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Malaysian man jailed for 10 months, fined US$12,700 over Facebook post insulting Islam
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Malaysian man jailed for 10 months, fined US$12,700 over Facebook post insulting Islam

The administrator of a Facebook account has been jailed 10 months and fined 50,000 ringgit (US$12,700) by the Sessions Court in Miri, Sarawak, over a post deemed insulting to Islam. The Malaysian Comm­unications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said John Mule anak Alai, 48, was convicted under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network facilities. “MCMC takes seriously any form of misuse of digital platforms that insults religion, incites hatre...

Malaysian mother fined US$379 after underage son’s car crash claims 3 lives
PoliticsSCMP1mo ago

Malaysian mother fined US$379 after underage son’s car crash claims 3 lives

A Malaysian mother who allowed her underage son to drive her car, which later got into an accident claiming three lives, was fined 1,500 ringgit (US$379) by the Magistrate’s Court in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan state. Magistrate Nurul Azuin Mohd Talhah also ordered 40-year-old Nur Farahidayah A Rahman to be jailed for three months in the event she was unable to pay the fine. “After considering the guilty plea by the accused, mitigating factors and submissions by parties and the aggravating...