JAKARTA, March 13 — Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has announced plans to fund the construction of a high-security prison on a remote island to detain corrupt officials.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The families of prisoners and residents of moral rehabilitation centres, special rehabilitation centres, special detention centres and the Henry Gurney School are allowed visits on February 1 and 2 in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration.

NARATHIWAT, Nov 10 — The Narathiwat Provincial Prison authorities have denied allegations that six Malaysian detainees were mistreated in the prison.

RAMALLAH, Jan 6 — Approximately 11,000 Palestinians have been arrested and detained in Israeli prisons throughout 2023, with half of them being detained after October 7.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The Dewan Rakyat sitting today will address concerns around the cost of living and overcrowding in prisons, as well as discuss the latest developments of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.

KAJANG, Jan 3 — Several prisons will be upgraded while those over 100 years old will be redeveloped to make them more conducive for inmates and Prisons Department staff.

MELAKA, Oct 5 — The Prisons Department Malaysia has a plan for modern buildings to replace the archaic prisons that are over 100 years old, mainly those built in the 1800's in some states.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The Prisons Department has cancelled family visit sessions with inmates at all prisons in conjunction with Christmas Day this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — A total of 1,220 Covid-19 cases, along with 1,297 recoveries and three deaths were reported in the country over the last 24 hours.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat have agreed to set up a joint committee to find short-term and long-term solutions to address the issue of Covid-19 in prisons.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 28 — The Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Prisons Department continues to ensure full compliance of the standard operating procedures (SOP) to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in its four prisons.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 18 — Non-government organisations (NGOs) are highly encouraged to donate face masks to the Penang prisons, as the supply for inmates is running low.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Prisons Department has issued new standard operating procedures (SOP) to curb the spread of Covid-19 in prisons, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.