PETALING JAYA: Rehabilitation programmes for prisoners in the country will allow smooth integration of their return to the community and strengthen family ties, say human rights experts. Human Rights Commission of Malaysia commissioner Ragunath Kesavan said the rehabilitation programmes within the community, or PDK, is conceptually good and progressive.“ We should support this programme as it is part of prison reform, ” he said. Ragunath added that the programme would help reduce the prison popu

KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General's Chambers( AGC) has objected to the leave for judicial review being sought by Tan Sri M. Kayveas( pic) to annul the election of Datuk Seri Maglin Dennis D’Cruz as People’s Progressive Party( MyPPP) president. Federal counsel Muhammad Hairuliqram Hairuddin, representing the AGC, told High Court Judge Datuk Amarjeet Singh on Thursday( Aug 3) that the application was filed on Wednesday( Aug 2). Lawyer Ragunath Kesavan, who represented Kayveas, said his side neede

KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General's Chambers( AGC) has objected to the leave for judicial review being sought by Tan Sri M. Kayveas( pic) to annul the election of Datuk Seri Maglin Dennis D’Cruz as People’s Progressive Party( MyPPP) president. Federal counsel Muhammad Hairuliqram Hairuddin, representing the AGC, told High Court Judge Datuk Amarjeet Singh on Thursday( Aug 3) that the application was filed on Wednesday( Aug 2). Lawyer Ragunath Kesavan, who represented Kayveas, said his side neede

JOHOR BARU: The former president and chief executive officer of a government-linked company has been charged at the Sessions Court here with fraud involving millions of ringgit. Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim, 58, pleaded not guilty to having deceived the board members of Johor Corporation( JCorp) to invest millions of ringgit in World Logistics Council Limited, which could no longer continue its operation. According to the charge sheet, Kamaruzzaman had encouraged the board members to agree with

PETALING JAYA: After a hiatus of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, marathon running in Malaysia returned with a bang when 1, 000 participants woke up early to pound the streets of Padang Timur here. The event, organised by the Malaysia Women Marathon( MWM) returned to town yesterday, bringing with it yet another refreshing change, as men were allowed to sign up for the race that was once the exclusive domain of women and girls. And in observance of the protocols laid out by the Youth and S