismissal of his RM10 million defamation lawsuit against Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang. Justice Hanipah, who chaired a three-member bench, said she decided to recuse herself from hearing the […]
Man, girlfriend charged with abuse of four-year-old boy
IPOH: A store assistant and his girlfriend, who works as a cleaner, were charged at the Sessions Court today, with abusing her four-year-old son at a flat here last week. S. Uthayakumar, 26 and A. Kanageswary, 23, pleaded not guilty to abusing the boy and physically injuring him at a flat in Block F-2-12, Jalan […]
Solar case: Court allows Rosmah’s bid to postpone appeal proceedings
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today allowed Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application to postpone the appeal proceedings in her graft case involving a solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak, which was scheduled to be heard on July 11. Judge Datuk Azizah Nawawi, who led the three-member bench in a unanimous decision, said, […]
Teen faces court charges for kindergarten disturbance
SARIKEI: A 17-year-old man who caused trouble at a kindergarten in Tanjung Manis recently is expected to be charged in court. Sarikei district police chief, Superintendent Awang Arfian Awang Bujang, said that a urine test conducted on the suspect confirmed that he was under the influence of drugs during the incident. The charges against the […]
Man gets eight years for sexually assaulting eight-year-old grandniece
KUCHING: At the Sessions Court on Friday (May 19), a man was sentenced to eight years in prison and given four strokes of the cane for sexually assaulting his eight-year-old grandniece. The 44-year-old defendant, employed as a plantation worker in Simunjan, pleaded guilty to two charges presented before Judge Maris Agan. The first charge involved […]
Mother charged with physical sexual assault on two sons, child porno
KLANG: A mother pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court today to three charges of committing physical sexual assault on her two sons, aged 12 and 14, in November last year. The 33-year-old woman was alleged to have committed the offence at around 8 pm in their apartment in Puncak Alam. She was charged under […]
Give ex-prisoners a second chance: Prison chief
By Mohd Norzaidi Arjunaidi KAJANG: The stigma of being a former prisoner causes them to often be sidelined by the society even though they have served their sentences for their past mistakes. Kajang Prison director Mohd Roslen Ramli said the community’s attitude and disposition towards released offenders made it difficult for some of them to […]
Woman charged with hurting maid with iron, hot water
KUALA LUMPUR: A female clerk pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here today to hurting an Indonesian maid using an iron and hot water since March last year. Loke Chee Hui, 43, who works with an employment agency, was accused to have committed the offence in a house at Jalan Hujan Emas 3, Taman […]
Indonesian youth fined for selling lotteries without licence
KUCHING: A Indonesian teenager was fined RM1,000, in default three weeks’ jail, by the Magistrate’s Court here today for selling public lotteries without a licence. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced the 18-year-old who pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 9(1) of the Open Gambling Act 1953. According to the charges, he is […]
Youth fined RM500 for operating gambling devices
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a youth to a fine of RM500 in default of ten days in jail for operating several gambling apparatuses last January. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar meted out the sentence against the 20-year-old accused who pleaded guilty after a social report hearing today. According to the charges, the accused worked as […]
