Author: Indera Adiputera

The Office of the Chief Registrar Federal Court of Malaysia today refuted allegations that the early closure of a bail counter at the Kuala Lumpur court complex here forced six accused to spend the long Hari Raya Aidilfitri weekend in jail. In a statement, the chief registrar’s office clarified that the allegations involved 10 accused and all were granted bail by the court. “This office would like to clarify that the news report alleging the bail counters were closed early is untrue. “In the aforementioned case, only four bailors were present for four of the accused while the bailors for…

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim congratulated Malaysian social media influencer and digital creator Sofyank or Mohamad Sofian Abdullah for winning the ‘Ultimate VFX Challenge — Magic Of The Month’ competition in Los Angeles, the United States, recently.The PM said Sofyank’s achievement at the international stage was something the nation could be proud of and should be continued.“Congratulations saudara @sofyank96! Surely the creative force must be cultivated and encouraged. Your achievement saudara Sofyan turned out to be a success that has made the country proud at the international stage!” Anwar tweeted today.Sofyank, who is well known for creating digital VFX…

JOHOR BARU: Permaisuri Johor Raja Zarith Sofiah Binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah wants all relevant agencies to work together to combat sexual crimes against children. Raja Zarith Sofiah said there was a dire need for cooperation and coordination among all the agencies fighting sexual crimes against children to truly protect and help the victims. “Children are a vulnerable group whose rights and interests need to be protected by all of us, especially the agencies in the criminal justice system. “Changes in laws and structures need to be accompanied by the commitment of every agency involved in supporting child sexual crime…

The tragic real-life story of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is all set to be explored and examined in the upcoming Netflix mini-documentary series titled, MH370: The Plane That Disappeared. On March 8, 2023, the three-part docuseries will premiere exclusively on the streaming service Netflix. Years ago, on March 8, 2014, a shocking and terrifying incident took place. MH370 was a Malaysia Airlines-operated international passenger flight, that had a total of 227 passengers on board, along with 12 crew members. After taking off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, all communications with the flight were lost within just 38 minutes as…

PETALING JAYA: A human rights activist has urged the government to immediately release the 1,179 children of undocumented migrants who are being held in immigration depots nationwide. Mahi Ramakrishnan of Beyond Borders told FMT the harsh conditions at the detention centres was known by all and will have an adverse effect on the well-being and mental health of these children. While the Child Rights Convention states that a child may only be detained as “a last resort and for the shortest time possible”, Mahi said, this cannot apply to children being held simply because of their parents’ “irregular” immigration status.…

Floods are forecast at Sungai Melikai and its surrounding areas in the Mersing district today, and in Johor Bahru on Wednesday. The Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS) has forecast floods at Sungai Melikai and its surrounding areas in the Mersing district from around noon today. In an alert issued at 9am, JPS’ National Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (PRABN) said the forecast followed the continuous rain warning (danger level) by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) at 10pm yesterday and the simulation results of its flood forecasting model. According to JPS, the disaster could happen earlier or later than the predicted…