PENANG, 20 May 2009: The Butterworth Sessions Court today fixed 19 June to mention a case of a couple charged with spreading an obscene comment on the Sultan of Perak on a website, http://books.dreambook.com/duli/duli.html. Judge Julie Lack Abdullah fixed the date to enable counsel Jagdeep Singh Deo, who represented Chan Hon Keong and wife, Khoo […]
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Housewife claims trial to insulting sultan
BUTTERWORTH, 15 April 2009: A housewife pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to spreading obscene comments on the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, on the Internet. Khoo Hui Shuang, 27, is charged with spreading the comments on the website http://books.dreambook.com/duli/duli.html , which is linked to the sultan’s office website, with her […]
Couple charged with posting offensive comments on sultan
KUALA TERENGGANU, 16 March 2009: A couple was charged in the Sessions Court here today with two counts of posting unsavoury comments to the website of the Sultan of Perak’s office with intention to offend others. Businessman Fuad Ariff Abdul Rashid, 35, and his wife, Fatimah Maisurah Abdullah, 34, a lawyer, were alleged to have […]
MTUC calls for nationwide demo on Gaza
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Jan 2009: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today called on the government to allow widespread nationwide peaceful demonstrations by citizens to condemn the Israeli attack on Gaza. Its secretary-general G Rajasegaran said the government should encourage such demonstrations as it would help to put pressure on Israel to stop the carnage. […]
MCMC warns stern action
KUALA LUMPUR, 31 Dec 2008: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has warned of stern action against those publishing offensive and indecent content about race and religion online. Any action that constitutes a contravention of Malaysian laws in the offline world also constitutes an offence in the online world, including the internet, an MCMC […]
