PARIS, May 15 — Since the first version of Minecraft was released to the public 15 years ago, the block-based world-building game has become a global phenomenon. Players of all ages and backgrounds have used the game for everything from educational projects and architecture to building communities and creating artwork. With more than 300 million … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, April 17 — The Court of Appeal has set three days from May 14 to hear the prosecution’s appeal against a High Court’s decision to sentence six former Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) students initially charged with murdering cadet officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain to 18 years in prison for culpable homicide not amounting to … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 18 — The Court of Appeal today issued the Attorney-General Chamber (AGC) an ultimatum to decide on Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s representation for the AGC’s consideration to discontinue its appeal in the latter’s acquittal in the foreign visa system (VLN) contract case. A three-member bench led by Court of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 ― In a statement shared via Bursa Malaysia, CTOS Data Systems Sdn Bhd (CTOS) said that the company feel that there is enough basis to appeal the ruling made by the High Court yesterday and lodged a Notice of Appeal at the Court of Appeal. The statement reads: Regarding the recent … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The prosecution has filed an appeal in the Federal Court against the decision of the Court of Appeal yesterday which acquitted former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad of all nine charges of corruption involving RM3 million over the agency’s purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites (MPHS) … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 5 — A former female clerk and her two friends escaped the gallows when the Court of Appeal today commuted the death sentence to 35 years in jail for abduction and murder of a managing director of a company, whose body was dumped over the Penang Second Bridge, nine years ago. This was … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Deputy Public Prosecutor’s Office will make an objection to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s appeal to overturn his graft charges at the Federal Court. Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharudin Wan Ladin said since Muhyiddin’s case was heard at the Sessions Court, after the Court of Appeal overturned its decision, … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The existence of vernacular schools in Malaysia — which have used Tamil and Chinese to teach students even before Merdeka and before the country’s national language was stated to be Malay — have become the target of renewed debate in recent years. Several non-governmental organisations have failed in their constitutional … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — The founder and editor of Sarawak Report, Clare Rewcastle-Brown, has filed an appeal against the two-year prison sentence imposed by the Kuala Terengganu Magistrates’ Court for her defamation conviction involving the Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah. Rewcastle-Brown filed a notice of appeal at the Kuala Terengganu High Court, to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown who was sentenced to two years in jail by a Magistrates Court after being found guilty of defaming the Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah, will apply to set aside her conviction, her lawyer said today. Lawyer Guok Ngek Seong said he had received instructions … Read more
