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Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman expressed relief and emotion after Malaysia's Federal Court upheld his acquittal on four corruption charges, effectively ending a lengthy legal battle that dominated political discourse.
A Kelantan Syariah court has delayed the trial of 14 men facing charges related to dressing as women during an incident at a Kota Baru apartment last year, with proceedings rescheduled for a later date.
A Chinese PhD student who attempted to rape a former flatmate in Singapore has had his prison sentence extended by over a year after failing in his appeal. The court condemned his conduct as an abuse of the judicial process.
A month after investigators resubmitted documents for the fourth time, Malaysia's Attorney-General's Chambers remains in the review phase of the Durian Tunggal case, with the home minister urging restraint.
A truck driver has walked free after spending four years in remand custody after a judge ruled the prosecution failed to establish he possessed or controlled drugs discovered in a motorcycle basket.
Hong Kong's security chief Chris Tang pledges unconditional accountability for the Wang Fuk Court fire that killed 168 people, despite the independent inquiry declining statutory powers to compel witness testimony.
A High Court has overturned an earlier acquittal in a royal insult case and remitted the matter to the sessions court for retrial after accepting the prosecution's appeal.
South Korea's judiciary is tackling a growing problem of lawyers citing non-existent court cases generated by artificial intelligence, forcing judges to spend more time verifying legal citations and prompting calls for stricter penalties.