KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Putrajaya’s unprecedented move to strip a Singaporean man of his permanent residence (PR) status for allowing a group of Buddhist tourists to meditate in a Muslim prayer room at his resort, was excessive and unnecessary, several lawyers said today. The lawyers also warned the federal government that it had set…
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20, 2013): The sessions court here has set Sept 13 for case management of the sedition trial of PKR vice-president Tian Chua and five other activists who were alleged to have committed the offence at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) on May 13. Judge Norsharidah Awang made the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has exempted 33 people charged with unlawful assembly in Jalan Parlimen from attending court for the setting of case management dates leading up to their trial. Judge Mat Ghani Abdullah allowed an application by counsel Latheefa Koya for the exemption, after she requested it on the grounds that there…