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Malaysia is expanding its legal reach to prosecute child sexual offences committed overseas. The amended Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 will apply to cases involving Malaysian citizens, permanent residents, or child victims with ties to the country.
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An Ipoh court has scheduled July 1 for case management proceedings involving a woman charged with assaulting Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak, marking a significant development in the high-profile case.
An Ipoh court has scheduled July 1 for case management in the prosecution of a woman charged with using criminal force against Sultan Nazrin Shah during Perak's state-level National Day celebration last year.
Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street, has temporarily withdrawn plans to introduce evidence of mental health distress during his trial.
Malaysia's anti-corruption agency has won a significant court victory after the Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling that had permitted a company director to pursue a malicious prosecution claim against MACC.
A 57-year-old Singaporean has been sentenced to 11 weeks in jail for recording upskirt videos of four women at VivoCity mall and Golden Village cinema while shopping with his wife.
The Court of Appeal has rejected a drug trafficker's appeal and imposed additional caning, ruling that the original trial judge failed to apply the legally required minimum sentence for the offence.
Malaysia has carried out 469 executions since gaining independence in 1957. Capital punishment was last administered in 2017, with judges gaining sentencing discretion following the 2023 abolition of mandatory death sentences.
Malaysia's Federal Court has upheld a 30-year prison sentence and 16 strokes of the cane for a Ukrainian national convicted of possessing 24kg of methamphetamine, rejecting an appeal against the original conviction.
Malaysia's Federal Court has upheld a 30-year prison sentence for a former Rela member found guilty of fatally shooting an acquaintance at a temple in Terengganu, rejecting an appeal against the conviction.