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New Straits Times
16-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Mother of teen driver in Senawang crash to submit representation to A-GC
SEREMBAN: The mother of the Honda Jazz driver involved in a fatal crash that claimed the lives of three teenagers in March will be submitting a representation to the Attorney-General's Chambers (A-GC) regarding the charge of allowing her underage son to drive the vehicle. Lawyer Johan Radzi, representing the accused, Nur Farahidayah A. Rahman, 40, informed the court of this during case mention proceedings before magistrate Nurul Azuin Mohd Talhah today. Earlier, deputy public prosecutor P. Rubini said the prosecution was ready to hand over the relevant documents to the defence. According to the charge, Nur Farahidayah, as the owner of the Honda Jazz, allegedly permitted a 17-year-old minor to drive the vehicle. The offence was said to have been committed at around 8.30pm at the traffic lights along Jalan Persiaran Senawang 1, Taman Matahari Heights, on March 6. The charge is framed under Section 39(5) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which carries a maximum penalty of a RM2,000 fine, imprisonment for up to six months, or both, upon conviction. The court has set June 26 for further mention of the case to hear the status of the representation. Previously, it was reported that a Honda Jazz driven by a teenage boy failed to stop at a red traffic light and collided with two motorcycles approaching from the left. Two of the victims, Muhammad Aidil Ramdan Abdullah, 15, and Muhammad Aswari Lotpi, 16, were pronounced dead at the scene, while Aisar Azim Abdullah, 17, succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment at Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital on March 10.
The Star
14-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Sabah to boost income with Sales Tax law update, says state AG
Sabah Attorney-General Datuk Brenndon Keith Soh (right) chats with Sabah's Tuan Yang DiPertua Negeri Tun Musa Aman during a courtesy call at the Istana Seri Kinabalu on Wednesday (May 14). KOTA KINABALU: Amendments to the Sabah State Sales Tax Enactment 1998 are expected to strengthen the implementation and collection of the state's sales tax. State Attorney-General Datuk Brenndon Keith Soh said the current law brings in nearly half of Sabah's yearly income, and the changes would boost the collection. 'This is an important step to give Sabah more control over its own development, in line with the rights we have under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63),' he said after meeting with Yang DiPertua Negeri Tun Musa Aman at Istana Seri Kinabalu on Wednesday (May 14). He said his department is also working on a new law to improve how Native Courts are run and another law to protect Sabah's carbon rights as part of climate change efforts. During the meeting, they also discussed the need to update and align state laws related to land, the environment, and governance to support sustainable development. Soh also shared the achievements of his department, including drafting state laws, advising government agencies, and ensuring all government policies follow the law. 'As legal advisers to the state, we are committed to making sure every decision made respects the law and benefits the people of Sabah,' he said. Several senior officers from the Attorney-General's Chambers also attended the meeting.
