SIBU: A man was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court after admitting to assaulting and threatening his wife in April. Magistrate Romario Jonoi on Wednesday (August 13) imposed a further six-month custodial sentence on 31-year-old Tino Alphonsus for criminal intimidation of his wife. However, both terms are to run concurrently from the date of...
KAJANG: Three people including a security guard were detained over the discovery of a baby girl left in a box at a petrol station in Batu 14, Hulu Langat. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Naazron Abdul Yusof said the 29-year-old security guard had initially lodged a report claiming he had found the newborn, who was still alive,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Teen pregnancy cases continue to show a slight increase as over 2,700 cases have been reported annually over the past two years, says Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad (pic). She told the Dewan Rakyat that 2,737 teenage pregnancy cases were reported in 2023 and 2,752 cases in 2024, an increase of 15 cases or...
KUALA LUMPUR: A lawmaker said the gap between public and private education may widen as more parents consider private schools due to rising bullying in public schools. Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muda–Muar) said parents who rely on public schools could be disadvantaged as these institutions are often their only viable option. “As a product of national...
PETALING JAYA: There is a surge of public outrage and solidarity in the case of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir's death in Sabah. Hashtags #JusticeforZara and #JusticeforZaraQairina are dominating social media platforms X and TikTok, with more than 114,000 posts, and the number continues to grow. The movement stems from the death of the 13-year-old Zara...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General's Chambers will hold an inquest to look into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir. In a statement on Wednesday (Aug 13), the AGC said the decision was made after reviewing the police investigation report on the case submitted on Aug 12. The inquest will be conducted under Section 339(1) of the Criminal...
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP’s plan to mobilise its members in Penang to “defend” a business premises involved in the recent upside-down flag controversy risks sparking a direct confrontation, warns MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). He said the move, announced by DAP, could draw large numbers of politically charged individuals to a location already...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will examine the need for specific laws on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in light of emerging legal challenges. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic) said the current legal system needs to be upgraded, as AI-related laws require different approaches, including burden of proof,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry will conduct engagement sessions with all stakeholders to explain the current guidelines for handling bullying offences, says Minister Fadhlina Sidek (pic). She said the move was in response to one of the four demands in the #JusticeForZara memorandum submitted to the ministry by a group of student activists here on Tuesday...
KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition MPs demand that the authorities provide a detailed explanation for why a post-mortem examination was not carried out immediately in the case of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death. Perikatan Nasional chief whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Baru) questioned the police's procedure in the case. “I want to ask the police, according to procedures......
