KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The police have rejected the application to organise a gathering at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on Monday (January 6).

NAYPYIDAW, Jan 4 — Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast Asian nation's independence day, state media said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The first prisoner to earn a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree while in prison has been granted a royal pardon by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj, in conjunction with His Royal Highness's birthday yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 — US President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, despite previously promising he would not do so, reported German news agency (dpa).

MANILA, Nov 20 — A Filipina spared from execution on drug trafficking charges in Indonesia in 2015 will be transferred to the Philippines after years of negotiations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours, said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

BANGKOK, Feb 18 — Thailand's billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from detention today, enjoying freedom in his country for the first time since fleeing into exile nearly 16 years ago to avoid jail.

BANGKOK, Feb 18 — Thailand's convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole today, his lawyer said, starting a first day of freedom in his homeland, 15 years after fleeing in the wake of his overthrow by the royalist military.

YANGON, May 3 — Myanmar's State Administration Council on Wednesday pardoned 2,153 prisoners in an amnesty to mark Wesak Day, reported Xinhua.

TAIPING, April 18 — After spending 40 years in jail, Jamil Arshad will forever cherish the date March 22 - when he received a royal pardon from the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.

NAYPYIDAW, April 17 — Myanmar's junta released 3,113 prisoners, including 98 foreigners, to mark the country's traditional New Year on Monday (April 16), according to a statement from the military government published on pro-military Telegram channels.

By Amin Ridzuan Ishak dan Zareef Muzammil GOMBAK, Nov 13 — Several voters are opposed to the idea of a pardon for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, citing the RM42 million misappropriation in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case as being too major to deserve one. Private pensioner...