KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Malaysia’s courts will give priority to public interest cases such as corruption cases when the courts resume hearing criminal trials from January 27, the chief justice said today.

KAJANG: The prosecution in the trial of blogger Papagomo, who is charged with outraging the modesty and voluntarily causing hurt to then Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman is expected to call three more witnesses before closing its case.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 20 -- All criminal case proceedings including public interest cases will continue to be conducted in open courts in states under the Movement Control Order (MCO) effective Jan 27.

KAJANG: A factory worker pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge with outraging his daughter-in-law’s modesty two years ago.

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 19: Three assistant enforcement officers of the Malaysian Department of Quarantine and Inspection Services (Maqis) in Johor were ordered in remand for five days for alleged corrupt activities in connection with the issue on the meat cartel.