A WOMAN named Angah admitted to intentionally taking drugs in order to be imprisoned and reunite with her sister at the Kota Kinabalu Central Prison, Kosmo! reported.

       The 40-year-old woman said that she was also trying to make up for lost time after neglecting her sister for many years.

       “I purposely used drugs to get into jail so I could meet my youngest sibling. It’s my way of redeeming myself.

       “I’ve neglected her for so long due to my military duties for about 15 years in the peninsula,” Angah said.

       She believed that the experience was invaluable as it allowed her to see firsthand the living conditions of her sister.

       The second child out of four siblings said that she began serving a prison sentence last December for drug offences under Section 15 of the Dangerous Drugs Act.

       Her sister is currently on remand under Section 39C of the Dangerous Drugs Act.

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       Angah also said that she wanted to prove to her sister that there is still a family member who cares for her.

       She was selected to participate in the Licensed Prisoner Release Programme (PBSL) in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

       > Over 500 Orang Asli from the Temiar tribe in Kelantan said their agricultural land is being increasingly encroached upon by Musang King plantation activities.

       According to Berita Harian, the villagers claimed that the land clearing was also encroaching on their settlement in Kampung Mendrod, Pos Brooke Gua Musang.

       The village is only 100m away from the Musang King plantation.

       Rama Ajom, 44, said that the plantation’s opening two years ago had increasingly squeezed both their farms and village, causing the community to feel anxious.

       The opening of the durian plantation has further impacted their incomes by preventing them from going out to gather forest produce as they previously did.

       ● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.