NARATHIWAT, March 6 — The Narathiwat Court in southern Thailand has freed Malaysian dikir barat singer Wan Norshaheeda Azlin Wan Ismail, better known as Eda Ezrin, her husband, and four others from the charge of possessing 6,059 Yaba pills.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — A former mixed martial arts (MMA) coach was sentenced to nine years in prison and 20 strokes of the cane by the High Court today for possessing 1,858.3g of cannabis two years ago.

SEPANG, Jan 27 — Actor and comedian Muhammad Nizamuddin Ahmad, better known as Along Cham, performed the ‘sujud syukur’ (prostration of gratitude) after the Sessions Court granted him a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) on a charge of possessing cannabis.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) has confirmed the detention of a Malaysian in Saudi Arabia, saying it has extended consular assistance to the individual.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 15 — A local celebrity was arrested today on suspicion of possessing cannabis in a raid on a terrace house in Cyberjaya yesterday.

NARATHIWAT, Nov 10 — The Narathiwat Provincial Prison authorities have denied allegations that six Malaysian detainees were mistreated in the prison.

NARATHIWAT, Nov 2 — A popular modern Dikir Barat singer from Kelantan was among six Malaysians detained in Thailand yesterday for allegedly possessing drugs.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 8 — The Federal Court has reserved its decision on whether judges can order concurrent instead of consecutive caning sentences for offenders convicted of multiple offences.

SHAH ALAM, July 31 — The winner of a singing reality programme, Abdullah Umar Joseph, also known as Cliff Umar, was fined RM5,500, or in default 13 months in prison, by the Magistrate's Court today for drug possession and self-administration in May.

SHAH ALAM, May 30 — Singer Cliff Umar pleaded guilty to a charge of drug possession, believed to be heroin, at the Magistrate's Court today.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 3 — A former taxi driver escaped the gallows today after the charge against him for trafficking in 1029.2g of cannabis was reduced to possession of the drug.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 18 — A former deliveryman failed in his appeal in the Federal Court today to have his sentence of 10 strokes of the cane for two counts of drug possession to be served concurrently.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 20 — Three men including two foreign nationals escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal reduced their charge of trafficking in 9kg of methamphetamine to possession of the drugs.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 13 — A former maintenance staff at an army air base in Sungai Petani, Kedah, escaped the hangman’s noose today after his drug trafficking charge was reduced to possession.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 7 — Two men escaped the gallows today after their drug trafficking charges were reduced to drug possession.

PUTRAJAYA, July 20 — A Kenyan citizen escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal today set aside the woman’s conviction for trafficking in 903.5 grammes of methamphetamine.

PASIR PUTEH, June 28 — Police have nabbed a 17-year-old teenager and confiscated 74.80 grammes of drugs, believed to be heroin valued at RM40,000, in Kelantan yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — A former e-hailing driver was sentenced to 10 years jail and 20 lashes by the High Court here today for possessing 1,619.8 grammes (g) of cannabis two years ago.

PETALING JAYA, June 22 — Youtuber Noel Faizal was fined RM2,500 by the Magistrate's Court here today after pleading guilty to possessing methamphetamine in the parking area of ​​a condominium here in March.

PETALING JAYA, March 15 — Nasyid singer and composer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman will file a fourth representation soon to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to review the three drug charges made against him.