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News Wrap Up: Tommy Thomas had NO hand in it !

Sep 04, 2018

Tommy Thomas had NO hand in it !

Attorney General Tommy Thomas had NO hand in the prosecution's decision to withdraw corruption charges against the Finance Minister, as he had recused himself from the case. 

Instead the decision was made by the AGC’s appellate and trial division head Datuk Hanafiah Zakaria, who replaced Thomas as the lead prosecutor. 

In a statement, Hanifah said he made the decision, after new evidence arose during the cross-examination of prosecution witnesses. 

He also felt that the prosecution would NOT win the case. 

Baby dumping cases in Malaysia are on the rise. 

Baby dumping cases in Malaysia are on the rise. 

According to police data, 85 newborn babies were found abandoned between January and July this year, up 15 percent increased compared to the same period last year.

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Selangor recorded the highest number of cases with 27, followed by Kedah and Sabah.

In other news:

The govt has orderd stricter security checks at airports VIP lanes. 

The Transport Ministry says, this follows discovery that 1MDB money may have been moved out of the country via the KLIA.

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The Finance Ministry says civil servants will only receive bonuses, ex-gratia payments and incentives when the govt can afford to do so.

It says such payments cannot be given while the govt is in debt.

And, a senior citizen in Shah Alam who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an 11-month-old baby, has been sentenced to 12 years’ jail, and 2 strokes of the cane.

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