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Muhammad Nor Farhan Burhan being escorted out of the Ipoh Magistrates court after he was charged with insulting the Sultan of Perak in his Twitter account. SAIFUL BAHRI/The Star

Schoolboy fined RM5,000 for insulting Perak Ruler 

IPOH: A schoolboy from Muar, who insulted the Sultan of Perak on Twitter, was told to recite the Rukun Negara before he was slapped with a RM5,000 fine by a magistrate’s court.

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