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Malaysia's mid-autumn revolution
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Edmond R | Sep 12, 08 6:28pm
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I
refer to the Malaysiakini report Expect 'surprise' on Sept 16: Anwar
It
has been a very tense week but after reading this article, I have a
good feeling that our nation's crisis is going to have a fairy tale
ending soon. read more...
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Teresa Kok, Sin Chew reporter arrested under ISA
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Friday, 12 September 2008 11:11pm
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 ©The Star (Used by
permission)
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP's Teresa Kok is the latest to be arrested under
Section 73 (1) if the ISA Friday.
Kok, who is Seputeh MP and also assemblyman for Kinrara, was arrested
at 11.20pm Friday.
Deputy IGP Tan Sri Ismail Omar confirmed Kok's arrest. read more...
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Umno suspends Ahmad three years
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Wednesday, 10 September 2008 06:18pm
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 ©The Star
(Used by permission)
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has suspended Bukit Bendera division chief Datuk
Ahmad Ismail three years over his alleged racist remarks about the
Chinese.
The decision was reached at a special meeting of the Umno supreme
council held at the PWTC Wednesday afternoon. Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi chaired the meeting that lasted almost three
hours. read more...
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Kudos for the triumph of rule of law
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 07:27am
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(Used by permission)
Reflecting on the law by Shad Saleem Faruqi
Administrative law relating to remedies is now richer because the
Federal Court and the Appeal Court broke new ground in a heartening and
innovative decision. read more...
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We're 51, and showing signs of a midlife crisis
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Tuesday, 02 September 2008 08:37am
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©New Straits Times (Used
by permission)
by Umapagan Ampikaipakan
IT'S that time of the year again. When the essayists, editorialists,
bloggers, hacks, and all those other men and women of letters begin to
roll out their obligatory pieces on "Merdeka". read more...
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Letter to Utusan and Berita Harian
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Monday, 18 August 2008 12:32pm
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 *Below
are letters written by lawyers Razlan Hadri b. Zulkifliand Shaikh
Abdul Saleem regarding the 9 August Family Law Forum to Utusan
Malaysia and Berita Harian. Neither newspaper published it. read....
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Majlis Peguam patut didik rakyat
patuhi keputusan mahkamah
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Monday, 04 August 2008 06:40am
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 ©Berita Harian (Digunakan dengan
kebenaran)
KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Peguam sepatutnya menjadi badan yang mendidik
rakyat mematuhi setiap keputusan mahkamah, termasuk membabitkan hak
orang Islam dan hak keistimewaan orang Melayu yang termaktub dalam
Perlembagaan Persekutuan. read more...
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Serving
time, whether guilty or not
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Contributed by Desmond Ho Chee
Cheong
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Friday, 01 August 2008 07:46am
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 ©The Star
(Used by permission)
Putik Lada by Desmond Ho
The legal maxim that one is innocent until proven guilty does not
seem to favour foreign workers who have no relatives in Malaysia and
who do not have the money to make bail. read more...
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Opinion:
Does a crisis exist among the Malays?
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Tuesday, 15 July 2008 08:19am
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Gapena chairman Tan Sri Ismail Hussin & PKR deputy
chief Dr Syed Husin Ali
©New Straits Times (Used by
permission)
by Sheridan Mahavera
More than four months since the March 8 general election, some say the
Malay community is in its worst-ever crisis. Others disagree. Sheridan
Mahavera looks beyond the histrionics to discern the crux of the
matter read more...
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Article
153 intended for long term
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Posted by Webmaster
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Sunday, 06 July 2008 08:54am
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 ©New Sunday Times (Used by permission)
by Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman
EVERY
citizen should be familiar with the Federal Constitution. Both Malays and
non-Malays should understand the intent and the letter of the provisions
in the Constitution regarding the "special position" of the
Malays as embodied in Article 153.
They
should also know the history of that provision in order to appreciate why
and how it was inserted in the Constitution.
In an article in the New
Sunday Times on June 22, Raja Aziz Addruse and Helen Ting asked
several questions:
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Ex-judge
hails proposal to split A-G's powers
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Posted by Webmaster
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Monday, 07 July 2008 08:51am
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 ©New Straits Times (Used
by permission)
KUALA LUMPUR: A suggestion to separate the functions of the
attorney-general and the public prosecutor has received mixed reviews
from the legal fraternity.
