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Korean Priest charged with molesting man
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 29 - A deaf mute Korean priest was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with molesting a man 20 years ago.
However, no plea was recorded from Jee Jon Hoon, 55, as the court had to get a Korean and an international…
China jails journalist 4 years for Wuhan virus reporting
SHANGHAI: A Chinese citizen journalist was jailed for four years for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak unfurled, her lawyer said Monday, almost a year after details of an “unknown viral pneumonia” surfaced in the…
Digesting the court’s judgement on Ku Nan
WHEN an accused is hauled to court to face a criminal proceedings, he has no obligation to say anything. He is presumed to be innocent until he is proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in a fair trial in open court.
But, once the…
Painter pleads guilty to incest
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 -- A 25-year-old painter pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court here today to committing incest against his sister.
He made the plea after the charge was read out to him before Judge Mahyon Talib.
He was charged with…
Feb 3: Decision on Isa Samad’s RM3 million corruption case
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 -- Whether former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad will be acquitted or convicted on nine corruption charges, involving RM3 million, over the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites (MPHS) in Kuching,…
Lorry driver nabbed for under-declaring frozen chicken consignment
RANTAU PANJANG: A lorry driver thought he could escape the authorities by declaring a lesser amount of frozen chicken he brought from Thailand when passing the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (ICQ) Complex here yesterday.
However, he…