In law, judicial review asks whether the decision-maker considered irrelevant factors, ignored relevant ones, acted in bad faith or reached a conclusion no reasonable authority could reach (Part 2).
Motherhood pressure in Malaysia remains entrenched as married couples are still expected to have children soon after marriage, despite fertility rates dropping to historic lows. Siva Tangai Raju has the story
Adendum Diraja yang mengandungi pengampunan berbentuk tahanan rumah bagi Perdana Menteri ke-6 Malaysia bukan tentang membatalkan kesalahan atau menentang mahkamah, tetapi tentang ihsan. Penolakan Adendum Diraja menimbulkan persoalan serius mengenai peranan perlembagaan Yang di-Pertuan Agong, sikap berdiam diri Raja-Raja Melayu, dan kedudukan UMNO dalam kerajaan perpaduan yang kini kelihatan selesa meraikan penghinaan.
The Royal Pardon is not about erasing guilt or defying the courts, but about mercy. The rejection of the King’s Addendum raises troubling questions about the Agong’s constitutional role, the silence of the Rulers, and UMNO’s place in a unity government that now appears comfortable celebrating humiliation.
Najib Razak’s downfall in 2018 was seen as Malaysia’s great reset. But with Sarawak rising, Sabah drifting, PAS gaining strength, and Madani struggling to win trust, the question lingers: has anything really changed?
Sekumpulan mahasiswa Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Pulau Pinang menzahirkan rasa kasih dan penghargaan mereka terhadap mantan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak melalui satu kunjungan hormat ke kediaman Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, menyerahkan sepucuk “Warkah Kasih” sebagai simbol ingatan, hormat dan doa. Bagi mereka, Najib bukan sekadar seorang pemimpin — beliau adalah sebahagian daripada sejarah hidup mereka.
Sebagai satu demonstrasi jalanan, himpunan Turun Anwar yang berlangsung Sabtu lalu mungkin tidak sehebat perhimpunan ICERD pada 2018, apatah lagi dibandingkan dengan siri protes jalanan di Bangkok, Jakarta atau Manila. Tetapi sama ada yang hadir hanya 100 orang dalam pelbagai rupa dan saiz, atau setengah juta yang sanggup berpanas, berjerubu dan berhujan, hakikatnya ia tetap menjadi satu detik penting yang tidak harus diketepikan – khususnya buat pemimpin Pakatan Harapan (PH) yang juga Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim.
As street demonstrations go, Saturday’s ‘Turun Anwar’ (Remove Anwar) rally may not have the numbers as the country’s ICERD protest in 2018, or the street demos in Bangkok, Jakarta or Manila. But whether it was 100 people in various shades and sizes, or half a million who braved the heat, haze and later, rain, like it or not, it should be a watershed moment for the Pakatan Harapan (PH) folks, especially for their leader, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim.
Ancaman perintah sekatan bersuara terhadap Adendum Diraja yang diarahkan oleh hakim untuk kerajaan memohon secara rasmi pada hari Isnin, 20 Januari, telah mencetuskan perdebatan meluas. Pelbagai kiriman sarkastik telah membanjiri media sosial, dengan sesetengah melihatnya sebagai penjelasan prerogatif diraja, ada yang berkata mengenai sekatan hak bersuara, manakala yang lain melihatnya sebagai ancaman kepada kebebasan kehakiman.
The laughable threat of a gag order on the Royal Addendum, which the judge has directed the government to formally apply for by Monday, 20 January, has sparked widespread debate. Memes and sarcastic posts have flooded social media, with some viewing it as a clarification of the royal prerogative, while others see it as a potential threat to judicial independence.
At a time when Malaysians are busy doing their weekend shopping and enjoying their year-end festivities, they were surprised to read a press statement by the Attorney-General Chambers (AGC) issued this afternoon about the issue of Pardon by the King
Pada hari Sabtu, di mana rakyat Malaysia sibuk membeli-belah pada hujung minggu dan menikmati perayaan akhir tahun, mereka terkejut membaca kenyataan media oleh Pejabat Peguam Negara (AGC) yang dikeluarkan petang ini mengenai isu Pengampunan Di Raja.
Kes-kes Najib, yang mengabaikan prinsip kedaulatan undang-undang, mencipta presiden berbahaya untuk kerajaan masa hadapan. Semua kerajaan akan berada dalam risiko, mengikut pengulas undang-undang Joe Fernandez
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’!