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Ratifying UN torture treaty will halt caning in schools, Suhakam commissioner says

All forms of corporal punishment will be banned in Malaysia if convention signed, says Ragunath Kesavan

‘Malaysia delaying ratification of UN torture convention due to legal implications’

Local courts impose caning that inflicts pain, which is not permissible under treaty, says home minister

10 days of torture: tourist kidnapped due to husband’s unpaid debt

An Indonesian woman went through a harrowing ordeal when she was kidnapped, locked up and tortured by a group of men for 10 days in different locations across several states due to her husband’s failure to settle an RM540,000 debt.

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Malaysia suffers RM2.7bil losses from online scams in 11 months, reveals CCID

Bukit Aman’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department highlights telecommunications and e-commerce fraud as the biggest culprits in rising cybercrime figures

Thai oil giant pulls plug on Lang Lebah as Petronas-Petros feud looms large

Once dubbed Malaysia’s ‘project of the year’, Sarawak offshore project now faces an uncertain future amid budget blowouts and state-federal oil disputes with US$1 billion cost overrun

Jaya Grocer invests RM100 million in Malaysia’s first automated grocery warehouse

Jaya Grocer announces its largest investment yet, a state-of-the-art automated warehouse in Selangor, set to revolutionize supply chain efficiency, create high-skilled tech roles, and support Malaysia's digital economy