PUTRAJAYA, Jan 11 — A former palm oil estate worker, who beheaded his co-worker for the purpose of getting his skull as part of a ritual to secure a winning lottery ticket, had his death sentence commuted to 35 years in jail.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 14 — A former security guard escaped the gallows when the Federal Court here today commuted his death sentence to 33 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane, for the murder of his 17-year-old lover eight years ago.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 14 — The Federal Court today commuted the death sentence and natural life imprisonment of eleven individuals, who were convicted of drug trafficking under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act.