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KUALA LUMPUR, The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) hopes that pensionable and non-pensionable Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) veterans will not be forgotten during the 19th Civil Service Premier Assembly (MAPPA) tomorrow. Its president, Datuk Dr Adnan Mat, said that the salary increase for civil servants was a positive step, but it was equally important for the government to address the pension gap faced by these veterans. “Many of them struggle to sustain their livelihoods due to the gap between their pension amounts and the rising cost of living. “We hope that they will

PUTRAJAYA, The Federal Court today commuted the death sentence of former lorry driver Jaafar Ngamil to 34 years in prison for strangling his girlfriend’s husband to death. The victim’s body was found in a ditch in Kampung Banting, Sabak Bernam, Selangor in 2014. A three-judge panel, led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, granted Jaafar’s review application to commute the death penalty imposed on him to imprisonment under Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023 “The court has substituted the death sentence with a 34-year prison term

PUTRAJAYA, The Court of Appeal here today dismissed a female civil servant’s appeal to overturn her conviction and RM6,000 fine for careless and inconsiderate driving that led to the death of a woman motorcyclist 13 years ago. The three-judge panel led by Justice Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim found that Mas Ayu Siti Asmah Hani Zainul Abidin failed to demonstrate that her appeal had any merit. He said the Magistrate’s Court’s findings were based on cogent evidence. He also said the evidence of a key witness was supported by other circumstantial evidence. Justice Ahmad Zaidi said there was no misdirection on

JOHOR BAHRU, A bus driver was killed while 12 others were injured in an accident involving three vehicles at Kilometre 49.4 of the North-South Expressway (southbound) here this morning. Kulai district police chief Supt Tan Seng Lee said the accident occured at about 2.30 am, and involved a Scania bus and two lorries (Scania and Nissan models). ‘Preliminary investigations found that the accident occurred when the bus, travelling from Kuala Lumpur heading to Johor Bahru, is believed to have been unable to break in time and hit the back of the Nissan lorry,’ he said in a statement today. ‘As

KUANTAN, Kuantan Port has been identified as having the potential to be developed as a homeport for cruise ships in the East Coast region, which could create an economic spillover for the country and the local community, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said cruise tourism had high economic value, as more travellers would stay and spend in the area, which is why the Ministry of Transport (MOT) was actively promoting the industry. “First, it requires a lot of promotion. Most cruise liners have their homeports in Singapore. We have the intention or plan to attract these cruise companies to