Former
Court of Appeal judge Datuk Shaik Daud Ismail agreed with the
suggestion saying that it would allow for better accountability and a
more effective judicial system.
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Take
decision to prosecute off A-G¡¯s hands, Government urged
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Posted by Webmaster
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 08:18am
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 ©The Star (Used
by permission)
by Christina Koh
IPOH: The Government should remove the ¡°absolute power¡± of the
Attorney-General (A-G) to decide on who should be prosecuted.
Transparency International (Malaysia) founder Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim
said the decision to pursue cases in court should be left in the hands of
a director of public prosecution and his advisory board of legal
officers.
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High
Court judge makes explosive judicial disclosures
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 11:02am
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 ©The Borneo Post
(Used by permission)
by Danny Wong
SIBU: A High Court judge here yesterday made some startling revelations at
the commencement of the proceedings of the election petition filed by the
DAP candidate for the Sarikei parliamentary seat, Wong Hus She, to declare
the result of the March 8 general election for the seat void.
The Barisan Nasional candidate, Ding Kuong Hing, won the seat with a slim
majority of 51 votes. must read...
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The Attorney General - The most powerful person in Malaysia?
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Contributed by Tommy Thomas
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Friday, 23 May 2008 11:29am
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 The recommendations
of the Royal Commission on the Lingam video has once again turned the spotlight
on the Attorney General, and the awesome powers wielded by an unelected and
unaccountable person. Members of the Bar may be interested to read the
following article that was published in the August 1983 issue of INSAF,
when Mahathir was the Prime Minister, Musa Hitam the Home Minister, Abu
Talib the Attorney General and Hanif Omar the Inspector General. Readers
have to form their own opinion on whether the events of the last 25 years
support the argument that much of the Attorney General¡¯s powers must be
removed, and whether he should be elected to the Dewan Rakyat or at least
appointed a Senator, and thereby accountable to Parliament (and the
people).
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Malaysian Bar Hash Run: "FREETHEM"
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Contributed by Fadiah Nadwa Binti
Fikri
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 09:29pm
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TAIPING: On the 26th of April 2008, the Malaysian Bar Hash House Harriers
and Harriettes (MBH4) organised a Hash Run in Taiping, Perak with the theme
¡°FREETHEM¡± in light of the
Bar¡¯s tireless efforts to call for the
abolition of ISA and the release of all detainees. read more...
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Regent
of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah's address at the Conference of Malaysian
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http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/
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Updated
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Opinion
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Permission of The Star - Monday February 11, 2008
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Looking
to the young to lead
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CERITALAH
By KARIM RASLAN
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We
are the participants and in many cases, the primary actors. With this enormous
power in hand, we must learn to lead with humility, honour and mutual
respect. read more...
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Parlimen
bubar 2 minggu lagi? -- Spekulasi pilihan raya seawal 8 Mac atau paling lewat
15 Mac
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Friday,
08 February 2008 08:15am
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Utusan Malaysia (Digunakan dengan kebenaran)
KUALA LUMPUR 7 Feb. Teka-teki mengenai tarikh pilihan
raya umum ke-12 terus hangat diperkatakan dengan spekulasi terbaru
membayangkan ia akan diadakan seawal 8 Mac atau selewat-lewatnya 15 Mac
ini.
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Bagi
membolehkan pilihan raya diadakan pada tarikh itu, ramai membuat andaian
bahawa pembubaran Parlimen akan berlaku sekitar dua minggu lagi. read more...
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Issues & views 2007:
Wheels of justice grind too slow
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Saturday,
29 December 2007, 08:54am
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New Straits Times (Used by
permission)
by Lee Siew Lian
The Commission of Inquiry into the £¦Lingam£ª video clip could be the best
opportunity Malaysia has to restore public confidence in its judiciary and
how justice is dispensed, writes Lee Siew Lian .
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SINCE
September, the catch-phrase on Malaysians' lips has been "Correct,
correct, correct", complete with Indian inflection.
