<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>(Oct 13): Activist Khalid Mohd Ismath was today charged in the Johor Baru Sessions Court with three counts of sedition on the Johor royalty and another 11 counts under the Communications and Multimedia Act.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The 25-year-old Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) member claimed trial to the charges.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Deputy public prosecutor Saiful Edris Zainuddin applied to the court that Khalid be denied bail as he could abscond.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Edris cited the case of blogger Ali Abd Jalil who escaped from the country last year.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Ali had been charged with three sedition charges for criticising the monarchy on Facebook.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>He was released on bail but eventually fled to Sweden for asylum after saying he had received death threats.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Judge Mohamad Hadlar Abdul Aziz agreed with Edris's submission and fixed case management on Nov 11.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Lawyer Dinesh Muthal represented Khalid.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>PSM central committee member S. Arutchelvan, who followed the proceeding, said they would file a revision in the High Court to obtain bail. <em>– The Malaysian Insider</em></p></div>


(Oct 13): Activist Khalid Mohd Ismath was today charged in the Johor Baru Sessions Court with three counts of sedition on the Johor royalty and another 11 counts under the Communications and Multimedia Act.

The 25-year-old Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) member claimed trial to the charge...

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<p>Boustead Properties Bhd, under its Mutiara Spaces brand, has launched a new mobile app — Mutiara X Super App — on Thursday.</p>

<p>The app serves as a digital platform that consolidates Mutiara Spaces’ offerings into one touchpoint. It provides customers with access to exclusive rewards, extra privileges and a seamless experience across lifestyle, property and reward programmes.</p>


<p>Boeing's and its largest union said on Friday that contract talks will resume on Oct 7, as both sides seek an agreement to end a strike by around 33,000 of the planemaker's US West Coast factory workers.</p>


<p>It is now conventional wisdom that global capital flows to the developing world are pro-cyclical, increasing when advanced economies ease monetary policy and retreating when their interest rates rise. A case in point is the growing number of developing countries experiencing liquidity and solvenc...