JOHOR BARU: A male student from China who was charged with kidnapping a teenage girl last year has been released on RM8,000 bail with two sureties. Magistrate A. Shaarmini granted bail to 23-year-old accused Huang Xiaonan after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence, Sinar Harian reported on Wednesday (Jan 22). “The accused must also report...
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The driver involved in the fatal container accident here has been charged with reckless driving at the Magistrate's Court. Marhizan Johari, 51, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Magistrate Mohd Harith Mohd Mazlan on Monday (Nov 18) at the Bukit Mertajam Court. ALSO READ: Woman crushed to death by container He was charged with driving a...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a Bangladeshi company director with a Datuk title on suspicion of submitting documents with false details regarding the application of a foreign worker quota worth RM1.1mil for Human Resources Ministry approval. According to a source within the Selangor MACC, the man, in his 40s, was arrested around...
KUANTAN: Five individuals, including a member of the Pahang royalty, have been charged in the Magistrate's Court here on Thursday (Nov 7) with allegedly injuring a man with a knife in June. The accused, Tengku Eddie Akasya Tengku Abd Rahman, 20, Nik Norhisham Affendi Nik Mohd Zani, 39, Mohd Fouzi Md Nur, 44, Mohd Taufik Daud,...
MELAKA: A 46-year-old man has pleaded guilty to three charges of using forged documents involving honorific awards from the Melaka government. Mohamad Nizam Abdul Ghani entered the plea before Magistrate Khairunnisak Hassni here on Fri (Oct 25). According to the charge sheet, the accused used falsified approval letters for the Darjah Pangkuan Seri Melaka (DPSM), which carries...
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...
PORT DICKSON: A 43-year-old religious leader claimed trial at the magistrate's court here to a charge of using criminal force with the intention to molest a teacher undergoing practical training at a religious centre. Mohd Hafidz Eshak, an ustaz, was dressed in a white robe and skullcap when he pleaded not guilty when the charge was...
TENOM: A woman testified in the Magistrate's Court on Thursday (Aug 29) that she did not give the police the mobile phone she used to record a video call with Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, also known as Ebit Lew (pic). The ninth prosecution witness, in her 40s, who is the complainant in the sexual harassment case...
TENOM: A woman testified in the Magistrate's Court on Wednesday that preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, also known as Ebit Lew, had confided that his sexual needs were purportedly unmet by his wife. The ninth prosecution witness, in her 40s, stated that Lew spoke of the matter during a 44-minute and nine-second video call on May...
TENOM: A woman told the Magistrate's Court here that she was uncertain if she had ever sent explicit photos to preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew or Ebit Lew, in connection with the alleged sexual harassment case against him. The woman in her 40s, the ninth prosecution witness and the complainant in the case suggested that the...
