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Criminal Practice: News

Cleaner jailed, fined for stealing Motorcycle

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- The Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sentenced a car cleaner to eight months' jail and fined him RM1,000 in default one month's jail for stealing a motorcycle.

Criminal Practice: News

Mohamad Sabu-s Application to set aside Criminal Defamation Case rejected

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- The High Court here today rejected an application by PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu to set aside a criminal defamation charge against him regarding the Bukit Kepong communist insurgency issue.

Criminal Practice: News

Anson Wong walks out a Free Man

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- International wildlife trader Anson Wong Keng Liang walked out a free man Wednesday after the Court of Appeal here allowed his appeal to reduce the jail sentence imposed on him for illegally exporting ...

Dispute Resolution: News

Court strikes out Habeas Corpus Application By Saudi Arabian Columnist

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- The High Court today struck out a habeas corpus application filed by Saudi Arabian columnist Hamza Kashgari Mohamad Najeeb to determine that his arrest and deportation from Malaysia to Saudi Arabia ...

Malaysian Tax: News

Filing Programme for Income Tax Return Forms for 2012

The Inland Revenue Board has released a filing programme for Income Tax Return Forms (ITRF) in the year 2012.

Malaysian Tax: News

IRB and CTIM announce Road Show on Tax Compliance

The Inland Revenue Board and the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia has announced a road show titled Enhancing Tax Compliance: Avoiding Common Mistakes and Improving Efficiency.

Criminal Practice: News

Hefty Fines for Masseuses

JOHOR BARU: Three Chinese nationals, who are masseuses, were slapped with a hefty fine for offering sex services to their customers.

Criminal Practice: News

Myanmar jailed for raping 12-Year-Old

KUALA LUMPUR: A Myanmar national was jailed a total of 32 years for raping a 12-year-old girl four times.

Corporate Law: News

ROS given Nod to Appeal against Setting Aside of SNAP-s De-registration

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- The dispute over the registration of political party Sarawak National Party (SNAP) is not over yet as the Registrar of Societies (ROS) has been given the nod by the Federal Court here today to appeal a...

General & Miscellaneous: News

Anwar seeks Review of Qazaf Motion Decison

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today filed an application for a review of the Syariah Court Appeal's decision to set aside his qazaf (false allegation) appeal.

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