KOTA KINABALU, Jan. 22 -- Two former state assemblymen charged with receiving and giving bribes totalling RM350,000 over applications for mineral exploration licences in Sabah will go on trial in June.

Sessions Court Judge Elsie Primus fixed the trial of former Sindumin assemblyman Datuk Dr Yusof Yacob and former Tanjung Batu assemblyman Datuk Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy for June 15, 16, 18, 19, 29 and 30, and ordered that their cases be consolidated.

The matter came up for further mention today to allow the prosecution to obtain instructions from its headquarters on the proposed consolidation.

The prosecution informed the court that it was applying for both cases to be heard together, to which counsel for both accused raised no object...