Teenage boys charged for gang rape of 12-year-old girl in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: Two teenage boys were on Thursday (Oct 3) charged in the Tawau Magistrate’s Court for the gang rape of a 12-year-old girl on a farm in the East Coast district last week. However, no plea was taken from the boys, aged 13 and 14, after the charges were read to them before Tawau Court...

Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng to be charged, say reports

KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore-based Malaysian property tycoon Ong Beng Seng is set to be charged on Friday (Oct 4), according to reports by Singaporean media. Channel News Asia reported that according to court records, Ong, who is also a hotelier and Singapore GP head, is likely to be charged with one count each of abetting under Section...

Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng to be charged, say reports

KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore-based Malaysian property tycoon Ong Beng Seng is set to be charged on Friday (Oct 4), according to reports by Singaporean media. Channel News Asia reported that according to court records, Ong, who is also a hotelier and Singapore GP head, is likely to be charged with one count each of abetting under Section...

Fatal brawl near Kitchener Road: Man, 22, charged with murder and faces death penalty, five others with rioting

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 25-year-old man after a fatal brawl near Jalan Besar that occurred around 4am on Sept 22. Appearing via video link on Sept 23, Muhammad Sajid Saleem, who is in police custody, stood expressionless as his single charge was read out to...

Maid charged with animal abuse for allegedly beating employer’s dog which later died

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A maid who allegedly beat her employer’s dog which later died was arrested on Aug 26 and charged in a district court on Aug 27. Junny Lal Awn Pui, 26, a Myanmar national, faces four charges under the Animals and Birds Act. The charges accuse her of abusing a 13-year-old male brown...

Muhyiddin to be charged under Sedition Act on Tuesday

PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister and Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be charged in court on Tuesday (Aug 27) under the Sedition Act for comments made during the recent Nenggiri by-election. The Bersatu president will be charged at the Gua Musang Sessions Court on Tuesday morning over alleged seditious remarks concerning the process...

Ex-aide to MP charged with sexually assaulting student in Batu Pahat pool

PETALING JAYA: A former aide to an MP has been charged at the Muar Sessions Court with physical sexual assault of a female student at a Batu Pahat swimming pool last month. The accused, Zainoor Juma'at, 45, who is also the chairman of the Parent-Teacher Association of a school in Rengit, pleaded not guilty after the...

Badminton coach, bank officer plead not guilty to DUI

KUALA LUMPUR: A part-time badminton coach pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here on Monday (July 29) to a charge of drink-driving, causing the death of a motorcyclist. Kum Yi Fan, 24, was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol to the extent of causing the death of Zulkifli Md Ariff, 54, on...

Policeman charged with murder of Nur Farah Kartini

HULU SELANGOR: A policeman has been charged at the Magistrate's Court here with the murder of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah who was found dead in a palm oil plantation. Muhammad Alif Monjani, 26, was accused of murdering Nur Farah Kartini, 25, at Ladang SKC Keledang in Hulu Bernam between 9am on July 10 and 6pm on...

Ulu Tiram attack: Slain suspect’s family members face nine charges including supporting terrorism

JOHOR BARU: Five family members of the Ulu Tiram police station attacker have been charged at the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (June 19) with a total of nine charges between them. They are Radin Imran Radin Mohd Yassin, 62; his Singaporean wife, Rosna Jantan, 59; and their children Radin Romyullah Radin Imran, 34, Farhah Sobrina...