KUALA LUMPUR – The remand order for local rapper Wee Meng Chee, better known by his stage name Namewee, has been extended for three days, his lawyer says.

The 42-year-old rapper’s lawyer Joshua Tay, who spoke to the media outside the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, said that the remand period had been extended to Nov 13.

Previously, Namewee was remanded until Nov 10 after surrendering to the police on Nov 5.

“As of now, what I can say is that the police have said that their investigations have not been completed,” he said.

Mr Tay said his client is healthy and remains in good spirits.

The police had reclassified the death of Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh as murder

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Investigations revealed that Namewee was the last person seen with the 31-year-old influencer in a room at a hotel in Malaysia at about 1.40pm on Oct 22.

He was later arrested for alleged possession and use of drugs but was released after pleading not guilty to the drug-related charges at the Jalan Duta Court on Oct 24. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK