Fair trial rights unaffected with passing of Child Witness Evidence (Amendment) Bill, says Azalina

KUALA LUMPUR: The Evidence of Child Witness (Amendment) Bill 2024, passed by the Dewan Negara on Tuesday, will not affect the accused's right to a fair trial, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. She said that the prosecution must still prove the accused’s guilt beyond a...

Zayn Rayyan murder: Police collect samples from family residence

PETALING JAYA: Police have collected samples from the family residence of the deceased autistic child Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, at Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai here to assist an ongoing murder investigation. The team, together with three other policemen in plain clothes were seen carrying a black box at around 4.20pm to the apartment on the second...

Police sergeant nabbed for breaking into Sepang exhibit storage unit

SERDANG: A police sergeant was detained for allegedly breaking into the Sepang police headquarters' exhibit storage on Saturday (July 29). Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect in his 40s was detained on Monday (July 31) and he will be remanded. "Exhibits from cases that have been completed and slotted to be disposed...