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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 21): Former Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan claimed trial at the Sessions Court to two counts of money laundering under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds from Unlawful Activity Act 2001.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): The lawyer for co-accused Arul Kanda Kandasamy (pictured) in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report tampering case will not be cross-examining prosecution witnesses until his client is called to testify for the prosecution.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): It looks like the Indian authorities are super strict when it comes to the violation of building codes.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Lokman Nor Adam's (pictured) comments about Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin were not only tantamount to threatening the witness of an ongoing trial and other potential witnesses, but also an act of undermining the administration of justice, former federal court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram told the High Court here today.

GEORGE TOWN (Jan 8): The Sessions Court here today fined the contractor of the Bukit Kukus paired road project RM22,000, reported Free Malaysia Today.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 4): The internal probe by the judiciary into allegations of possible judicial misconduct — raised by Court of Appeal judge Datuk Hamid Sultan Abu Backer in an explosive affidavit last year — had to be halted due to police investigations.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 30): The trial on the murder of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais will be deferred to 2020 as one of the lawyers representing four of the six accused was involved in a freak accident in Klang earlier this month.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 16): The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) US$6.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): The Sessions Court has today fixed 13 days of trial for former Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (pictured) and his brother Datuk Abdul Latif Abdul Rahim's graft and money laundering cases, beginning from March 16 next year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): The colourful new sports court at PPR Seri Cempaka, Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur has brought smiles to the faces of not only the residents but also the Sayangi Rumahku volunteers who helped transform the once forlorn court.