KUALA TERENGGANU, May 16 — A former bowling assistant coach was sentenced to six years in prison by the Sessions Court today after he was found guilty of physical sexual assault against a Malaysia Games (Sukma) athlete, six years ago. Judge Nooriah Osman meted out the punishment on Mat Salleh Jalani, 61, who was found … Read more
KOTA KINABALU, March 23 — A woman and two men were jailed for a total of 49 years by the Court of Appeal here yesterday for seven joint charges of trafficking in seven foreign women for sex exploitation. A three-member panel chaired by Justice Datuk Supang Lian, who sat together with Justices Datuk Collin Lawrence … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 20 — A couple escaped the gallows today after the Court of Appeal substituted their murder charge with committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder for the death of their eight-year-old son. A three-member panel of judges led by Justice Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail sentenced Aaron Teoh Eng Wan and his wife En … Read more
KUALA PILAH, March 5 — A 47-year-old man was sentenced by the Sessions Court here to five years in prison after being found guilty of assaulting his 17-year-old daughter on January 23. Judge Norma Ismail imposed the sentence after the accused, who is a person with disabilities, pleaded guilty to the charge of causing injury … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Individuals can be fined up to RM20,000 or jailed up to two years, or both, if they are found to be involved in unauthorised collection of cockle spats through any method in any natural cockle bed or cultured cockle bed. Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain said that it viewed … Read more
KOTA BARU, Dec 21 — The Sessions Court here today sentenced a labourer to a total of 16 years in prison and given two strokes of the cane for two counts of committing physical sexual assault on a teenage boy. Judge Mohd Zul Zakiqudin Zulkifli handed down the sentence on Che Wan Mohd Fadil Che … Read more
LOS ANGELES: An ageing nun who stole over US$800,000 to bankroll a gambling habit and fund lavish holidays was jailed for a year in California on Monday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
JAKARTA: An Indonesian court sentenced an Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militant to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for his role in the 2002 bombings that killed more than 200 people on the resort island of Bali. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong judge sentenced a secondary school student on Monday to nearly eight years in prison for stabbing a police officer in the neck during the 2019 pro-democracy protests. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
BEIJING: A man in China has been sentenced to seven years in jail for setting internet equipment ablaze after becoming enraged over a slow connection, authorities have said. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
