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Previously put on leave, Melaka teacher sentenced in Shariah court over attempt to commit illicit sex act with 'Abang Wiring'

MELAKA, May 30 -- A schoolteacher and a self-employed electrical technician dubbed "Abang Wiring" were each fined RM5,000 or sentenced to six months' jail by the Shariah High Court here yesterday afte... Read More


Singapore's National Parks Board hangs fake crows to spook the real ones after dive-bombing attacks

SINGAPORE, May 30 -- In trees across Singapore, plastic crows are playing dead - and it's all part of a bold new strategy to outsmart some of the smartest birds around. According to The Straits Times... Read More


Wanita Umno says Cabinet post belongs to Umno, must be transferred to a loyalist after Tengku Zafrul's PKR switch

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 -- Wanita Umno has reportedly called on Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz to resign as investment, trade and industry minister following his announcement to leave Umno for PKR. ... Read More


MACC seizes six luxury homes worth RM12m, thoroughbred horse in sukuk funds scandal involving 'Tan Sri'

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has seized six luxury homes and a plot of land belonging to a "Tan Sri" as part of a probe into the alleged misappropriation of ... Read More


Drug mules or victims? Confronting the legal dilemma of forced criminality - Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

Kuala Lampur, May 30 -- Malaysia is facing a pressing human rights and legal crisis. We see a growing number of citizens being exploited by international drug syndicates as couriers, and many are endi... Read More


'The Letters Never Sent' brings MaJie voices to life in immersive theatre tribute through George Town's heritage lanes

GEORGE TOWN, May 30 -- It started with a song by three MaJies as they croon lullabies to the babies in their arms, moving through the audience, emphasising their roles as domestic caretakers in a land... Read More


One dead, another critically injured in Bintulu accident near Nyalau Bridge

BINTULU, May 30 -- A man was killed and another seriously injured in a road accident near the Nyalau Bridge along Jalan Pesisir Bintulu-Miri yesterday. According to Samalaju Fire and Rescue (Bomba) c... Read More


Hannah Yeoh wins defamation suit over Christian agenda claim, UUM lecturer ordered to pay RM400,000

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 -- The High Court has ruled in favour of Segambut Member of Parliament Hannah Yeoh and ordered Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) lecturer Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff to pay RM400,000 in... Read More


Kuching court sentences father to 12 years, orders four strokes of the cane for trafficking 10-year-old daughter to friend

KUCHING, May 30 -- The Sessions Court here yesterday sentenced a 48-year-old man to 12 years in prison and four strokes of the cane for allowing his 10-year-old daughter to be sexually abused by his f... Read More


Stunt double sues Kevin Costner over forced, unscripted rape scene on 'Horizon 2'

LOS ANGELES, May 30 -- A stunt performer on Horizon 2 filed a lawsuit against Kevin Costner on Tuesday, alleging she was compelled to participate in an unplanned rape scene that lacked standard safety... Read More