Lahad Datu incursion: Federal Court upholds death sentences for seven Filipinos
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 — The Federal Court has upheld the death sentences of seven Filipino men, including a nephew of the self-proclaimed Sultan of Sulu...
Lahad Datu incursion: Review of death sentence for seven Filipinos begins tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — The Federal Court is set to hear the application of seven Filipino citizens seeking a review of their death sentences,...
Two Malaysians released in Bangladesh after completing prison sentences
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The Foreign Affairs Ministry (Wisma Putra) has confirmed that two Malaysian citizens were released today following an order by the...
Taiwan court rules death penalty constitutional but only for most serious crimes
TAIPEI, Sept 20 — Taiwan’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes with the most...
Survey reveals rising support for death penalty in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Sept 19 — A recent survey commissioned by Singapore’s Home Affairs Ministry (MHA) indicates growing support among residents for the death penalty in cases...
Two escape the gallows as apex court commutes death sentence to 30 years prison
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 17 — Two general workers escaped the gallows when the Federal Court commuted their death sentence today, which was reduced to 30 years...
AmBank founder’s murder: Federal Court dismisses ex-tow truck driver’s death penalty review
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 — The Federal Court has upheld the death penalty of a former tow truck driver convicted of murdering AmBank founder Hussain Ahmad...
Death row prisoner gets 32 years imprisonment for murder
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 — A prisoner on death row for murdering his sister-in-law, who was also his lover, at a hotel in 2014 escaped the...
Siblings spared gallows, sentenced to 33 years in prison for murder of blind spouse
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 14 — A woman and her younger brother escaped the death penalty after the Court of Appeal commuted the death sentence imposed on...
Ex-security guard’s death penalty commuted for killing senior civil servant
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 — The Federal Court has commuted the death sentence of a former security guard to 38 years in jail for the murder...
Couple escape death penalty, jailed for causing friend’s death
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 — A married couple escaped the death penalty today after they pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of culpable homicide not amounting...
Federal Court upholds death sentence for man’s murder of stepson
JOHOR BAHRU, July 16 — The Federal Court has upheld the death sentence imposed on a man who murdered his six-year-old stepson 13 years ago....