11.   Mohd Tajol Rosli said the problem of the influx of illegal immigrants could be solved if heavier penalties were meted out against them and the tekongs or middlemen.

12.   The one-house assembly was to consider new laws proposed by the government calling for tighter safety regulations and heavier penalties for construction-related accidents.

13.   The law carries heavier penalties for smugglers, dealers and users of these drugs.

14.   The legislature is trying to tighten the laws and impose heavier penalties, but Ng doubts they will work any better than existing laws.

15.   The war on drugs yielded dozens of new laws, including mandatory sentences for drug dealers and heavier penalties for dealing crack rather than powdered cocaine.

16.   The wife drew the heavier penalty because the judge said she falsely accused the maid of larceny.

17.   Government prosecutors have said they will seek the latter for Jalosjos, although it is unclear whether congressmen qualify for the heavier penalty.

18.   He argued that Japan had failed to revise laws related to sex crimes even after other industrialised countries introduced heavier penalties for such crimes after World War II.

19.   It could restore six points he won for second place there, or could inflict an even heavier penalty.

20.   The rape came as the authorities are planning to introduce heavier penalties for sex offenders, in bid to crack down on a worrying increase in sex-crimes.