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Six men have received death sentences over the brutal mob lynching of a Sri Lankan man accused of blasphemy in Sialkot in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.

Datuk, Datuk Seri, Tan Sri – these titles are up for sale by fraudsters, but some individuals also intentionally use unrecognised foreign titles here even though it isn’t allowed. A newly set up association wants to weed out the fakes by registering legal Datukships in Malaysia.

MELAKA: State police have completed their investigations into 30 individuals for using fake honorary titles conferred by unrecognised sultanates locally as well as from neighbouring countries.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two women and a man have been detained for allegedly cheating a businessman out of RM294,850 over a fake "Datuk Seri" title.

Mohamad Halmi Waramejini, 55, pleaded not guilty at a Sessions Court here yesterday. According to the charge sheet, he had displayed the item containing the title of “Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Perak – Dato’ Seri (SPMP)” without written permission from the Sultan of Perak. The item was displayed on a Proton X70 on June 4 in Jalan Caranday Park, Setia Tropika, here. Facing the law: Mohamad Halmi (left) leaving the Johor Baru Sessions Court after being charged. The charge came under Secti...

JOHOR BARU: A 55-year-old businessman has been charged with displaying an item containing a royal instrument of appointment without permission on his vehicle, giving the impression that he holds a Datuk Seri title. Mohamad Halmi Waramejini, 55, who lives in Johor Baru, pleaded not guilty to the charge after it was read to him in front of Sessions Court judge Wan Mohd Norisham Wan Yaakob here on Monday (July 12). According to the charge sheet, the accused displayed an item that contained the tit...

Datuk Michael Chong KUALA LUMPUR: A family who openly show off their Datuk Seri and doctorate titles, with the father even supposedly having a professorship, are now under scrutiny. The family comprising the father, mother and their sons, who are all supposedly titled, had uploaded pictures with their honorifics on their company website. But a check showed no details of their awards and academic qualifications. MCA Public Services and Complaints Department chief Datuk Michael Chong said this wa...

GBV courts and gender discrimination To add insult to injury, a significant number of GBV crimes remain unreported The writer is a Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn and an advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan As I stepped inside the gender-based violence (GBV) court in Karachi, a male lawyer repulsively called me out for not covering my head with a dupatta despite being appropriately dressed for court with a white dupatta hanging around my neck and an oversized black coat covering my upper bod...

KUALA LUMPUR: The recent arrests of several suspects involved in the use and awarding of fake “Datuk” titles is a positive step in curbing the growing abuse, says the Council of Federal Datuks of Malaysia (MDPM). “MDPM applauds the police in enforcing the Offences Relating to Awards Act (Act 787) which is long overdue, ” said Council president Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz. He said at a press conference on Monday (March 8) that the enforcement by the police serves as a strong deterrent and an...

MELAKA: Some 120 individuals who received bogus titles last year are now on the radar of police here following the arrest of three individuals including a husband and wife. Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said the trio, aged between 43 to 57, were middlemen. He said they were part of an unrecognised organisation known as the congregation of “Datuks” (GDMM), which had been active for the past two years. “GDMM held an investiture ceremony at a leading hotel here o...