Considered Malaysian news, analysis and opinion.
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A Sepang resident has admitted guilt to five counts of posting insulting and threatening messages about the Terengganu royal family on social media, marking another case of online conduct breaching Malaysian laws protecting the monarchy.
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Former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his wife have lost their court application to strike out corruption charges linked to a RM11.6 million foreign workers' hostel project, clearing the way for the trial to proceed.
A handwriting expert has reaffirmed her expert analysis showing that not all handwritten entries in the personal journals of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir were authored by her, testimony delivered before Kota Kinabalu's coroner's court.
Universiti Utara Malaysia has secured RM2.47 million in damages following a High Court ruling that rejected a contractor's RM7.7 million counterclaim. The court affirmed the university's contractual authority over mall operations.
An Ipoh Magistrate's Court has scheduled July 1 for case management of a woman charged with applying criminal force against Perak's Sultan Nazrin Shah at last year's state-level National Day celebration.
Malaysian courts this week will hear significant cases including Datuk Seri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad's corruption conviction review and former army chief Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan's money laundering proceedings.
A 67-year-old pensioner in Muar has been sentenced to 33 years imprisonment and 14 strokes of the cane after admitting to five counts of rape and sexual assault involving his two granddaughters.
An elderly man received a custodial sentence after attacking a uniformed officer and failing to pay his RM1,000 fine, highlighting the courts' approach to non-compliance with financial penalties.
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A Malaysian judge has outlined how former Prime Minister Najib Razak's demonstrated lack of remorse and his active participation in diverting 1MDB funds directly influenced the court's decision on his prison sentence and RM13 billion financial penalty.