As the tenth anniversary of the South China Sea arbitral award approaches, renewed efforts are underway to portray the ruling as the definitive legal framework for resolving disputes in the South China Sea. Some governments, advocacy groups and foreign policy commentators are expected to use the anniversary to reinforce a particular narrative about the dispute and its implications for the region. Yet, before Malaysians accept such narratives at face value, it is worth revisiting the legal questions that continue to surround the award ten years after it was issued. Lawyer Nor Hisham Mohd Nor writes in Part 1.
Kempen "Jom Cuti! Bersama Wira & Manja" memperkenalkan pengalaman penginapan bertemakan hidupan liar Malaysia serta pakej mesra keluarga bagi menggalakkan rakyat meneroka destinasi tempatan
Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini memutuskan untuk melepas tanpa membebaskan (DNAA) bekas Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan bekas Ketua Setiausaha Perbendaharaan Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah, berhubung tuduhan pecah amanah melibatkan RM6.6 bilion dana kerajaan. Keputusan ini dibuat berikutan kelewatan prosedur dan kegagalan pendakwaan untuk menyerahkan dokumen penting, dan disambut dengan kelegaan oleh pihak penyokong Najib, yang percaya bahawa kes ini tidak mempunyai asas yang kukuh.
Former Singapore Prime Minister LKY had formula, based on ruthless 'heads must fall' approach, for greater efficiency, leaders in Japan would commit hara-kiri (ritual suicide by disembowelment) if they ‘bring shame to the Company, people and the nation’!
Tan Sri Azhar Harun's speech at the Media Townhall titled “Getting the Facts Right: The Untold Stories of 1MDB and Other Cases” shed light on the powers of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong under the Federal Constitution, while offering clarification on the ongoing controversy surrounding the judicial review and petition for the pardon of Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Ucapan Tan Sri Azhar Harun di Media Townhall bertajuk “Getting the Facts Right: The Untold Stories of 1MDB and Other Cases” menjelaskan kuasa Yang di-Pertuan Agong di bawah Perlembagaan Persekutuan, sambil memberi pencerahan mengenai kontroversi semasa berkaitan semakan kehakiman dan petisyen pengampunan Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, based on the three Mantra -- 'Najib curi duit', 'Najib curi duit kerajaan' and 'Najib curi duit rakyat' -- should have filed civil action after GE14. It didn't happen!
AI (Artificial Intelligence) sees the need for deep reforms in the legal system in Malaysia and notes the importance of various issues including Agong's...
The true story on 1MDB somewhere between former Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's Sworn Statement from the Dock and cross examination of witnesses! The case will haunt future governments in Malaysia as there’s no proof that the rule of law, the basis of the Constitution, was upheld in High Court Judge Dato’ Collin Lawrence Sequerah’s ruling that prima facie case had been made out against Najib.
Datuk Seri Najib Razak, pasukan peguam bela, dan para penyokongnya meluahkan rasa kecewa dengan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi yang memerintahkan beliau membela diri dalam kes 1MDB. Peguam utama, Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah, mempersoalkan penerimaan bukti hearsay oleh mahkamah dan menyatakan bahawa pasukan pembelaan akan terus berusaha untuk menegakkan hak anak guam mereka.
Former Prime Minister Najib Razak, his legal team, and supporters express disappointment over the High Court’s ruling for him to enter his defense in...
In a statement read by his eldest son, Datuk Nizar Najib, former Prime Minister Najib Razak asserts that he was deceived by others involved in the 1MDB scandal and was unaware of the illicit activities tied to the controversial fund.
Dalam kenyataan yang dibacakan oleh anak sulungnya, Datuk Nizar Najib, bekas Perdana Menteri Najib Razak menegaskan bahawa beliau telah diperdaya dalam skandal 1MDB dan tidak mengetahui aktiviti haram yang berkaitan dengan dana tersebut.
Isu penahanan rumah bekas Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak terus menimbulkan perdebatan tentang prinsip keadilan, kebijaksanaan perlembagaan, dan pengaruh politik dalam undang-undang.