After long legal battle, Hong Kong's 47 democrats brace for sentencing
Jail terms are expected to range from several years for participants to possible life imprisonment for principal offenders.
Mon Nov 18 2024
Singer Yasin gets life imprisonment, 16 strokes of the cane over drug offences
The High Court sentenced Yasin Sulaiman after finding him guilty of possessing, cultivating, self-administering marijuana.
Thu Aug 22 2024
Siblings escape the gallows, sentenced to 33 years in prison for murder of sister’s blind husband
The court allowed the siblings appeal to have the death penalty imposed by the High Court commuted to life imprisonment.
Wed Aug 14 2024
Britain calls for Jimmy Lai's release as Hong Kong trial begins
David Cameron calls for the release of British national Jimmy Lai, who faces possible life imprisonment.
Mon Dec 18 2023
Couple gets death sentence commuted to 30 years jail for trafficking drugs
A former mechanic and a former cosmetician who were found guilty of two counts of trafficking drugs, escaped the gallows today after the Court of Appeal commuted their death sentence to life imprisonm
Wed Nov 22 2023
Natural life imprisonment of ex-cop convicted for killing singer commuted to 33 years jail
Mohd Ya'cob Demyati had been behind bars for 23 years, to serve his sentence for killing Spoon band singer Sabi'ul Malik Shafiee.
Thu Nov 16 2023
Historic day as apex court hears review applications by 11 death row prisoners - Azalina
The hearing of the review applications reflects the government's commitment to promoting and defending universal human rights.
Tue Nov 14 2023
Apex court commutes death sentence and natural-life imprisonment of 11 convicted for drug trafficking
They are the first batch of inmates whose review applications were heard by the Federal Court bench today.
Tue Nov 14 2023
Application for review of death sentence, natural life imprisonment must be filed within three months - Ramkarpal
It is a one-off application and the filing of the motion and supporting affidavit for the review must be done by the Prisons Department.
Tue Sep 12 2023
Azalina: Law on revision of death sentences and life imprisonment comes into force on Sept 12
Prisoners who have been sentenced to mandatory death and life imprisonment can now file an application in court to review their sentences.
Mon Sep 11 2023
Malaysian mother's joy as son gets chance of death row reprieve
More than 1,300 people facing the death penalty or life imprisonment in Malaysia, can seek a sentencing review under the new rules passed.
Wed Apr 05 2023
Bill to abolish death penalty tabled for first reading in Dewan Rakyat
The bill aims to abolish the mandatory death penalty, change the punishment to life imprisonment and whipping.
Mon Mar 27 2023
Chief cook's life imprisonment set aside, jailed 15 years for drug trafficking
A 34-year-old chief cook today succeeded in his appeal to overturn his life imprisonment on two charges of drug trafficking imposed by a High Court.
Tue Mar 29 2022
Suspects in Dutch trial 'fully responsible' for MH17 downing, prosecution says
The men - all of whom remain at large - could face sentences of up to life imprisonment if found guilty.
Wed Dec 22 2021
Federal Court upholds life imprisonment, whipping on former trader who kidnapped businessman for RM500,000 ransom
The Federal Court upheld a 30-year jail sentence and 10 strokes of the cane imposed on Kamaruzaman.
Mon Oct 25 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024