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Activist charged with offences related to running unregistered organisation

Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani, who heads a Rohingya human rights organisation, claims trial to both charges under the Societies Act.

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  1. Sep 30Activist charged with offences related to running unregistered organisation
  2. Sep 29Court rules government liable for 2021 Taman Sri Muda floods
  3. Sep 28Hermes bracelet a star attraction in auction of items from Singapore money‑laundering case
  4. Sep 27At least 27 killed in two separate shootings in South Africa, police confirm
  5. Sep 27UK: Police arrest 5 on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act
  6. Sep 27UK arrests 5 after incident near US bomber base
  7. Sep 27Former tahfiz school head remanded in sexual assault probe
  8. Sep 27Malaysian man charged in Singapore for masterminding money laundering syndicate

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  • Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani charged for running unregistered society
  • Merhrom, a Rohingya human rights group, not registered under Societies Act
  • First case of a Rohingya‑focused group prosecuted in Malaysia

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Court rules government liable for 2021 Taman Sri Muda floods
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Court rules government liable for 2021 Taman Sri Muda floods

THE High Court has found the government liable for failures in the response to the floods that devastated Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam, in December 2021. Judicial Commissioner Shoba Rajah Dorai Rajah allowed a suit brought…

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Hermes bracelet a star attraction in auction of items from Singapore money‑laundering case

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Sydney man jailed for Nazi salute and offensive online posts

Nathan Ballesty was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for performing a Nazi salute and publishing offensive online posts, marking the first jail term under Australia’s new mandatory minimum sentencing laws.

  • Australia’s first conviction under its mandatory minimum sentencing law for Nazi salutes sets a precedent for enforcing extremist conduct penalties, with a 12-month minimum jail term regardless of mitigating factors.
  • The case highlights cross-sector law enforcement (digital threats + extremist symbols) and may influence regional policies on hate speech regulation, though no direct Malaysia link exists.
  • Ballesty’s remorse and faith conversion were noted but did not override statutory minimums, reinforcing Australia’s stance on online harassment escalating to violence against public figures.
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At least 27 killed in two separate shootings in South Africa, police confirm
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At least 27 killed in two separate shootings in South Africa, police confirm

South Africa’s Bloodshed Deepens as Mass Shootings Kill 27 in Two Days, Exposing Turf Wars and Police Failures

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Former tahfiz school head remanded in sexual assault probe

DUNGUN: A former mudir (headmaster) of a tahfiz school here has been remanded for five days from Sunday (Sept 27) for investigations into the alleged sexual assault of three male students, aged 13 and ...

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Malaysian man charged in Singapore for masterminding money laundering syndicate

Singapore police charged a Malaysian man on September 23 with conspiring to launder criminal proceeds, accusing him of coordinating a syndicate that collected cash and gold items from Singaporeans between March and June.

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UK: Police arrest 5 on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act
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UK: Police arrest 5 on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act

British police have evacuated homes near an air force base in Gloucestershire, as army bomb disposal experts examined several vehicles in what authorities described as a major incident. Five men have been arrested on…

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UK arrests 5 after incident near US bomber base
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UK arrests 5 after incident near US bomber base

UK police say they arrested five men in connection with an incident near a Royal Air Force base used by US bombers. Assistant Chief Constable Richard Ocone said police got a call at about 12.45am regarding three…

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Sydney man jailed for Nazi salute and offensive online posts
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Sydney man jailed for Nazi salute and offensive online posts

Nathan Ballesty was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for performing a Nazi salute and publishing offensive online posts, marking the first jail term under Australia’s new mandatory minimum sentencing laws.

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Australia bans Nazi-requested anti-fascist play after 90-year hiatus
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Australia bans Nazi-requested anti-fascist play after 90-year hiatus

Melbourne’s Truck-Borne Revival of 1936-Banned Nazi-Antagonist Play Sparks New Wave of Political Theatre

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Ex-minister sentenced to death for killing adopted son
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Ex-minister sentenced to death for killing adopted son

The Criminal Court has sentenced former cabinet minister Soonthorn Vilawan, 87, to death for the murder of a Prachin Buri councillor who was his adopted son. The sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

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Two Sabah students charged over bullying at Papar school

Two students have been charged in connection with bullying incidents at a Papar secondary school last September, with a 17-year-old facing assault charges and a 16-year-old harassment allegations.

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Three foreign students held in Ipoh murder probe

Three foreign students aged 17 to 20 have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 53-year-old Malaysian man in Ipoh, police confirmed Wednesday.

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Lorry driver remanded for allegedly assaulting his wife

A 56-year-old lorry driver has been remanded for four days starting today to assist investigations into allegedly hurting his wife at a house in Kampung Permatang Pauh, Simpang Empat, near here, on ...

Indonesian arrested in Singapore over fake banknotes was fraud victim: lawyer
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Indonesian arrested in Singapore over fake banknotes was fraud victim: lawyer

The lawyer for an Indonesian businessman arrested in Singapore for allegedly using counterfeit S$10,000 (US$7,830) notes at a casino has said his client was a victim of fraud himself. The businessman, identified only as…

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Malaysian man arrested and handed over to Singapore police for S$500,000 scam syndicate
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Malaysian man arrested and handed over to Singapore police for S$500,000 scam syndicate

A 27-year-old Malaysian man was arrested in Malaysia on Tuesday and handed over to Singapore authorities, who allege he masterminded a cross-border scam and money-laundering operation involving at least S$500,000…

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Malaysian man alleged mastermind of scam syndicate operating in Singapore arrested

Malaysian man who is alleged mastermind of scam syndicate operating in S’pore arrested straitstimes.com

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Malaysian scam syndicate mastermind arrested in cross-border crackdown

A 27-year-old Malaysian man alleged to be the mastermind of a scam syndicate operating in Singapore was arrested in Malaysia on September 22 and handed over to Singaporean authorities, police confirmed. The suspect,…

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Colombia’s Antioquia armed clashes surge 65% as mining, drugs fuel violence

Armed groups in Colombia’s Antioquia region have intensified clashes, with confrontations rising 65% in the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, driven by competition over drug…

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Hong Kong to bar firms with integrity offences from building renovation lists

Hong Kong building maintenance consultants and contractors prosecuted or convicted of integrity-related offences in the past three years will be excluded from pre-qualified lists set up for owners undertaking renovation…

Man remanded for seven days over alleged killing of five-year-old niece
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Man remanded for seven days over alleged killing of five-year-old niece

A 37-year-old man has been remanded for seven days by the Sessions Court in Kota Tinggi to aid investigations into the alleged killing of his five-year-old niece, who was found dead in a river yesterday.

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Rohingya refugee, 18, found dead in Kelantan; employer among four detained
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Rohingya refugee, 18, found dead in Kelantan; employer among four detained

Police in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, have remanded four people, including a Malaysian man believed to be the victim’s employer, over the murder of an 18‑year‑old Rohingya refugee discovered with stab and slash wounds to his…

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house arrest act draft approved to ease prison overcrowding
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house arrest act draft approved to ease prison overcrowding

The Cabinet has approved drafting a House Arrest Act that would allow courts to place eligible remand detainees under electronic monitoring at home until their trial.

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