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Suhakam must also develop a plan that would enable universal education for all children in Malaysia, Centhra's Azril said.

The Court of Appeal has deferred to July 7 to decide on the quantum of damages for negligence and dependency claim to be awarded to the family of a general worker who was found dead in Tapah Prison.

The study will be led by EAIC deputy chairman and former Federal Court judge, Tan Sri Zainun Ali.

Just take the year 2017 and already four custodial deaths were reported in the last three months.

The Malaysian Bar has reiterated its call for the establishment of the IPCMC following the death of detainee S. Balamurugan.

Datuk S. Ambiga said the recommendations of the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) in 20016 should also be implemented immediately.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is pushing for Malaysia to adopt reforms to ensure the accountability for deaths in custody and unjustified police shootings.

Suaram has called on the government to legislate an anti-torture law to avoid any more deaths in police custody or in any other enforcement.

Police will investigate the death of a 53-year-old man who died while being held detained by police.

The Government was trying to -whitewash- the issue of deaths in custody when the Home Ministry claimed that there were less cases that what the public thought, alleged several Pakatan Rakyat MPs.

Home Minister said that there were "only two" cases of deaths in custody where policemen were allegedly involved.

The Cabinet has decided to create a permanent Coroners Court in each state to handle custodial deaths, said Minister in Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri.

A 43-year-old man yesterday evening died in a lock-up at the Tampin police station amidst public scrutiny over deaths in custody.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has ordered all department directors to review the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in various areas of police work.

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.

A legend who has influenced our music for decades, was one of the highlights of my career, says Francissca Peter.

Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.

In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".

Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.

The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.

Also among the highlights, UNICEF report on 12.3pct of teenagers in Klang Valley's PPR face mental health issues and suicidal tendencies.

Here are the resolution's main terms, and a note about subsequent violations and tensions.

So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.