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A High Court in Johor Baru has acquitted and discharged three mechanics charged with trafficking over 4kg of ketamine and methamphetamine. The case concluded after five years, marking a significant legal outcome for the defendants.
Malaysia's High Court is examining allegations that former Prime Minister Najib Razak and associates committed fraud involving 1MDB and subsidiary companies, with prosecutors claiming a massive betrayal of public trust through misappropriated state funds.
A Bersatu financial officer testified in the High Court that no single individual held exclusive control over the party's finances, raising questions about the scope of Muhyiddin's authority and decision-making role.
The High Court in Klang has acquitted independent preacher Muhammad Fathi Na'im Mazlan of rape and sexual assault charges, with the judge ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish a convincing case beyond reasonable doubt.
The High Court has awarded Perlis Mufti Dr Maza Mohamad Asri Zainul Abidin RM250,000 in damages after finding one of four statements made against him was defamatory, related to GISBH allegations.
Malaysia's High Court has approved pre-trial document discovery in a RM3.53 million dealership fraud dispute, permitting examination of records to establish how funds allegedly moved between multiple entities.
The High Court in Shah Alam will receive a medical update on Friday regarding Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's health status and ability to continue his RM150 million defamation suit against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
A High Court has determined that a Pahang-born woman cannot claim automatic Malaysian citizenship, citing her inability to establish that her parents were legally married and her mother's Indonesian nationality.
The High Court has ruled that the government must compensate 13 participants from a 2021 candlelight vigil at Dataran Merdeka with RM195,000, finding authorities vicariously liable for their unlawful detention.
The Chief Judge of Malaya has approved the appointment of 17 new judicial commissioners in a major staffing expansion aimed at reducing case backlogs in the High Court, marking one of the judiciary's most significant recruitment initiatives in recent years.
A Shah Alam woman charged with her neighbour's death has been acquitted by the High Court after being found mentally unfit at the time of the incident. She has been ordered detained at a psychiatric facility.
Malaysia has appointed 17 lawyers and judicial officers as new judicial commissioners, including the daughter of a former Court of Appeal president. The latest round of judicial appointments strengthens the High Court bench.
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The High Court has postponed the power abuse trial of former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to Monday after his brother-in-law died unexpectedly, granting a brief adjournment to allow the ex-leader time for family matters.
A witness in the Kuala Lumpur High Court testified that businessman TC Lian Tian Chuan instructed staff to draft letters to former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin requesting Jana Wibawa programme projects.
A company director has testified in the High Court that she prepared five separate letters on behalf of five different companies addressed to former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin seeking projects under the Jana Wibawa programme.
Former finance minister Tengku Zafrul has testified in the High Court that minutes issued by then-prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin functioned as operational instructions rather than formal project approvals.
The High Court in Kuala Lumpur heard claims that former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin played no role in interfering with the Jana Wibawa programme's project allocation process.
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The High Court in George Town has set eight trial dates in October for four men charged in connection with Nhaveen's death, following the successful appeal of an earlier acquittal that has reignited scrutiny of a high-profile murder investigation.
A Malaysian High Court has frozen approximately RM14 million in assets belonging to the East West group, an oil palm conglomerate, following a domestic Mareva injunction to safeguard investor claims in an ongoing civil dispute.