![Govt intends to open employment for ex-convicts to replace foreign workers Govt intends to open employment for ex-convicts to replace foreign workers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-10/51698735478_VSivakumar.jpg)
Govt intends to open employment for ex-convicts to replace foreign workers
V. Sivakumar said ex-prisoners, especially those who served time for minor offences, were still productive to work.
Tue Oct 31 2023
![Give ex-prisoners a second chance Give ex-prisoners a second chance](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-05/71683599727_Depression.jpg)
Give ex-prisoners a second chance
The stigma of being a former prisoner causes them to often be sidelined by the society even though they have served their sentences for their past mistakes.
Tue May 09 2023
![Ex-prisoner tells diplomats Nicaragua holding families 'hostage' Ex-prisoner tells diplomats Nicaragua holding families 'hostage'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-03/41680155518_Nicaragua.jpg)
Ex-prisoner tells diplomats Nicaragua holding families 'hostage'
Davila said prisoners had suffered physical and psychological torture, and their families continue to receive threats and reprisals.
Thu Mar 30 2023
![Ex-prisoner jailed, fined for insulting king a third time Ex-prisoner jailed, fined for insulting king a third time](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-09/81632475991_BEKASBANDUAN.jpg)
Ex-prisoner jailed, fined for insulting king a third time
A former prisoner who has been in and out of jail for insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on social media was jailed for a year and fined RM20,000, in default six months' jail, by the Sessions Court.
Fri Sep 24 2021
![French policewoman stabbed by ex-prisoner on threat watch list French policewoman stabbed by ex-prisoner on threat watch list](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-05/81622241723_FRENCHPOLISSTAB.jpg)
French policewoman stabbed by ex-prisoner on threat watch list
A radicalised French ex-prisoner on a watch list of potential terrorist threats stabbed a policewoman inside her station.
Fri May 28 2021