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High Court in Tapah orders Perak exco Sivanesan to pay RM3,000 costs in defamation suit
The High Court in Tapah ordered Perak executive councillor A. Sivanesan to pay RM3,000 in costs after allowing former Bagan Dalam assemblyman Satees Muniandy's application to transfer the defamation suit to the Butterworth Sessions Court. Sivanesan sued Satees over a TikTok video uploaded in June last year that he says portrayed him as unfit for public office.
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Perak: residents' associations need approval before hiring security guards
Residents' associations in Perak cannot appoint or train security guards for Community Security Schemes without approval and compliance with regulations. State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Sandrea Ng Shy Ching said the state is focusing on education and giving associations time to correct shortcomings before enforcement. She also clarified the difference between gated and guarded communities and the rules on public road access.
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First azan and recitation contest for Orang Asli children in Pos Lenjang
Thirty-five V1M volunteers visited the Semai Orang Asli community in Pos Lenjang, Kuala Lipis, Pahang on 31 August and 1 September. For the first time an azan and Quran recitation contest was held for children from the area's 18 villages, alongside food baskets and clothing.
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Ex-KPTM Ipoh administrator faces six charges over female students
A former administrator of Kolej Poly-Tech Mara (KPTM) in Ipoh was charged in court with six offences involving alleged criminal force against two female students and obscene words against four others. Roykarnaen Maseri, 44, pleaded not guilty to all charges, which were allegedly committed at the college and other locations in Ipoh between June and August. The court set bail at RM8,000.
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Ipoh trader gets 30 years, 24 strokes for trafficking meth
A trader in Ipoh was sentenced to 30 years in prison and 24 strokes of the cane by the High Court for trafficking over 77 kilograms of methamphetamine. The accused, Liew Wan Wah, 46, escaped the death penalty. The drug distribution occurred at the Gopeng Toll Plaza and at the Kampar district police headquarters in June 2021.