
Two men acquitted of drug possession charge
Two men breathed a sigh of relief after the Court of Appeal today set aside their sentences of 23 years in jail and 20 lashes for the possession of Methamphetamine weighing 51.7 kg, seven years ago.
Mon Jun 20 2022

Pakistani escapes the gallows, gets 20-year jail instead for drug possession
Sardar Ali was instead sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment and ordered to be whipped 10 times.
Tue May 24 2022

Comedian Tauke Jambu, four others charged with drug possession
Comedian Zamatul Amri Zakaria or popularly known as Tauke Jambu and four others were charged at the Magistrate's Court here today with possession of ketamine.
Tue Apr 12 2022

Actor, director, assistant director fined for drug possession, use
A drama actor along with two other individuals were fined by the Magistrate's Court today after they pleaded guilty to drug possession and use in October last year.
Mon Jan 10 2022

Actor, director and assistant director plead guilty to drug possession
Muhamad Niezam, Mohd Latif and Saiful Zaidrin were granted bail amounting to RM3,000, RM2,600 and RM3,200 respectively.
Tue Oct 12 2021

Inspector, two other cops under probe for bribery
An inspector is one of three policemen who are being investigated for having allegedly sought a RM15,000 bribe to have a man released from an offence of drug possession.
Wed Jun 23 2021

Actor Benjy detained in Indonesia over drug possession
Benjy was reportedly hiding the syabu inside his anus.
Thu Apr 20 2017

Malaysian man arrested in Medan for drug possession
The local media said the 27-year-old man from Penang had arrived on a low cost airline flight.
Sun Aug 07 2016

Local rock group Terra Rossa vocalist charged with drug possession again
Khairulhizam Kaha, 43, claimed trial to possession of 0.53gm of syabu in the vicinity of Blok 8, Pangsapuri Taman Miharja Fasa 2, Cheras, at 5.15pm on July 9.
Mon Jul 11 2016

American father-of-two kills himself in Taiwan courtroom
41-year-old American, Tyrel Martin Marhanka, killed himself in a Taiwan court during his sentencing on drug possession charges.
Fri Jun 17 2016

Malaysian teen arrested at New Delhi airport for drug possession
Authorities apparently found two kilogrammes of cocaine in the rucksack in which the 18-year-old boy was carrying.
Sun May 01 2016

Tony Eusoff gets 8 months' jail over drug possession
The actor was said to be in possession of no less than 4.56 grams of vegetable substance that when analysed showed traces of ganja.
Thu Apr 21 2016

Former XPDC singer pleads not guilty to drug possession
Mael or Syed Ismail Syed Ibrahim has claimed trial to two counts of drug possession last month.
Mon Apr 18 2016

Benjy released over drug possession charge
Actor Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim or Benjy was today released by the Muar Magistrate's Court on a drug possession charge in March last year.
Tue Apr 05 2016

Nine men, 16 women held at JB entertainment centre
Police have detained nine men and 16 women in an operation at an entertainment centre in Jalan Tebrau early Saturday.
Sun Nov 08 2015

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025
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Fri Feb 21 2025