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The trial begins with nearly 90 defendants accused of being part of a $12 billion scam, for which some of them risk the death penalty.

The Court of Appeal here today reduced the 13-year imprisonment to eight years jail with two strokes of the cane on former Tronoh Assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong for raping his maid, five years ago.

The judge said a heavy deterrent punishment should be imposed on Yong so as to serve as a lesson to him and also to others.

Yong is being accused of raping his Indonesian maid in a room on the first floor of his house in Meru Desa Park.

The defence in the rape case involving Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong today closed their case after calling all three witnesses.

Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong told the Ipoh High Court today that there is a political ploy behind the rape charge he is currently on trial for.

The High Court here today ordered Tronoh Assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong, who is charged with raping his Indonesian maid two years ago, to enter his defence.

Tronoh state assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong is set to find out if he is required to enter his defence on the charge of raping an Indonesian maid tomorrow.

The decision on whether Tronoh assemblyman would be acquitted or ordered to enter his defence on the charge of raping an Indonesian maid would be known on Dec 7.

A four-metre-long bull crocodile carcass estimated to weigh 600 kilogrammes was found in Sungai Trong in Taiping.

The investigating officer in the case of Paul Yong Choo Kiong told the High Court here today that investigations indicated that the victim had been raped by the Tronoh State Assemblyman.

The trial involving Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong, who is charged with raping his maid has been adjourned.

Analysis by the Chemistry Department on several exhibits in the case of Tronoh Assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong charged with raping his maid did not find any traces of semen and sperm on them.

Two protected witnesses, including the victim in the rape case, testified in camera during the hearing at the High Court.

Eight spots believed to be semen stains were found on a mattress cover in the house of Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong who is charged with raping his Indonesian maid.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.

At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.