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Tan Sri Idrus Harun is the new AG
PUTRAJAYA: Federal Court Judge Tan Sri Idrus Harun has been appointed as the new Attorney-General for a two-year term effective yesterday. The Prime Minister’s Office in a statement today said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had consented to the appointment in
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Attorney General resigns
PUCHONG: Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas resigns as Malaysia is expecting an appointment of a new Prime Minister. Thomas was reported to have submitted his resignation letter to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Tommy was appointed to the post for
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Abang Iskandar appointed as the new chief judge of Sabah,Sarawak
PUCHONG: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Shah today, presented the instrument of appointment to the new Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak, Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim at the Istana Negara. His appointment, effective today, is to replace
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Muhyiddin:Strong grounds to keep LTTE on terror group list
KUALA LUMPUR: Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that he has strong grounds to maintain the Liberation of Tamil Tigers Elam (LTTE) in the list of terrorist groups. Based on latest information from the authorities, the LTTE is believed to have an
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LTTE: Attorney General drops all charges against 12 arrested
PETALING JAYA: Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has decided to drop all charges against the 12 individuals charged for suspected links with the now-defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) group. In a statement today, Thomas said that there
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Court allows AG’s appeal committal proceeding filed by firefighter’s father
SHAH ALAM: The High Court here today allowed an appeal by Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to set aside a committal proceeding filed against him by the father of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim. Judge Datuk Meor Hashimi Abdul
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Rule of law or rule of the jungle?
After Pakatan Harapan took over federal powers, the people were awaiting the much-promised reforms in our legal system as promised in their election manifesto and campaigns. The people expected more from them as Pakatan always blamed the previous administration for
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Najib on gay sex video: Can I advise you something, AG?
PUCHONG: It is not that difficult to identify the ‘actors’ of the gay sex video, provided the law enforcement agencies were serious about it. In a Facebook post yesterday, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that many
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AG: No charges on gay sex video, cannot identify actors
PUCHONG: Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas said that he would not pursue charges against individuals involved in the gay sex video disseminated last year, purportedly implicating Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. Tommy said he made the
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High Court to hear Umno leader’s move to set aside leave for committal proceeding next month
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court set Jan 9 to hear the application by Umno leader Datuk Lokman Noor Adam to set aside the leave obtained by Attorney-General (AG) to initiate committal proceeding against him for allegedly intimidating a witness in
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