Taken from the infamous "Lingam" video clip,
the phrase has been turned into a mobile phone ringtone and the
eight-minute clip has beeen heavily viewed on YouTube, the video-sharing
website, and elsewhere. read
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Flashback
'07: The year of debates
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Friday, 28 December 2007, 07:36am
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Demonstrations make rousing re-entry
The Sun (Used by
permission)
by Zainon Ahmad
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We have reached the closing days of 2007, the year Malaysia
? often touted as an exemplary country in diversity ? celebrated its 50
years as a nation. But it is also the year when the very beliefs and values
that bind it as a multiracial and multicultural nation were severely
challenged but which many hope is part of a learning process. read
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KL court
ruling 'creates confusion over jurisdiction'
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Saturday,
29 December 2007, 08:30am
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The Straits Times,
Singapore (Used by permission)
by Chow Kum Hor, Malaysia
Correspondent
Recent verdict raises fears over
eroding rights of minorities in Malaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR - A
CONFUSING apex court verdict that Malaysia's Muslim converts can seek
divorce in the civil as well as syariah courts has resurrected non-Muslims'
fears about their waning rights.
Many worry that the overlapping jurisdictions of the two courts may put non-Muslims
at a disadvantage. read more...
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Bar
Council: Decision a positive move
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Friday,
28 December 2007, 08:10am
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New Straits Times (Used
by permission)
- The Subashini case: High Court
can hear marriage dispute but...
- Husband£ªs conversion £¦disputable£ª
- Facts of case
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KUALA LUMPUR: Bar
Council chairman Ambiga Sreenivasan said the Federal Court's decision was a
positive move, as it recognised that the Syariah High Court had no
jurisdiction over non-Muslims. (Please
click here to download judgments of Dato' Abdul Aziz
bin Mohamad & Dato' Azmel bin Haji Maamor)
"I need to read the grounds of the judgment in full
before I can comment any further. read
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Apex Court dismisses
Subashini's appeal
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Contributed
by Web Reporter of Malaysian Bar
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Thursday,
27 December 2007, 11:05am
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Thursday
date for Subashini decision
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Wednesday,
26 December 2007, 11:11am
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Interview
with Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah: Malaysian democracy, a work in
progress
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Sunday,
23 December 2007, 09:17am
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New Snday Times (Used by permission)
by Syed Nadzri and Kennifer Gomez
With an impressive
intellectual background, Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah always
draws attention when he speaks on issues, particularly those affecting
ordinary Malaysians. Here, in a frank interview with Syed Nadzri and
Kennifer Gomez, the Oxford and Harvard-trained prince gives his take on
contemporary concerns. read more...
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Royals weigh
in on people's concerns
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Thursday,
20 December 2007, 08:59am
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New
Straits Times (Used by permission)
PARTI Gerakan Rakyat
Malaysia produced 24,000 copies of a 40-page booklet highlighting key
points of the Federal Constitution, Rukun Negara, Vision 2020 and the
National Mission this year.
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It was
handed out to members at the party's national delegates conference in
October. The booklet is still being distributed to the public at party
functions.
"There is a renewed interest in the Constitution
and the Social Contract," says Bar Council chairman Ambiga
Sreenevasan, who has been invited to speak about the Constitution and its
"fundamental liberties" to several groups this year. read
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Brain
drain is colour blind
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Thursday,
20 December 2007, 09:02am
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The Star (Used by
permission)
A Writer's Life by Dina Zaman
Many have done very
well on their own soil, but from where I sit and work, and being a friend and
ears to a number of people, there must be a better way to make a living. read
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Malaysia's Identity
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CJ's appointment
speech
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Wednesday,
12 December 2007, 12:06pm
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Edmund
Bon and 4 other lawyers released on bail
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Monday,
10 December 2007, 09:49pm
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Edmund Bon showing the injuries he
sustained after being manhandled by the police when arrested
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KUALA LUMPUR, Mon: The
Chairman of Human Rights Committee of the Bar Council, Edmund Bon was
released on RM1,000 bail after being charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions
Court today for obstructing a Kuala Lumpur City Hall officer from bringing
down a banner at the Bar Council premises. He claimed trial. read
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"This
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Sunday,
09 December 2007, 01:25pm
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Edmund Bon arrested
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sun: The
Chairman of the Bar Council's Human Rights Committee, Edmund Bon was arrested
after stopping some officers from the Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) from
removing banners and placards hung on the premises of the Bar Council
Secretariat about 12.15 this afternoon. read
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Zaid:
Fresh thinking needed
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Wednesday,
05 December 2007, 10:10pm
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The Sun (Used by permission)
by Giam Say Khoon
KUALA LUMPUR
(Dec 5, 2007): The government should manage demonstrations properly and not use
force, as this will not help to solve the real problems at hand, said Datuk
Zaid Ibrahim.
