KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court has dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of navy cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam against the Malaysian Armed Forces Council, the government and others over his death. The family's lawyer Zaid Malek said Sessions judge Idah Ismail made the dismissal after finding that the plaintiff failed to establish a claim...
JOHOR BARU: A trader has been jailed 10 years by the Sessions Court here for causing serious injury to his third ex-wife, Jahidah Nordin @ Sylvester and leaving her in a coma three years ago. Judge Fatimah Zahari handed down the sentence, effective from the conviction on Monday (Dec 9), after the defence failed to raise...
MELAKA: The woman known as “Mak Cik Kamboja”, who sparked controversy last year, was fined RM40,000 after pleading guilty at the Sessions Court here on Friday (Dec 6) to two charges of insulting Malays, reported Sinar Harian. Her son, who was also accused, was released on a RM10,000 bond. The accused, Mariyah Yaakob, 48 and Ezuan Hafsham...
KUALA LUMPUR: A police officer and his wife were sentenced to 12 and 10 years in prison, respectively, by the Klang Sessions Court for trafficking their Indonesian maid for forced labour exploitation, causing the woman to suffer severe injuries. Judge Zulqarnain Hassan handed down the sentence to S. Vijayan Rao, 40, and his wife, K. Rineshini...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today granted SRC International Sdn Bhd and its two subsidiaries a two-week extension to resolve their lawsuit against Umno and Umno Selangor, involving RM19.5mil allegedly misappropriated in 2015. Judge Datuk Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan, on Wednesday (Nov 27), granted the extension after lawyer Razlan Hadri Zulkifli, representing SRC, Gandingan...
SEOUL (Bernama-Yonhap): A court on Friday sentenced opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to a suspended one-year prison term for lying during the previous presidential campaign when he was a candidate, a ruling that if upheld will strip him of his parliamentary seat and bar him from running in the next presidential election in 2027. Yonhap news agency...
SINGAPORE: An Indonesian maid was charged on Wednesday (Nov 6) with causing grievous hurt by performing a rash act in an accident in River Valley that killed a four-year-old girl. Lilyana Eva, 32, is accused of committing the offence shortly before 5pm on Jan 23. According to court documents, she allegedly failed to ensure the safety of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Funds raised from a US$3bil bond issuance purportedly for the development of The Exchange TRX had ultimately been diverted into former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s bank account, says the judge hearing the 1MDB case. Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah (now Court of Appeal judge) who heard Najib’s 1MDB case said that the...
KUALA LUMPUR: A food delivery rider, who allegedly rammed a car into a policeman last week, has claimed trial to an attempted murder charge at the Sessions Court here. Muhammad Shamil Md Isa, 27, was charged with ramming a car into a motorcycle ridden by Corporal A. Rajaratnam, 48, knowing that the act could result in...
PETALING JAYA: Adeline Chang, one of the two sisters who have gained recent online notoriety, claims she will be charged in court on Thursday (Oct 24). Adeline has been called out on social media for allegedly repeatedly not paying for services rendered. She is also believed to be the sister of Alice Chang, who gained similar online...
