Rakesh Kumar Premakumaran

Rosmah’s Acquittal: Examining The Legal Basis Of The Charges

Amer Hamzah Arshad, one of the lawyers defending Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, explores the legal arguments behind the recent acquittal on 17 charges of money laundering. The article outlines key legal issues, including the flawed nature of the charges and the lack of identifiable unlawful proceeds.
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Budget 2023: The Filmmakers Speaketh

Just as cinema, by itself, is made up of many genres and languages, including silent, the reactions to the recent unveiling of Budget 2023 have been rather mixed. Let's look at what some have to say...

Malaysian Films And The Quest For Quality

The box-office success of Mat Kilau is great, but is Malaysia all about producing racing and silat films? Veteran filmmaker and film history buff Anwardi Jamil weighs in his views on what it takes to bring our films to the global arena, without having to ruffle the Hollywood popcorn-fare feathers.

Lokman Adam: Set Up RCI For Najib’s Case

Lokman urged supporters of former Premier Najib Razak to press for the formation of a Royal Commission of Inquiry on the latter's cases, especially...

Passing Of An Era: Rest Well Samy Vellu

As wishes of condolences pour in for the former MIC president, we look back at Tun Samy Vellu's life and career Getting up in the...

Agony and Ecstacy: The Celluloid Warfare between Art And Commerce

Tamil film director Agathiyan dropped by for a talk, discussing his experience, the agony of working in that industry, not only in India but...

Nostalgic Romance Rekindled in the Kathal Athu Ragasiyamanathu

Revisits nostalgic romance of the student era, and how it is followed up to the retirement age. TV and Stage veteran director, Vijeyasingham Kandasamy, whose...

Crystalising Rock: Age Of The Gallant Axe-Grinders

The recent awarding of Datuk-ship to Amy Search had the writer wondering about the new-found respect for rockers which, hopefully, would help herald the...

Trolls, Cybertroopers And The Hydra

Facebook recently warned of the existence and proliferation of cybertroopers and trolls in Malaysia, and managed to stifle the growth. But these are the...

Superhero Movies: The Beginning Of The Fall?

History has shown that certain film genres hog the box office for a certain period of time before another take over. Has time come...

Greenwashing: Consigning Conscience to Consumers

Going green is no longer a cool thing to do. It has become a necessity, may it be for an individual or a group....

Death Sentence For Drug Dealers: Taking A Closer Look

Death Sentence for drug trafficking has been a thorn on the side of many policy makers around the world - especially having to deal...

Senthozhan Sengkathirvaanan: The Daze, The Deranged And The Dame

A Malaysian Tamil flick taking on the psychological thriller bull by the horn, underwhelming at parts, saved by the lead actress’ conviction and energetic...