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Zaid,
the Barisan Nasional member of Parliament for Kota Baru, said he expected
ethnic and religious issues to be among the serious issues to be discussed
in the next general election. read more...
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Man
behind Indians' protest stirs up mixed feelings
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Tuesday,
04 December 2007, 06:45am
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The Straits Times,
Singapore (Used by permission)
by Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau
Chief
- What Hindraf
wants
- Indians 'better off than
bumis'
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Many regard lawyer
as a maverick, but they also sympathise with his causes
KUALA LUMPUR - LAWYER
P. Uthayakumar, who recently roused thousands of Indians to take to the
streets in a protest against their plight, is a man who stirs up a lot of
mixed feelings.
He speaks like a machine gun going off, is confrontational
and has the lawyerly knack of hammering home his points through repetition.
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Nazrin:
Respect the law...
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Hello On Two: "Is There a Need for Judiciary
Reform?"
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Putting confidence
back in judiciary
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Sunday,
25 November 2007, 09:40am
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New Sunday Times (Used by
permission)
by Aniza Damis
As the nation awaits
the appointment of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam video
clip, ANIZA DAMIS speaks to constitutional law expert Professor Dr Abdul
Aziz Bari about royal commissions and why it£ªs so important to have one
now. read
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Royal Commission
to be set up to probe controversial video clip
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Friday,
16 November 2007, 07:05pm
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Bernama (Used by
permission)
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KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 16 (Bernama) -- A royal commission will be set up to investigate a
video clip featuring a purported telephone conversation between a prominent
lawyer and a senior judge over the appointment of judges. read more...
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Tuanku
Mizan regrets claims he supports illegal rally
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Friday,
16 November 2007, 01:55pm
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Bernama
(Used by permission)
KUALA LUMPUR, FRI: THE
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin has expressed regret over
claims that he and the Palace approved and suppported Saturday£ªs illegal rally in the city.
In a statement issued here today by the Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja of
Istana Negara, Datuk Wan Mohd Safiain Wan Hasan, the King also regretted
the gathering, which was organised by the Coalition for Clean and Fair
Elections (Bersih) and supported by the opposition parties.
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Tuanku
Mizan stressed that he and Istana Negara had at no time approved or given any
support, directly or indirectly, to any quarters that organised or was
involved in the illegal assembly or any other activities that contravened
the law. read more...
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Gathering
in Kuala Lumpur 10 Nov 2007 - al Jazeera version
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Anwar
Ibrahim + Gathering in Kuala Lumpur 10 Nov 2007
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BC: BERSIH
Rally for Electoral Reform in KL, Malaysia
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Jeff Ooi at
AlJazeera: BERSIH Rally for Electoral Reform
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Perak
ruler's role in CJ appointment
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Monday,
05 November 2007, 08:43am
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The Sun
(Used by permission)
by Terence Fernandez
PETALING JAYA: Perak's
Sultan Azlan Shah, a former distinguished highest-ranking judge, is
believed to have played a crucial role in the matter of filling the vacancy
of Chief Justice of the Federal Court.
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According to sources, the decision to fill the position of
Chief Justice following Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim£ªs retirement was based on the outcome
of discussions between Sultan Azlan Shah and Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, with consultations with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. read more...
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Opening
address by HRH Sultan Azlan Shah at the 14th Malaysian Law Conference
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Monday,
29 October 2007, 04:25pm
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Sultan Azlan Shah speaks out
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50 Years
of Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law
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Assalamaualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
Salam Sejahtera.
Bismillahi Rahmanir Rahim.
This year marks the 50th year of our nation£ªs Independence. It is also the 50th year of our Merdeka
Constitution.
Malaysia and its people have every reason to celebrate this joyous occasion
as the country prospers as a constitutional democracy with a constitutional
monarchy in the form as established by the Merdeka Constitution in 1957. read more...
