KOTA BHARU, Sept 12 — A labourer was sentenced to 72 years in prison and 60 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court today for raping his biological daughter, who gave birth to their child last year.

BATU PAHAT, Sept 12 — A school bus driver who went viral for referring to a young girl he was transporting as his ‘crush’ was charged again today, this time at the Sessions Court, for allegedly posting an offensive comment in a TikTok video uploaded last week.

MUAR, Sept 12 — An unemployed man charged with murdering his elderly parents and a niece and then setting fire to their house was sentenced to nine years in prison today by the Sessions Court for causing grievous hurt to another niece.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — An unemployed 30-year-old was arrested and 65.6 kg of marijuana worth an estimated RM203,632 was seized in two raids in Cheras and Segambut on Thursday (September 5).

ALOR SETAR, Sept 11 — The mandatory death penalty imposed on a Pakistani man after he was found guilty of murdering a doctor 13 years ago was commuted to 36 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane by the Federal Court today.

TAPAH, Sept 11 — A cleaner was sentenced to seven days in jail and fined RM800, in default seven days in jail, by the Magistrate's Court today for uploading defamatory comments on social media against a policeman killed in a shooting incident at the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor in May this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Three African men pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to charges of robbing a Japanese businessman of US$30,000 (RM129,829) last month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni today called for an urgent drug policy reform, emphasising the need for decriminalisation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Police have dismantled a drug trafficking syndicate led by a civil servant, arresting 10 individuals and seizing various types of drugs valued at an estimated RM2 million in two simultaneous operations in the Klang Valley and Johor Bahru.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Sept 8 — A grass cutter was sentenced to 42 years in prison and 30 strokes of the cane today after being found guilty of three counts of raping his sister-in-law three years ago.

ALOR GAJAH, Sept 7 — The Police have confirmed that the death of an eight-month-old baby boy at a childcare centre in Taman Kelemak Utama yesterday was due to suffocation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — A part-time worker was acquitted and discharged by the Sessions Court today of improper use of the network facilities by making an offensive communication on his Facebook three years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — An unemployed man pleaded guilty in the High Court today to a charge of murdering his parents, whose bodies were found in a pool of blood in their home at the end of last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — An accountant was acquitted and discharged by the Sessions Court today on charges of illegal deposit-taking involving RM25,000 three years ago.

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 6 — A school bus driver who uploaded videos and photos of students he was ferrying was detained at Simpang Renggam, Kluang, early this morning.

PUCHONG, Sept 6 — An African man, believed to be a member of a robbery gang wanted by the police, was shot dead during a shootout at an apartment in Puchong Jaya, last night.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 4 — The Federal Court has scheduled Sept 27 for the next case management session in the appeal of six individuals convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais nine years ago.

ALOR SETAR, Sept 4 — A retired nurse lost over RM1.9 million after being deceived by a non-existent investment scam.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — The Magistrate's Court has scheduled three days starting on November 25 for the defence proceedings in the trial of Dr Roland Victor, who is accused of selling unregistered supplements four years ago.

VIENTIANE, Aug 29 — Asean secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn met with Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail here yesterday to discuss the region’s priorities on transnational crime.