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Govt wants to double the penalty for drunk driving

Feb 14, 2020

The government is considering harsher penalties for reckless and intoxicated drivers. 

De-facto Law Minsiter Datuk Liew Vui Keong says the Cabinet has already agreed that current laws need to be amended, and is now looking into imposing a 20-year prison sentence for offenders.

Current laws carry a jail term of up to only 10 years.

Meanwhile, police say 158 individuals were arrested for drunk driving in KL alone, over the month of January.

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No one died of coronavirus in Penang

The Health Ministry has denied a local report that a patient had died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Penang.

It clarified that the patient in question died of septic shock not related to the coronavirus. 

The Ministry has also addressed a viral video, alleging that COVID-19 had spread to the Selayang Hospital. 

It says the makeshift tents seen outside the hospital building, were merely part of its preparation measures to handle any potential cases.

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Man gets into argument with local council officer in Subang Jaya

A man in Subang Jaya sustained head injuries when he fell, after getting into a scuffle with a MPSJ enforcement officer.

A video of the incident has gone viral, showing the man hitting the officer with an umbrella, before being pushed to the ground.

ADUN for Subang Jaya Michelle Ng issued a statement, saying that while the man was wrong to hit the officer, the officer should also not have used force in dealing with the situation.