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KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man was sentenced to six months in prison and fined RM10,000 or three months prison in default, by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to posting an offensive message against the Sultan of Selangor and failing to provide his Facebook password.

47-year-old also fined, charged with not cooperating during investigation.

PETALING JAYA: It will be up to voters in the upcoming by-elections in Johor to judge Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for issuing a political fatwa, says MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

His government is instead using those laws to restrict free speech and silence the administration’s critics, they say.

MELAKA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued notices to Celcom, Maxis, YTL dan Telekom Malaysia (TM), for their failure to comply with the stipulated mandatory quality standards for services at Taman Ambassador Village, Durian Tunggal here.

KUALA LUMPUR: There was some confusion over Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s schedule leading to the postponement of his statement being recorded, says his political secretary.

Kuala Lumpur: The High Court will rule on Oct 2 in a case brought by former attorney-general Tommy Thomas against the government and a task force set up to investigate statements he made in his memoir.

Malaysia’s digital and communications minister Fahmi Fadzil has assured media that it will not be treated in an "iron-fisted" manner, following the hullabaloo that unfolded last week when several Malaysian journalists said that MCMC must "stop playing big brother".

KUALA LUMPUR:An officer from Bukit Aman has arrived at the PAS headquarters here to take Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s statement

KUALA LUMPUR: There was confusion over the postponement of the recording of Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s statement by the police, says his political secretary Mohd Syahir Che Sulaiman.