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Siti Kasim wins RM160,000 in court over unlawful 2016 Jawi arrest

High court judge orders dept, 15 officers, seven others to pay the lawyer after it was proven she was wrongfully detained, falsely imprisoned after attending private fundraising event

Nightmare in lockup: ex-detainees claim rights denied during remand

Cops allegedly limit detainees’ contact with anyone, timing of meetings with lawyers, despite their rights

Police, govt challenge court decision awarding doctor RM145,000 over wrongful arrest

Doctor says he was not told the reason for his arrest, was treated inhumanely while detained

Detainees in the dark: suspects’ rights often neglected during remand, lawyers warn

Proper police procedures exist but enforcement is lacking, says one legal expert

Appeals court overturns RM300,000 in damages awarded to ex-soldier

The Court of Appeal here today set aside the decision of the Kota Bharu High Court which ordered a former soldier to be compensated RM300,000 in damages as a result of being detained in a lock-up by the Malaysian Armed Forces for 311 days, from August 2014 until July 2015.

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Cleared for layoffs? AirAsia to retrench 20% of workforce in major cost-cutting move

This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source

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’

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