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Malaysia’s AGC rebuts claims by Najib’s lawyer that High Court ruling on house arrest dilutes royal power
The AGC said the High Court ruling had reaffirmed the power of pardon is a prerogative of the king, as…
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Former Malaysia PM Najib Razak loses house arrest bid in High Court
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Monday (Dec 22) rejected former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bid to serve…
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Crunch time for former Malaysia PM Najib ahead of two crucial court rulings
He began serving his prison term only in August 2022 after exhausting appeals to his conviction in the Appeals Court…
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Shoes, socks and meat: The secret codes of a global insider-trading ring allegedly involving 2 Singapore men
They started using coded messages, using the terms “socks” and “shoes” to refer to SIM cards and burner phones, respectively.…
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Thai court orders ex-PM Thaksin to pay $500 mn tax bill: reports
“FOLLOW THE ORDER” On Monday, the Supreme Court overruled an appeals court decision in the tax case, “forcing Thaksin to…
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French appeal court increases sentence of man convicted of raping Gisele Pelicot
“ENTIRE SORDID SOCIAL SYSTEM” Public prosecutor Dominique Sie had earlier on Thursday requested 12 years in jail for Dogan. “As…
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Sri Lanka’s former president Wickremesinghe gets bail
COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court granted bail on Tuesday (Aug 26) to former president Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was arrested last week…
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Cocaine vape seizure: 3 Singaporeans among 4 charged with drug trafficking, face death penalty in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Three Singaporeans are among four men who face the death penalty for drug trafficking in Malaysia. The trio…
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Money laundering charges dropped against former Malaysia PM Najib in US$6.34 million case linked to 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR: Ex-Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak was on Friday (Jun 20) granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal…
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Fake kidnapping in KL: Foreigner studying in Singapore fined US$4,000 by Malaysian court for cheating
KUALA LUMPUR: A foreigner studying in Singapore has been fined RM17,000 (US$4,000) by a Malaysian court for faking another student’s…
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