KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 70 prisoners from three states were released on licence on Thursday (Aug 29) under the Ihsan Madani Licensed Prisoner Release Programme (PBSL) in conjunction with the 67th National Day celebration. The states involved are Perak, Perlis, and Kelantan. In Perak, 34 individuals in prisons across the state were released through the PBSL...
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia announced their first exchange of prisoners of war in nearly four months on Friday, with 150 people freed after negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said 75 Ukrainian prisoners had been returned from Russia. They included four civilians while the rest were members of the...
PUNCAK BORNEO: The government has agreed in principle to implement the Licensed Release of Prisoners (PBSL) through home detention for prisoners serving jail sentences of four years and below as an effort to reduce overcrowding in prisons. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic) said that his ministry is currently in the process of examining...
WASHINGTON: The United States released an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in exchange for 10 American detainees and a fugitive dubbed "Fat Leonard" in a sweeping prisoner swap deal between the rival governments on Wednesday (Dec 21). US President Joe Biden made the "extremely difficult decision" to free Alex Saab, the one-time confidant of socialist...
