BUTTERWORTH: A warden employed at a centre linked to GISB Sdn Bhd faces charges of sexual abuse in the Sessions Court on Monday (Oct 14). Muhammad Miqdam Muhammad Amir pleaded not guilty to the charges read to him by Sessions Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah. He is accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old two years ago by touching the...
SEPANG: A 53-year-old Pakistani carpet seller, who is a permanent resident, pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges in the Sepang Sessions Court on Wednesday (Aug 7). The father of the 12-year-old boy who was seen driving with his two younger siblings in a viral video last month faced a count of recklessly exposing the child...
BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Chanin Yensudchai, former chairman of Stark Corporation Plc, was charged in court for public deception, fraud and money laundering that caused shareholders to lose billions of baht. Public prosecutors also called on the Criminal Court to not grant him bail due to the magnitude of public fraud he may be involved in. Wiroon...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Tims/ANN): Suspecting that one of her four children, aged eight to 11, stole her money, a woman made them look for the cash as she splashed hot water on them. On June 24, the single mother, 33, who cannot be named due to a gag order to protect her children’s identities, pleaded guilty...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed an application by Datuk Seri Najib Razak to submit two additional affidavits in his application to commence judicial review over an alleged royal addendum order, which would allow him to serve his remaining prison term under house arrest. Justice Amarjeet Singh also fixed July 3 to deliver his...
KOTA KINABALU: The Court of Appeal has set June 18 to deliver a decision on the federal Attorney General’s appeal against a Kota Kinabalu High Court ruling to grant the Sabah Law Society (SLS) leave to challenge the 40% special constitutional grant provisions. A three-member panel comprising Justices Datuk Ravinthran N. Paramaguru, Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd...
Not a good look for the team behind Sing! China. Last July, Asian showbiz lost one of its brightest stars, Hong Kong singer Coco Lee. It was not long after her death that a nine-minute voice recording surfaced. On it, Coco claimed she was bullied during her stint as a coach on Chinese reality singing show Sing! China. Warner Music China, Coco’s...
It’s a he-said, she-said situation, with Phoebe describing the details of her alleged abuse, and her ex-husband, Canadian actor Christopher Downs, claiming it never happened. In 2022, Taiwanese actress-host Phoebe Huang, 50, announced that she was splitting from her husband of 16 years, Canadian actor Christopher Downs, 52. The pair, who share a 14-year-old daughter, Kyana Poppy Downs, reportedly often clashed about where...
PUTRAJAYA: Bangladeshi opposition leader MA Quayum will not be deported yet as he has a pending court case, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic). The Home Minister said the ministry is giving full cooperation to all parties in relation to the case. "We are aware that Quanyum was detained early this month by the police and...
The examination took all of 10 minutes. Since being accused of sexual assault by several women amidst Taiwan’s #MeToo movement earlier this year, Taiwanese comedian, Nono, 52, has been struggling to keep his head above water. According to the first whistleblower, social media influencer Anissa (小红老师), one of Nono’s victims experienced “immense pain” in her privates after being sexually assaulted by him....