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14th Malaysian Law Conference - Write-Up &
Articles
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Used By
Permission of The Malaysian Bar Website
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14th
MLC Opening Speeches and Keynote Address
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Friday,
02 November 2007, 02:12am
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14th
Malaysian Law Conference
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Date:
29 October 2007
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Click  to listen to
Introductory Address by the Organising Chairman of the 14th Malaysian Law
Conference, Mr Roger Tan (6.39 mins)
Click to listen to
the Welcome Address by the President of the Malaysian Bar, Ms Ambiga
Sreenevasan (22.31 mins)
Click to listen to
the Opening Address by HRH Sultan Azlan Shah (25:06 mins)
Click to listen to
Speech by the President of the Malaysian Bar, Ms Ambiga Sreenevasan at the dinner
hosted by the Prime Minister (9:23 mins)
Click to listen to
the Keynote Address by YAB Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister
of Malaysia (31:58 mins)
You must have Real Player installed before you are able to
listen. Click here to download a free Real Player.
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Extension
of CJ's tenure held up by judge-fixing scandal
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Saturday,
27 October 2007, 08:56am
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Imej Jabatan Kehakiman tidak terjejas
The
Straits Times, Singapore(Used by permission)
by Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau
Chief
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S
top judge is due to retire in less than a week, but a controversy is
brewing as the government has yet to announce either the extension of his
tenure or his successor.
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It is
believed that the King has not yet approved a six-month extension sought by
the government for Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, hence resulting in
the delay. read more...
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Police return empty-handed from Bar
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Past LPs£ª and current CJ's records of written
judgments - (By Permission of Malaysian Bar Website)
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Contributed
by Web Reporter
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Monday, 22 October 2007, 07:25am
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sun:
Recently a group of lawyers got together to undertake a comparative
study into the number of reported judgments written by the current Chief
Justice, Tun Ahmad Fairuz bin Dato' Sheikh Abdul Halim and his three
predecessors, Tun Salleh Abas, Raja Azlan Shah (as HRH then was) and Tun
Mohamed Suffian when they sat at the High Court, Court of Appeal and the
apex court. The results are as follows: know
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Raising the Bar - Oct. 21st, 2007
The Sunday Star (Used by permission)
by Martin Vengadesan
The turning point
All for independence
Significant moments
The state of judiciary is very much in the news today and in the forefront
calling for reform is the Bar Council. The country's governing body for
lawyers was set up under the 1947 statute that charged it to uphold the cause
of justice without fear or favour. Sixty years on, despite difficulties, it
remains true to its cause. read
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Nazri:The are all crazy lawyers
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Used By Permission of The StarMetro-North - Friday October
12, 2007
Expedite title transfers urges judge
A HIGH Court in Ipoh has suggested that the Perak Bar Committee
make recommendations to the state authorities to lift restrictions in the
endorsement of land and property title transfers.? read more...
Ipoh High Court Honourable Justice Dato£ª V.T. Singham£ªs speech on
the occassion of t he a dmission and Enrollment as Advocate and Solicitor of
Hemalatha Parasa Ramulu and Jayanthin Diana Gnanapathy on 10-10-2007 read full text
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Whistleblowers
out in the cold (Video)
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Malaysia tempts whistleblower with
plastic surgery
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Gerakan to gov't: Consider royal
commission (Video)
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Friday, 05 October 2007, 10:22am
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New Straits Times (Used by permission)
PUTRAJAYA: Doctors have a duty to disclose the risk to their patients
before performing critical operations.
And it is for patients to decide whether to go for
surgery.
Failure to warn patients on the possible consequences could result in
doctors facing a medical negligence suit, should the operation be a
failure.? read more...
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Lawyers can no longer be quiet about Burma
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Malaysian Bar-Press Release on Myanmar
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Lingam
tape: Protest at panel's first meeting
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Bar Council
Walk - YouTube
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Lawyers
and social activivists march for justice (Video)
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Lim Kit Siang's Press
Release: PM should disband panel and set up RCI
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by Lim Kit Siang
Lingam Tape - Abdullah should chair next Cabinet meeting
to disband 3-man panel and set up RCI
The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi must reconsider and set
up urgently a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam Tape scandal as
the three-man panel chaired by Tan Sri Haidar Mohamed Noor, tainted by his
role in the 1988 judicial crisis, is just untenable and unacceptable. read more...
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PM: I'm
disappointed
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Friday,
21 September 2007, 07:22pm
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Singing in his pain
- by Prof. Emeritus Khoo Kay Peng
AN INTERESTING ARTICLE ON THE DILEMMA
FACING THE MALAYSIAN CHINESE IN PRESENT POLITICAL SCENARIO. MUST READ FOR
UNDERSTANDING TO KNOW WHERE YOU STAND IN FUTURE.
A fair and objective analysis.
