Irresponsible act of fraud can image of monarchy, says Pahang Palace

Influential ex-premier's fate to be determined by Supreme Court ruling on September 9

Ruling determined that prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence of wrongdoing

SHAH ALAM, July 7 — A housewife pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to a charge of improper use of network facilities by knowingly making and initiating the transmission of offensive comments against His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, via her Facebook account.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — The Sessions Court has issued an arrest warrant for a woman after she failed to appear in court to face charges in connection with a case of initiating false communication against a member of the royal family.

BANGKOK, May 1 — Thailand's state prosecutor has said today that it will not prosecute an American academic who was arrested and charged last month with insulting the royal family, a crime that carries a penalty of up to 15 years in jail, and asked a court to free him.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 25 — Johari Ismail, 67, has been sentenced to six months in prison after failing to pay a RM30,000 fine for posting false content about the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the 268th Conference of Rulers on Facebook.

SEPANG, Feb 25 — An elderly man was fined RM30,000 by the Sessions Court today for uploading an offensive post on social media about the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Conference of Rulers on his Facebook.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — A logistics worker was fined RM10,000 by the Sessions Court today after pleading guilty to creating and posting offensive remarks about the royalty on Instagram four years ago.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Sept 26 — The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj has pardoned Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor over the latter's disrespectful remarks against the Ruler during the state elections last year. His Royal Highness said...

BANGKOK, Sept 1 — Thailand's anti-graft body said it was investigating 44 members of the disbanded Move Forward party, following a complaint seeking their lifetime bans from politics for backing legislation aimed at amending a law against royal insults.

BANGKOK, Aug 9 — Thailand's disbanded opposition Move Forward unveiled a new leadership and political vehicle today that will become the biggest party in parliament, naming it People's Party, and promising to advance its predecessor's progressive platform.

BANGKOK, Aug 7 — Thailand's Constitutional Court has ordered the dissolution of the anti-establishment opposition party Move Forward, ruling its campaign to amend a law that protects the monarchy from criticism risked undermining the democratic system.

BANGKOK, Aug 6 — Thailand's Constitutional Court has ordered the dissolution of the popular anti-establishment opposition party Move Forward over its controversial campaign to amend a law that protects the powerful monarchy from criticism.

BANGKOK, June 18 — Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on a bail of 500,000 baht (RM64,138) by the Criminal Court today after he was formally indicted for insulting the monarchy and charges related to computer crime in connection with comments made during an interview in 2015.

HULU SELANGOR, May 30 — An elderly man pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Kubu Baharu Magistrate's Court today to a charge of displaying a picture of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, during the recent by-election campaign.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The High Court has issued a gag order on blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, or Papagomo, barring him from making any statements or comments related to the sedition charge he faces.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Two men arrested for displaying the photo of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, on a vehicle for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election campaign will be charged today.

JOHOR BAHRU, April 30 — Bersatu information committee member Badrul Hisham Shaharin, commonly known as Chegu Bard, was charged in the Sessions Court today with issuing seditious remarks related to the casino project in Forest City on April 26.

BANGKOK, April 29 — A Thai court sentenced a prominent jailed activist lawyer today to two more years in prison for royal insults relating to a speech he made at a 2021 protest.