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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

KUALA LUMPUR, Underaged-driving has again reared its ugly head on the indifference of parents or guardians, as a wheelie stunt by two 13-year-old teenage friends ended in a fatal tragedy when both died after their motorcycles collided near the Elmina Business Park in Sungai Buloh, Selangor last night. Sungai Buloh police chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said in the 11.20pm incident, the motorcycles of the two friends collided head-on during the stunt where a biker lifts the front wheel, as mat rempits notoriously show off at dangerously high speed. ‘As a result, the two astride Yamaha Lagenda and Yamaha

KUALA SELANGOR, The remains of singer and influencer Muhammad Nidza Afham Mokhtar were laid to rest at the Puncak Alam Islamic Cemetery at 6.45 pm today. Earlier, his body was brought to Masjid Puncak Alam for funeral prayers before being transported in a hearse to the cemetery, arriving at 6.15 pm. The burial of Muhammad Nidza Afham, 23, took place in good weather and was attended by family members and friends. His elder brother, Muhammad Nidza Irfan, 33, said that the family hopes the authorities will conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of his younger sibling.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg was honoured today with the prestigious Great ASEAN Distinguished Leadership Excellence Award by the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific and the ASEAN Economic Club. KSI Strategic Institute chairman Tan Sri Majid Khan and president Tan Sri Michael Yeoh presented the award to Abang Johari at the Great ASEAN Entrepreneur Awards 2024 dinner tonight. Its deputy chairman, Datuk Seri Mohamed Iqbal Rawther when annoucing the award, stated that Abang Johari is a dedicated and persistent leader who has elevated Sarawak to the forefront of Malaysian states through a series of

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