Court denies bail for two men pending extradition proceedings

Two Malaysian men who are wanted by the United States Department of Justice for alleged money laundering and cybercrimes in the country will remain in prison until their extradition application is heard by the Sessions Court, next week.

This followed the decision of the High Court here today to deny bail to businessman Wong Ong Hua, 46, and computer analyst Ling Yang Ching, 32, who will be charged in the US with 23 counts including of identity theft, access device fraud, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) violation and falsely registering domain names...