Mechanic charged with drug trafficking ordered to enter defence

TAWAU: The High Court here on Monday ordered a mechanic to enter his defence on a charge of trafficking nearly 200 kilogrammes of Syabu in 2021. Judge Datuk Dr Lim Hock Leng ordered Tai Chee Khiong, 51, to enter his defence after finding that the prosecution had succeeded in establishing a prima facie in the case. The...

Five men slapped with three drug charges in Pasir Gudang

JOHOR BARU: Five men, including two foreigners and a businessman with a Datuk title, have been slapped with three charges for drug distribution at the Magistrate's Court in Pasir Gudang near here. The accused - Datuk Loong Chan Yow, 46; Wong Fook Loy, 46; and Chai Choon Foo, 54 - nodded their heads after the charges...

Lebanese jeweller fails in bid for summary judgment against Rosmah over missing jewellery

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here dismissed Lebanon-based jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL’s bid to enter into summary judgment against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) in a lawsuit filed by the company to recover 43 pieces of jewellery worth RM67.4mil. Lawyer Rajivan Nambiar, representing Rosmah as the defendant, said Judge Ong Chee Kwan dismissed Global Royalty’s application with...

Court rejects Najib’s appeal

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeal to attend the proceedings of the US$681mil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) lawsuit that was filed against him and several other individuals. A three-man bench comprising Justices P. Ravinthran, Mariana Yahya and Lim Chong Fong held that the proceedings the former prime minister wanted to...

Defamation suit settled, Zuraida apologises to Saifuddin Nasution

KUALA LUMPUR: The defamation suit filed by Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail against Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin was settled when the former PKR vice-president made a public apology to the Home Minister at the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Nov 14). Zuraida, 65, when reading the apology before Judge Norakhmar Mohd Sani, said she had made a defamatory...

Two alleged gang members claim trial to armed robberies in Ipoh

  IPOH: Two men from the notorious “Geng Jiva” were charged in the Sessions Court with being involved in a spate of armed robberies in several areas here. K. Gunasegaran, 34, a wireman, and K. Kaliswaran, 35, a car wash worker from Taman Ipoh Timur, pleaded not guilty to the charges read out to them in Tamil...

Duo plead not guilty over RM4.6mil casino chip heist

BENTONG: Two men were charged in a Magistrate’s Court here Wednesday (Nov 8) with breaking into a casino room in Genting Highlands last month and stealing 1,160 casino chips worth RM4.6mil belonging to Genting Highlands Bhd. Koay Boan Seng, 32, and Hoo Chee Chuan, 38, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out before Magistrate...

Company owner, employee charged with submitting false claims for Penjana programme

KUALA TERENGGANU: A company owner and one of his employees pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Oct 31) to charges of submitting false documents to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to claim incentives under the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 (Penjana) programme amounting to RM126,100 two years ago. Proprietor Arrie Syahiman Mohd Zain, 33, and...

Russian court extends custody of US journalist in ‘foreign agent’ case

KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva had her detention extended by 72 hours on Friday in a case where she is accused of violating Russia's law on foreign agents. Kurmasheva is a Prague-based journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is funded by the U.S. Congress and designated by Russia as a foreign...