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Family visits allowed at all correctional institutions for Aidilfitri

KUALA LUMPUR – Families of inmates at all prisons, Moral Rehabilitation Centres, Special Rehabilitation Centres, Special Detention Centres and the…

6 months ago

Appeal Court upholds five-year jail sentence on ‘Ayahanda Yie Tiger 99’ members

PUTRAJAYA – The Court of Appeal today upheld the five-year prison sentence on 14 men, including a former national Muay…

8 months ago

S. Korea’s ex-justice minister sentenced to two years in jail

SEOUL – A former South Korean justice minister who had once been a strong presidential hopeful was sentenced to two…

8 months ago

Jimmy Lai sentenced five years in jail, HK01 reports

A Hong Kong court sentenced Jimmy Lai to five years and nine months in prison, local media reported, adding to…

10 months ago

No video recording of Najib in prison – Prisons Dept

KUALA LUMPUR – No video recording had been made by any media agency involving former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib…

11 months ago

Prison inmates not allowed to issue statement on GE15

MELAKA – Prison inmates are not allowed to issue any statement for the purpose of campaigning in the 15th General…

12 months ago

Myanmar junta sentences Suu Kyi to 6 more years for corruption

YANGON – Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi (picture) on Wednesday to another six years in prison…

12 months ago

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi and Australian economist sentenced to 3 years

YANGON – Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi (picture) to another three years in prison while also giving…

1 year ago

Malaysia’s King is facing pressure over possible Najib pardon

MALAYSIA'S rotating monarchy has played an outsized role in politics, helping determine the prime minister. Now the king may be…

1 year ago

Disappeared Chinese-Canadian tycoon jailed for 13 years

SHANGHAI – A Chinese-Canadian tycoon who disappeared from a Hong Kong hotel five years ago has been sentenced to 13…

1 year ago

Ex-Myanmar leader Suu Kyi said to get 6 more years in prison

MYANMAR'S deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi (picture) was sentenced to six more years in prison on Monday in a judgment…

1 year ago

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in prison: junta spokesman

OUSTED Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from house arrest to solitary confinement in a prison compound…

1 year ago

Amnesty urges release of Saudi blogger after sentence expires

By AFP Amnesty International has called for the release of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi after he completed his "unjust" 10-year…

2 years ago