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On Monday, Najib Razak, former Malaysian prime minister who was charged for his involvement in the embezzlement of billions of dollars from the nation's sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, lost an appeal against his prison term. He started serving his 12-year sentence in Kajang Prison, south of Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday after Malaysia's highest court affirmed it.

SEREMBAN, Aug 21 — DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke today urged all party leaders and members to continue the journey left by the late Dr Chen Man Hin. In his address today...

This reading list explores the history, impact and implications of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

'Surely there is no greater danger to liberty and fundamental rights than to have penal consequences of the worst kind being visited at whim and fancy, or for extortionate reason, or for political advantage.'

A SOSMA provision allows police to hold suspects in national security cases for 28 days without charge.

The threat of terrorism here remains high as the country conti­nues to feature on extremist propaganda, and the resumption of international travel after Covid-19 raises concerns about how terror plots put on ice may go on.

A white supremacist inspired the first individual in Singapore who was self-radicalised by far-right extremist ideology. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The ISD report also highlighted the emerging threat of far-right extremism. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Releasing its annual terrorism threat assessment report, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said foreign terrorist fighters may make their way to new conflict zones and hotspots after the pandemic.

In the so-called Rainbow Trial of 1989, the men and women in the dock gave an exciting glimpse of what the new country could look like. But it was not to be, as the ideals of people’s power and a united, non-sexist, non-racial nation did not fully find a home in the new South Africa. One of t...