Today's top Malaysian news, sport and lifestyle.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has granted the Bar Council permission to intervene in a lawyer's appeal against notices issued by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, recognising the Bar's regulatory interest in solicitor-client privilege matters.
A supermarket saleswoman appeared in Subang Jaya magistrate's court facing murder charges related to the death of her newborn infant last week, raising questions about support systems for vulnerable mothers.
Malaysia's police have initiated proceedings for an Interpol Red Notice targeting fugitive Tamim Dahri, who failed to appear at a scheduled court hearing. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution confirmed the move as authorities intensify efforts to locate the absconder.
Sofia Rini Buyong, a Malaysian businesswoman, is set to appear before Kuala Lumpur's magistrate court tomorrow to face criminal defamation charges relating to an alleged defamatory statement made against another party.
A woman is scheduled to appear in court to face charges related to allegedly defaming Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The case highlights ongoing legal disputes involving senior political figures in Malaysia's complex judicial landscape.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has determined that delivering court orders to banks does not constitute libel, affirming that permitting such claims would jeopardise the legal system's ability to enforce its own orders.
Activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin, known as Chegubard, has been barred from standing in Negri Sembilan's state election after a Sessions Court in Johor Baru convicted him of seditious publishing and imposed a RM5,000 fine.
A former Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad worker has denied allegations of deliberately obscuring records related to crude palm oil stocks, with the case now proceeding through Ipoh's Magistrate's Court.
A water utility company employee in Seremban faces dual fraud charges after allegedly swindling two women of RM108,500 combined, with proceedings lodged in separate magistrate's courts.
A court has declined to restore the education ministry as a defendant in a bullying lawsuit filed by a former student. The teenager's original claim against the ministry, school, and educators over a 2022 incident was rejected.
A Klang High Court judge has sentenced a man to 32 years imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane for fatally smothering his girlfriend with a pillow during a heated argument about their relationship.
PKR leader Saifuddin has secured a default judgment in a defamation lawsuit against a netizen who alleged he orchestrated government investigations into Kedah Darul Aman FC by the MACC and LHDN.
A lorry driver has been discharged after four years on remand in a drug trafficking case, with the judge ruling the prosecution failed to prove he possessed or controlled drugs discovered in a motorcycle basket.
A document expert testifying as the 74th witness in the inquest into 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir's death has indicated she cannot contradict findings presented by another forensic analyst in the case.
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A former Petronas manager faces charges after the national oil company's Cyber Security Department confirmed he leaked confidential information to rival state firm Petros, according to court testimony.
A 46-year-old security guard in Kuching has been jailed and fined after posting offensive comments about the Agong on Facebook. The court ruled he owes an apology to Malaysians and the monarchy.
Former Felda chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad seeks to overturn his corruption conviction through judicial review, whilst proceedings against retired army chief Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan on money laundering charges continue in Malaysian courts.
A lorry driver in Tawau has been sentenced to five years in prison and fined RM30,000 for dangerous driving that resulted in a motorcyclist's death, marking another conviction under Malaysia's strict road safety enforcement.
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A High Court judge presiding over Najib Razak's 1MDB trial has cast doubt on the former prime minister's credibility by suggesting his reaction to US$681 million in deposits into his bank accounts was inconsistent with how a reasonable person would behave.