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Daily Express
01-07-2025
- Daily Express
Ex-military doctor sentenced to death, 2 others jailed for Kevin Morais's murder
Published on: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jul 01, 2025 By: V Anbalagan, FMT Text Size: The body of deputy public prosecutor Kevin Morais was found in a concrete-filled drum at Persiaran Subang Mewah, Subang Jaya, on Sept 16, 2015. (File pic) PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has upheld the death sentence against former military doctor R Kunaseegaran over the murder of deputy public prosecutor Kevin Morais eight years ago. Two other individuals, S Nimalan, 32, and S Ravi Chandran, 54, were sentenced to 35 years and 40 years in prison, respectively. Nimalan was also ordered to receive 12 strokes of the rotan, while Ravi Chandran was spared caning due to his age. Chief Justice Tengku Maimum Tuan Mat said Kunaseegaran's death sentence remained as he had withdrawn his appeal against the sentence. Meanwhile, the court acquitted three others, R Dinishwaran, 33; AK Thinesh Kumar, 32; M Vishwanath, after ruling that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against them. More to come. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
24-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Express
Government ordered to compensate Semantan Estate over Duta land
Published on: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jun 24, 2025 By: V Anbalagan, FMT Text Size: The 106ha Duta Enclave houses the National Archives, the Kuala Lumpur shariah court, other government complexes, sports facilities, and various landmarks. (X pic) PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ordered the government to compensate Semantan Estate Sdn Bhd for occupying a 106ha piece of land in Kuala Lumpur, known as the Duta Enclave, for close to 70 years. A three-member Court of Appeal bench chaired by Justice Lee Swee Seng said monetary compensation was a more apprproate remedy than allowing the authorities to transfer the land title to the company. 'The land in question houses several key government buildings. A transfer of title is not feasible,' Lee said in a unanimous ruling allowing the government's appeal. The government had said it was prepared to pay adequate compensation to the company for the property. Justices Azimah Omar and Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh also heard the appeal. The bench then remitted the case to the High Court and ordered that an assessment of compensation be conducted within 90 days, with the assistance of experts. Advertisement The bench also dismissed Semantan Estate's cross-appeal for a mandamus to transfer the land to the company and compel the land authorities to register the land. The Court of Appeal also ordered Semantan Estate and the government to each bear their own costs. The appeals court also ordered the government to pay Semantan Estate damages in the form of mesne profits for its unlawful occupation of the property. The profits are to be calculated from Dec 3, 1956 until the date that the compensation sum is settled in full. A case management for the assessment of damages will be held at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on June 30. The court was previously told that the property was now valued at RM12 billion. In an immediate reaction, lead counsel Cyrus Das, acting for Semantan Estate, told reporters he had instructions to appeal the decision to the Federal Court. 'We will be filing questions of law to obtain leave for the apex court to hear the appeal,' he said. Das said Semantan Estate would also seek a stay of all proceedings in the High Court, including the assessment of damages hearing. The senior lawyer said Semantan Estate would be seeking to enforce a 2009 High Court order, affirmed by the Federal Court in 2012, that the company remained the beneficial owner of the property. Last year, the High Court ordered the government to transfer the land to Semantan Estate after allowing the company's suit against the Kuala Lumpur land registrar. However, the government obtained a stay order pending the disposal of its appeal in the Court of Appeal, which was concluded today. The Duta Enclave has witnessed the construction of a number of government complexes and sports facilities, as well as several other landmarks. In 2009, the High Court ruled that the government had trespassed on the land and was in unlawful occupation of it following a botched acquisition. Then judicial commissioner Zura Yahya accordingly declared that Semantan Estate retained a beneficial interest in the subject land. The decision was upheld by the Federal Court three years later.
