JOHOR BAHRU, March 17 — The incident in which a non-Muslim was scolded and slapped while eating at a convenience store in a shopping mall during Ramadan was an act of provocation that went against the spirit of unity and harmony in Malaysia’s multicultural society, said National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The Sessions Court fined a babysitter RM10,000 today in default of 18 months in jail for slapping an 11-month-old baby on his cheeks and knocking his forehead, resulting in bruises and scratches.

CAMERON HIGHLANDS, June 16 — The man who was slapped with a seven-day jail term for assaulting a female driver in Lata Iskandar last week was today sentenced to nine days in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here for slapping two waiters.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The Education Ministry (MoE) will hold a meeting with the parents of two Melaka Under-14 girls’ volleyball team players allegedly slapped by their coach to get more information on the incident.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The volleyball coach who allegedly slapped two teenage female players has been suspended from involvement in all national volleyball activities until investigations are completed.