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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Syariah Appeal Court ticks off lawyers

The Syariah Court of Appeal ticked off two lawyers for not preparing written submissions in time for it to hear an appeal against a High Court decision allowing Muslim convert Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah to revert to her original faith.

‘Datuk Kabi’ denies four more cheating charges

The man who goes by the name “Datuk Kabi” has claimed trial to four more counts of cheating to add to the three he was already charged with in the past few days.

Singaporean charged with murder of boy

A Singaporean was charged in the magistrate court here yesterday with the murder of his seven-year-old Thai stepson Siwakorn Sukuntha.

Clerks to be tried together for cheating

The Sessions Court has allowed two legal firm clerks to be tried together on eight counts of cheating and three counts of attempting to cheat involving RM1.7mil.