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Friday, July 03, 2009

Anwar’s appeal dismissed, trial to be held at High Court

PUTRAJAYA: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be tried in the High Court for his sodomy charge, the Court of Appeal ruled.

Arrest warrant on RPK extended

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has granted an extension to Oct 9 for the execution of a warrant of arrest against Malaysia Today news portal editor Raja Petra Raja Kamaruddin for failing to turn up for his criminal defamation trial.

16 years jail, rotan for raping daughter

SHAH ALAM: A 49-year-old food stall operator was jailed 16 years and ordered to be given four strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court here on two counts of raping his daughter.

Case ‘proceeds’ without judge

KUALA LUMPUR: The judge may have been away, but this did not stop the prosecution and the defence from arguing their case in the High Court here yesterday.

Duo ordered to enter defence

KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man and a make-up artist have been ordered to make their defence on a charge of murdering a drama actress.