KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Individuals under remand awaiting trial may qualify for home detention under a proposed law, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The proposal to establish a Home Detention Act to provide for an alternative punishment will help reduce prison overcrowding, lower the current high incarceration rate and save costs for the government, said the Prisons Department.