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Time to
Malaysianise Malaysia Common Law
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Common law already in place
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Friday,
21 September 2007, 06:25am
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The
Star(Letters Section) (Used by permission)
by Roger Tan
I REFER to the report Time to Malaysianise common law system by
Dr Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad (The Star, Sept 18).
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Like all others who advocate the replacement of the
English common law, Dr Wan Azhar has laboured under a serious misconception
that we have to establish and develop the Malaysian common law when, in
fact, the Malaysian common law has been actively evolving and developing
since Merdeka. It is actually a non-issue.?
The former Lord President, Sultan Azlan Shah, acknowledges
this. Writing in 2004 ( Constitutional
Monarchy, Rule of Law and Good Governance , pp. 188-189),
Sultan Azlan Shah wrote that it is erroneous to say that any reference to the
common law in Malaysia especially in the field of commercial transactions
means the common law of England. read more ...
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Handle Judiciously
The Judiciary has been under the spotlight lately for
various issues including the still-unfilled post of Chief Judge of Malaya.
There is a need to handle this matter wisely to avert the possibility of another
constitutional crisis.
By A Kadir Jasin read more...
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The Sun
(Used by permission)
by R. Surenthira Kumar
PETALING JAYA
(Sept 14, 2007): In a landmark decision, the Federal Court
today allowed an application by a lawyer to review its earlier judgment.
A five-man panel of judges gave the nod on the grounds that there was an
error of fact in the judgment of the High Court and the Court of Appeal.? ...more
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Right
royal role
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Monday,
03 September 2007, 09:58pm
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HRH
Raja Nazrin Shah's Speech: For the monarchy in M'sia to continue to
function effectively...
The Sun (Used by permission)
PETALING JAYA (Sept 3, 2007): The
monarchy has a role to play as the guardian of good governance and the
democratic process as mandated by the Federal Constitution, the Raja Muda
of Perak said.
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"It
is an often overlooked or under-appreciated fact that the monarchy in
Malaysia is supposed to play a productive role by being a healthy check and
balance in the system of governance," Raja Dr Nazrin Shah said.
"The Federal Constitution mandates the monarchy
to be the guardian of the just rule of law, an impartial arbiter in the
democratic process and an overseer over the pillars of state.? ... read more
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Malaysia
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Call for
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Negaraku
-My Country, My King, My God
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Friday,
31 August 2007, 07:37pm
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Sinchew-i
(Used by permission)
by Bob Teoh
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One year ago I had planned to celebrate our 50th Merdeka anniversary by doing two
things. The first is to pen a celebratory verse and the other is to fly the
Malaysian flag in my house for one whole year till 31 August this year.
Negaraku
Tumpahnya darahku
My country, my home.
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Law firms riding all-time high - but is the boom
about to end?
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The Law
Explored: Lord Denning
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Nation can lose Independence if spirit to serve fades away - Sultan
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Saturday,
18 August 2007, 08:40pm
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Bernama (Used by
permission)
TAIPING, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Sultan
Azlan Shah of Perak says the nation can lose its independence if the
people's spirit to serve the country fades away.
He also says, without noble leadership principles, the spirit to serve the
nation will become thin and when it happens, the country's independence
will crumble.
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History shows that the collapse of big empires was due to
their leaderships losing their genuine spirit to serve the nation," he
said when launching Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah's 25th
anniversary celebration here today.
Therefore, he urged for attention be given to the students' personality
development besides academic achievement to produce quality human capital.
He said producing high academic achievers gives no meaning
for the country and nation if they are untrustworthy, irresponsible,
dishonest and unfair. A situation like this will lead to tyranny and
injustice out of greed, he added.
Present at the function were the Raja Permaisuri of Perak Tuanku Bainun,
Perak Menteri Besar Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali and Education
Ministry Secretary-General Tan Sri Dr Zulkurnain Awang.
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R. Deno Cole was on
vacation in Malaysia.
On July 5th, 2007 R.
Reno Cole make an unofficial visit to Perak Bar.
He paid a courtesy
call on our firm and Messrs Chan & Associates.
He also visited a few
landmarks of Ipoh.
He visited the High Court,
the Subordinate Courts and observed proceedings in the Subordinate Courts.
R. Deno is a
practising lawyer with the firm
www.knoxtnlaw.com
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P.O. Box 57
Knoxville, Tennessee 37901-0057
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