KUALA TERENGGANU, April 22 — A former Terengganu Islamic Religion and Malay Customs Council (Maidam) member and his wife pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to abuse of power and submitting false claims related to the distribution of zakat worth almost RM20,000, from 2019 to 2021. Datuk Mohamad Zahari Harun, 64, and … Read more
TOKYO, March 29 — Japan’s biggest and most successful boyband agency has admitted that two more employees carried out sexual abuse, months after it said its late founder had abused young aspiring stars. The two employees of Johnny & Associates were “firmly dealt with” last year, the company, which has changed its name to Smile-Up, … Read more
LONDON, March 9 — Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, has said she was targeted with “hateful” online abuse during her two pregnancies, criticising the toxicity and lack of humanity on the internet and in parts of the media. Advertisement Meghan married King Charles’ second son Harry in 2018, and the couple have two children, Archie, … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The Malaysian Army (TDM) has confirmed receiving a report on the alleged abuse of power and the use of force by a senior officer in Sarawak against another personnel. The TDM headquarters in a statement today informed that a police report had been lodged by the victim last Sunday following … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has filed an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s restoration of four abuse of power charges against him. When contacted by Malay Mail, Muhyiddin’s lawyer Chetan Jethwani confirmed that the appeal was submitted to the Federal Court yesterday. The High Court had in … Read more
PARIS, Feb 24 — France’s annual movie awards ceremony took a sombre turn yesterday with a standing ovation for actress Judith Godreche who spoke out against sexual violence in the film industry. “Why accept that this art that we love so much, this art that unites us, be used as a cover for illicit trafficking … Read more
IPOH, Feb 19 — Former Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) vice-chancellor, Prof Datuk Zakaria Kasa, 67, who was acquitted and discharged of abusing his power by the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya on Thursday, passed away yesterday due to heart disease. His third son, Mohd Fauzi, 34, said that his late father breathed his last … Read more
MELAKA, Feb 18 — The former general manager of Panorama Melaka Sdn Bhd, Datuk Abu Bakar Abdul, denied that he was the individual charged in the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court on Friday (Feb 16), on a charge of abuse of power. He said that, because he shares a similar name with the accused in the … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 15 — The Court of Appeal here today acquitted and discharged former Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Zakaria Kasa of abusing his power by including his son’s name in a list of job interviewees at the university, 10 years ago. The three-judge panel, led by Judge Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Police arrested two local babysitters suspected of abusing and neglecting an 11-month-old girl at a childcare centre in Semenyih last month. Kajang district police chief ACP Mohd Zaid Hassan said the two women, aged 22, were arrested on January 29, after police received a report from a woman on January … Read more