Daily Express
18-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Express
Public Bank ordered to pay RM90mil in damages to NFC for confidentiality breach
Published on: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Published on: Wed, Jun 18, 2025 By: V Anbalagan, FMT Text Size: The Federal Court has ordered Public Bank to pay RM30 million each in equitable, exemplary, and aggravated damages to National Feedlot Corporation and three others for disclosing its accounts to the public. PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that Public Bank must pay RM90 million in damages for violating its statutory duty and breaching confidentiality by disclosing to the public the National Feedlot Corporation's (NFC) accounts, along with those of three affiliated companies. A three-member bench led by Chief Judge of Malaya Hasnah Hashim ordered the bank to pay RM30 million each in equitable, exemplary, and aggravated damages. Advertisement 'Public Bank is to pay 2% interest on the judgment sum effective today until the payment of damages is settled,' she said. Sitting with her were Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Abdul Rahman Sebli and Justice Abu Bakar Jais. The court dismissed Public Bank's appeal on liability last month. The Court of Appeal previously ruled that NFC had failed to prove its losses, resulting in the award of a nominal sum of RM10,000 in damages. Hasnah said the appeals court fell into error in its finding. 'The appellant (NFC) had produced financial reports and audited accounts through its expert witness,' she said, adding that the bank had not called any witnesses to challenge the witness's credibility. As such, the documents relied on by the appellants remained unchallenged, said Hasnah. In their statement of claim, NFC, its chairman Salleh Ismail, and its subsidiaries National Meat & Livestock Corporation Sdn Bhd and Agroscience Industries Sdn Bhd had asked for RM560 million in damages. They sought RM60 million in general damages and a total of RM500 million in aggravated and exemplary damages. Salleh is the husband of former Wanita Umno chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. The case dates back to 2012 when then-PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli obtained confidential banking details which he used to support allegations against NFC regarding a government loan linked to property purchases. Lawyers Shafee Abdullah, Sarah Abishegam, and Farah Mustaffa represented the appellants, while counsel Chan Kok Keong, Poh Choo Hoe, and Tiang Min Hin appeared for the bank. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Express
Peter Anthony's review hearing adjourned pending written judgment
Published on: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Published on: Tue, May 13, 2025 By: V Anbalagan, FMT Text Size: PUTRAJAYA: A Court of Appeal panel has adjourned former Sabah minister Peter Anthony's application to review his forgery conviction as it awaits the written judgment from another Court of Appeal bench. A three-member bench chaired by Justice Che Ruzima Ghazali said that both the prosecution's preliminary objection and Peter's review application would proceed on the next date, regardless of whether the written judgment was available. Case management will be held on Friday to set a new hearing date. Justices Azman Abdullah and Azhahari Kamal Ramli were the other panel members. Deputy public prosecutor Wan Shahruddin Wan Ladin said they were still waiting for the written reasons from another Court of Appeal panel upholding Peter's conviction and sentence. That panel – comprising Justices Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, Zaini Mazlan, and Azmi Ariffin – delivered its broad oral grounds of judgment on March 4. Peter's lawyer, Rozal Azimin Ahmad, said they were ready to proceed without the written judgment, but Wan Shahruddin insisted that the review could not move forward until the document was available. Justice Ruzima said Peter must demonstrate a breach of procedural fairness for the review to be allowed, which could be done even without the written judgment. 'This bench cannot revisit the decision made by the previous bench,' he said. On March 14, Peter, the former Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat president, filed an application for an appeals court review in an attempt to overturn his conviction for forgery in connection with a university contract 11 years ago. Peter contended that the Court of Appeal had not considered a 2018 police report in arriving at its decision to uphold his conviction and sentence on March 4. He said the disclosure of the police report by prosecution witness and businessman Shukur Din could have led to a different outcome in his case. In his application, Peter sought a review by another appeals court bench. Peter was sentenced to three years' jail and fined RM50,000 by the sessions court in Kuala Lumpur in 2022. He has paid the fine and is currently serving his sentence. He was convicted of falsifying documents related to a maintenance and service contract at Universiti Malaysia Sabah 11 years ago. He was charged in his capacity as managing director of Syarikat Asli Jati Sdn Bhd with forging a letter from the office of the deputy vice-chancellor, dated June 9, 2014, by inserting a false statement to use it for fraudulent purposes. Peter is the Melalap assemblyman. His seat will be automatically vacated after he has exhausted all legal avenues to overturn his conviction. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
