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Ex-MMA coach gets 9 years, 20 strokes for cannabis possession

Iranian national Ahmad Dhegani pleaded guilty to possessing nearly 1.9kg of cannabis and will serve his sentence from the date of his arrest in 2023

Ex-taxi driver dodges death sentence, gets 10 years’ jail for cannabis possession

The Court of Appeal three-member panel of judges led by Justice Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, Datuk Hashim Hamzah and Datuk Azmi Ariffin set aside M. Baskaran’s conviction and death sentence for the drug trafficking offence and replaced it with 10 years’ jail sentence. 

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Schools may close if air quality worsens, five areas hit unhealthy levels: DOE

The department said the areas recorded unhealthy API readings, warns of RM1mil fine for open burning offenders

No, Malays could not fly: Scholars call out pseudohistory

UPSI and DBP academics urge discipline in handling history after Prof Solehah’s claims of Malays teaching China ‘flying kung fu’

Axelsen confirms split from wife, just over a week after World Championships withdrawal

The Dane revealed the news on social media on Tuesday evening, saying the decision to part ways was made on amicable terms