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AGC explains why rape charge was reduced to assault in high-profile case
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) said evidential issues, including testimonial inconsistencies and a non-supportive medical report, were the reasons for downgrading the rape charge in the high-profile case of a single mother and her alleged
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Overstaying most common offence among detained foreigners in 2025, says KL Immigration Dept
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Overstaying accounted for the most court cases brought against foreigners arrested during Immigration Department (JIM) operations in the federal capital last year. Kuala Lumpur JIM director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said that a total
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MACC chief calls for rapid tabling of DPA law to improve corruption‑related asset recovery
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 15 — The Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) mechanism to strengthen the country’s asset recovery framework is at the final stage of review at the Attorney General’s Chambers, said Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki.
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Selangor posts sharp 61pc fall in dengue cases, deaths nearly halved, says state exco
SHAH ALAM, Jan 15 — Selangor recorded a decrease of 61 per cent or 36,799 cases in dengue fever throughout last year compared to 2024. State Public Health and Environment exco Jamaliah Jamaluddin said the success was achieved as a
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Landslide from Merinding Hill briefly blocks road in Kampung Merinding, says Labuan Fire Dept
LABUAN, Jan 15 — A landslide originating from Merinding Hill temporarily blocked the main road along Jalan OKK Daud in Kampung Merinding here this morning, with no casualties reported. Labuan Fire and Rescue Department director Abdul Rahman Ali said the
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MACC to meet Mindef next week to address governance and corruption issues
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 15 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will hold a meeting with the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) next week to discuss efforts to clean up corruption and governance issues in the ministry. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam
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Cops arrest three in KL, Selangor raids, bust syndicate posing as Bukit Aman officers in RM70,000 phone scam
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Police have crippled a phone scam syndicate that impersonated senior police officers following the arrest of three individuals, including two women, in several raids across the capital and Selangor last week. Wangsa Maju District Police
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Petronas court bid is institutional due diligence, not hostility to Sarawak, says ex-Treasury official
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Former senior Treasury official Nik Azmi Nik Daud has defended Petronas’s decision to seek judicial clarification on Sarawak’s oil and gas laws, saying the move reflects responsible governance rather than an attempt to challenge the
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Gobind to AG: Why draw out PAA fight in court when Parliament can just fix it
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — DAP chairman Gobind Singh Deo has urged Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar to withdraw an application seeking to review a landmark Federal Court decision that found a key section of the Peaceful Assembly
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MCMC’s Grok ban ‘timely, appropriate’ to protect children from deepfake exploitation, say advocates
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — The move to temporarily block the Grok AI chatbot on X is seen as a timely and appropriate measure to protect users, particularly children and women, from potential exploitation and misuse of the technology. Malaysian
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