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Malaysia's judicial system faced an intense week as three former prime ministers and a previous cabinet minister appeared in court amid significant corruption cases and landmark legal rulings that carry substantial political consequences.
A witness testified in court that he faced repeated demands from a former minister's political secretary to surrender part of RM19 million in consultancy fees earned from a police-related contract.
Two media organizations have sued to shut down Truth API, a service charging subscribers up to $100,000 monthly for early access to President Trump's Truth Social posts, arguing it violates constitutional principles of equal information access.