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PUTRAJAYA, The Federal Court today upheld the death penalty of a labourer convicted of murdering three young siblings six years ago. A three-judge panel, led by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Sebli, dismissed Shahrul Pitri Jusoh’s appeal against his murder conviction and death sentence. In delivering the court’s decision, Justice Abdul Rahman said the High Court did not err in convicting Shahrul of the murder charges. He said the death sentence affirmed by the Court of Appeal, in exercise of its discretion, was appropriate given the circumstances of the crime. At the time the Court

JOHOR BAHRU, Five individuals who were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the dumping of industrial waste in Kampung Orang Asli Pasir Intan, Kota Tinggi, which caused pollution, will be brought before the Kota Tinggi Sessions Court today. Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar said three men, aged between 23 and 52, would be charged under Section 124K of the Penal Code for sabotage. He added that two others, a director and a shareholder of a factory in Seri Alam, aged 41 and 53 respectively, will be charged under Section 124K of the Penal Code read together with Section 109

ALOR SETAR, The number of flood victims in Kedah decreased to 1,885 people from 593 families as of 8 am today, compared to 2,366 people from 736 families last night. According to the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal, all evacuees are taking shelter at 18 temporary relief centres across the Pendang, Kota Setar and Pokok Sena districts. Pendang recorded the highest number of victims, with 1,216 people from 365 families still housed in 10 centres, followed by Kota Setar with 605 victims from 203 families in seven centres and Pokok Sena with 64 victims from 25 families in one

Manila: College of St. Benilde (CSB) seeks to keep the lead when it battles Lyceum of the Philippines University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan on Friday. The Blazers (4-1) will be missing point guard Jhomel Ancheta, who was meted a one-game suspension for hitting the back of Pao Javillonar’s head during the game won by the Knights, 71-69, last Sunday. “We play a great offensive team in Lyceum so I hope we are ready to defend,” said CSB coach Charles Tiu. CSB and Lyceum clash

KUALA NERUS, Malaysia recorded a relatively high unmet need for family planning at about 26.7 per cent in 2022, according to the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN). LPPKN chairman Datuk Sri Rohani Abdul Karim said that it means more than one in five women in Malaysia who were not ready to conceive refused to use any modern contraceptive methods for birth planning. She said this situation exposed them to the risk of becoming pregnant when unprepared, which could affect their wellbeing and health. “Additionally, the contraceptive prevalence rate among women of reproductive age in our country remains low