Tax arrears: Lawyer Shafee fails to obtain leave to file counterclaim
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has failed in his application to obtain leave from the High Court here today to file a counterclaim against the Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) demand that he pays income tax arrears amounting to RM9.41 million. Judicial Commissioner (JC) Roz Mawar Rozain dismissed Muhammad Shafee’s application after finding that […]
Appeals Court reduces damages to RM649,200 in youths killed in police shootout case
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here today allowed the appeal by the government and the police for the amount of damages awarded to the families of three youths who were killed in a shootout in the Glenmarie industrial zone in Shah Alam, Selangor, 13 years ago to be reduced. A three-member bench of the appellate […]
Court rejects ex-student’s suit over special education school’s services
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed a suit filed by a former student of a special education secondary school against the school and three others, including the Malaysian government, for failing to provide quality special education for him. Judge Datuk Nik Hasmat Nik Mohamad in her judgment said the court found that the […]
Death for man who murdered security guard
IPOH: A scrap metal collector was sentenced to death by the High Court here today after he was found guilty of murdering a man in 2015. Judge Datuk Anselm Charles Fernandis handed down the sentence on R. Saravanan, 41, after ruling that the prosecution had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt against the accused. […]
Ahmad Zahid applies for permanent return of passport
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi filed an application at the High Court to have his passport returned permanently to him, to enable him to carry out his official duties as deputy prime minister. The passport was previously surrendered to the court as an additional bail condition after he was charged with 47 […]
Court dismisses Najib’s bid to attend Parliament as it’s now academic, has no merit
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s legal challenge over the Prisons Department’s refusal to allow his request to attend Dewan Rakyat proceedings. Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid ruled that there is no live issue to be considered by the court as Najib is no longer a Member […]
Chong files appeal to overturn High Court decision
KUCHING: Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen has filed an appeal to overturn a decision of the Kuching High Court in respect of the Sarawak government and the State Financial Authority’s (SFA) ‘black hole’ defamation lawsuit brought against him.He was ordered by the Kuching High Court to pay damages in the sum […]
25-year-old sentenced to hang for drugs
KUCHING: A young man was sentenced to death via hanging by the High Court here today after being found guilty of two charges of possessing 751 grams of Methamphetamine and 407.2 grams of Ketamine three years ago. Judge Azhahari Kamal Ramli sentenced Eric Bong, 25, after finding that the prosecution succeeded in proving a prima […]
Chong files appeal to overturn High Court’s ‘black hole’ defamation lawsuit decision
KUCHING: Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen has filed an appeal to overturn the decision of the Kuching High Court in respect of the Sarawak government and the State Financial Authority’s (SFA) ‘black hole’ defamation lawsuit brought against him. He was ordered by the Kuching High Court to pay damages in the […]
PM obtains court order for Lokman Adam to remove defamatory statement on social media
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today obtained an interim injunction from the High Court here for Datuk Lokman Noor Adam to delete immediately all videos on his social media accounts that allegedly defamed the prime minister. Lawyer Ragunath Kesavan, representing Ismail Sabri, said this followed a decision by Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain […]
