, the party will seek his advice," Surendran said in response to a query. Sreedharan had joined the

overturn his death sentence for drug trafficking, says Lawyers for Liberty adviser N. Surendran. The

, 24, Surendran Peeter William, 21, and M. Guganeswaran, 21, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. Trainers R. Shanmuganathan and Surendran Gobalakrishnan said the pupils

PETALING JAYA: A second Malaysian on death row across the Causeway, who had been scheduled to be hanged today, has managed to win a reprieve after having to fight his case in two Singapore courts in a space of just hours. After Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam’s execution on Wednesday, Datchinamurty Kataiah had been scheduled to be hanged today but he won a stay of execution after he represented himself at the Singapore High Court yesterday morning. The country’s Attorney General( AG), however, immed

KUALA LUMPUR: The producer and director of indie film" Mentega Terbang" claimed trial at the Magistrate's Court here on a charge of hurting religious feelings. Both producer Tan Meng Kheng and director Khairi Anwar Jailani pleaded not guilty to the offence under Section 298 of the Penal Code at separate courtrooms on Wednesday( Jan 17).If found guilty, Tan and Khairi face a maximum one year jail sentence, a fine or both.In submissions for bail, Deputy Public Prosecutor( DPP) Abdul Malik Ayob ask

PETALING JAYA: The gag order issued by a Magistrate’s Court against Mentega Terbang film producer Tan Meng Kheng has been set aside by the Kuala Lumpur High Court. Tan’s lawyers said High Court judge Datuk Mohd Jamil Hussin had on Monday( Jan 29) heard the revision application filed by Tan on the gag order imposed by the lower court on Jan 17. ALSO READ: High Court maintains gag order against' Mentega Terbang' director After hearing both parties, the High Court decided to set aside the order on

KUALA LUMPUR: A gag order imposed on Mentega Terbang film producer Tan Meng Kheng, prohibiting him from making any statement or comment regarding his ongoing case, has been set aside by the High Court. Justice Muhammad Jamil Hussin in his decision said the prosecution as the respondent in the case had failed to satisfy that there was a real and substantial risk to the fairness of the trial.“ The proceedings before the Magistrate’s Court did not disclose any obvious or imminent threat to the fair

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should speed up the move to abolish the mandatory death penalty, and a Bill to that effect should be tabled in the next Parliament sitting, say human rights groups and MPs. Instead, the courts should be given the discretion to hand down such a sentence, said Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto, who felt the death penalty should even be abolished in the long term.“ The way forward now is to first abolish the mandatory death penalty as the first step before heading towards total a

PETALING JAYA: The abolition of the mandatory death penalty is just the first step towards criminal justice reform, say advocates, even as they lauded the government’s move. Suara Rakyat Malaysia( Suaram) described it as a historic move, noting that while the death penalty still exists, the abolition of the mandatory death sentence would empower judges with the discretion to mete out alternative sentencing.“ We also welcome the fact that the Cabinet agreed to the abolition after the Law Minister