AdilanClub: Judge falls asleep in court

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A Russian judge has resigned after a video showed him asleep during a trial that ended with him sentencing the defendant to five years in a penal colony.

Critics of the Russian justice system, which has a notoriously high conviction rate, were outraged when the video purporting to show judge Yevgeny Makhno sleeping through a defense lawyer’s speech in court was posted online in January, Russian media reported.

"The Judges Qualification Panel accepted Makhno's resignation from his judge's post," regional judge and panel member Valentina Pozharskaya told state news agency RIA Novosti.

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AdilanClub: Latest intelligence PR to win 124 seats BN 98: RM5 MIL going-rate to entice PR contestants

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The cat is out of the bag. Despite vows of being able to retain the federal government with two-thirds of the seats in Parliament, Prime Minister Najib Razak is staring at stark defeat.

According to political sources, a survey conducted by a special government intelligence unit showed Najib's Umno-Barisan Nasional coalition trailing far behind the Pakatan Rakyat led by Anwar Ibrahim with only 98 seats to the Opposition's 124.

Anwar and PR are expected to win 10 seats in the Federal Territories, 10 in Johor, 11 in Kedah, 12 in Kelantan, 18 in Perak, 17 in Selangor, 1 in Terengganu, 1 in Malacca, 3 in Negeri Sembilan, 5 in Pahang, 0 in Perlis and a total of 25 in Sabah and Sarawak.

"This is a real eye-opener for the big-wigs in Umno. It is no wonder Najib and Mahathir are now so panicky in their response to issues that crop up. They cannot afford to make any mistake at this stage," Zulkefly Othman, secretary of the security council in Anwar's PKR party, told Malaysia Chronicle.

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AdilanClub: COME ON HOME, GUYS: Let's change Malaysia TOGETHER!

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Jom Balik Undi campaign urges all Malaysians abroad to fly home to vote in the 13th general elections to ensure a brighter future for Malaysia

We, a group of Malaysians currently living abroad, have organised the Jom Balik Undi (JBU; Malay for “Let’s Go Home and Vote”) campaign to urge all Malaysians abroad to fly home to cast their vote in the upcoming 13th general election to realise the possibility of a cleaner and brighter future for all Malaysians.

The upcoming 13th general election is critical to the future of Malaysia. The possibility for a brand new Malaysia is closer than ever before. Every vote counts.

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AdilanClub: Firemen Free Mom Trapped in her Son's Highchair During a Prank

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An English mother who climbed into her young son's highchair as a joke ended up being the punch line after having to call the fire brigade for help when she became trapped.

Serena Curtis was drinking at her Oxford home with a 27-year-old girlfriend, Jade Dickerson, when her chair prank went awkwardly wrong, The Sun reported.

The 31-year-old mother-of-three, whose children were being looked after at the time, struggled for an hour to get out of the highchair before deciding to call for help.

Ms Dickerson took photos of her friend's embarrassing ordeal as the firefighters helped remove her from the chair.

"I'm glad the fire brigade realised it was an accident," Ms Curtis said.

"I was so embarrassed. I just had a dressing gown on, but luckily part of the chair was hiding my face."

A spokesman for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue confirmed a crew had responded to the call-out.