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Saturday, August 04, 2012

Timber tycoon and son charged over RM11.1mil CBT

IPOH: A timber tycoon was charged in a Sessions Court here with committing criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving more than RM11.11mil belonging to the Perak Industrial Corporation Sdn Bhd.

JPJ officer jailed and fined for bribery

KUALA LUMPUR: A Road Transport Department enforcement assistant was jailed a year and fined RM20,000 on two counts of bribery.

Iranian man pleads guilty and escapes the gallows

SHAH ALAM: An Iranian despatch rider escaped the gallows after he pleaded guilty in the High Court here to an alternative charge of possessing 631.8gm of methamphetamines.

Dr M to be subpoenaed in Karpal’s sedition case

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is one of the five witnesses who will be subpoenaed by the defence to testify in the application to strike out veteran lawyer Karpal Singh’s sedition charge.

Food stall trader jailed seven days for oral sex offence

PETALING JAYA: A food stall trader was sentenced to seven days’ jail by the Sessions Court here after he was found guilty of forcing a housewife to perform oral sex last year.