Former Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong has filed an appeal in the Federal Court against the Court of Appeal's decision upholding his conviction for raping his maid five years ago.
The appellate court has upheld former Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong's guilty verdict for raping his maid. The majority decision, delivered by Datuk Azman Abdullah this morning, maintained the high court's conviction of Yong in 2022.
The Court of Appeal here today fixed March 1 to decide on former Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong's appeal against his conviction and sentence of 13 years in jail and two strokes of the cane for raping his maid.
Senior lawyer Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik will be the lead counsel for former Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong’s appeal against his conviction, 13 years’ jail and two strokes of the cane for raping his maid in 2019.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has drawn attention to the substantial number of young individuals who spend extended periods online, expressing concerns about harmful aspects of specific social media platforms.
Rising sea levels, erratic weather, and unchecked development are driving coastal erosion to alarming new heights in Penang, threatening both nature and livelihoods.
The diminutive and flamboyant Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud has left an indelible mark on Sarawak and the country, seeing that he was its chief minister for 33 years and later, the governor for nearly a decade.
