Bamako: Since September, blockades have been multiplying across Mali, carried out by jihadists from the JNIM, the al Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims. The jihadists are imposing a fuel blockade that has paralysed the landlocked Sahel country’s economy. The resulting unrest and violence have sent refugees
Four former bank officers have been charged with offences under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 at the Sessions Court here today. The charges pertain to the alleged acceptance of bribes and subsequent failure to report such gratifications, purportedly received for recommending a legal firm for the preparation of
A former soldier today lost his appeal at the Federal Court here to reinstate a High Court decision that had awarded him RM300,000 in damages for wrongful detention spanning 311 days pending court-martial proceedings, 11 years ago. A three-member bench led by Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Farid Wan
The Court of Appeal today sentenced a former assistant general manager of a telecommunication company to one year in prison for dishonest misappropriation of the companys property totalling over RM1.5 million. According to BERNAMA News Agency, a three-member bench of the Court of Appeal, led by Datuk Azman Abdullah, who
he search and rescue operation for victims of the Langkawi boat capsize entered its third day this morning, with the search radius expanded to 272.78 square nautical miles since commencing at 7.30 am. According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Malaysia-Thailand joint operation was launched following the capsize of a boat