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India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuke installations, prisoners

NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged a list of nuclear installations, said an official announcement by India’s Ministry of External Affairs. “India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of nuclear installations and facilities,” said the statement according to Xinhua. According to an agreement between […]

Meting out punishment not for faint of heart

BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA and ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP WORKING in a prison surrounded by inmates who have committed violent or non-violent crime is hardly anyone’s first choice of career. Within brick walls and gates, executions of the death penalty and caning are carried out like clockwork. In Malaysia, caning is used as a supplementary punishment to […]

Infected prison inmates, staff to be isolated

MIRI: Inmates and staff of Miri Central Prison who are tested positive for Covid-19 will be placed at the Covid-19 Low-risk Treatment and Quarantine Centre (PKRC) which is established within the prison facility. This was disclosed by the minister in charge of the Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. “For […]

Short-lived freedom for escaped prisoner

PADAWAN: Four prisoners escaped from Puncak Borneo Prison yesterday evening (Jul 1), however one of them was promptly arrested. The other three escaped prisoners were still at large as of press time. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said police are investigating the escape incident while searches are being carried out by the police together […]

No swab tests on prisoners

SIBU: No active case detection (ACD) will be carried out on prisoners at the Sibu Central Prison despite detection of Jalan Awang Cluster as declared by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) last Sunday. This is because the Jalan Awang Cluster involves only the new inmates and they have not had any contact with the permanent […]

Face-to-face CNY meetings with prisoners not allowed

KUALA LUMPUR:  Face-to-face meetings between prison inmates and their family members in conjunction with Chinese New Year celebration will not be allowed at all prison institutions nationwide. The Prisons Department in a statement said, however, a prepaid telephone calling facility would be provided as an alternative method to get in touch. “The consideration was made […]

Back in society is no easy task

Ahmad (not his real name) was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2000 for waging war against the King, and was among 13 convicts who were granted early pardon by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah in conjunction with the country’s 63rd National Day. Looking forward to better days ahead Having spent […]

Special Christmas for prisoners

Seven-day release for five until Dec SIBU: Five inmates at the Sibu Central Prison have been granted a seven-day licensed prisoner release (PBSL) until Dec 30. The prison director Azhar Ahmad said yesterday that the programme was one of the ways of rehabilitating prisoners through the involvement of the community, especially their family members. “The […]