In the hope of broadening the party’s appeal in Selangor, a Pas leader is now regurgitating the party’s old ‘Pas for All’ slogan of the Nik Aziz era. Pas has, of course, been incredibly successful in winning the Malay-Muslim vote. It emerged from the 2022 election as the largest single party in parliament. It also…
Almost every day child sexual abuse cases are being reported by the media and that too with increasingly graphic details of what happened to the child, to the extent of revealing too much information. In cases where a family member is involved, it becomes easier to guess the victim when the media exposes the perpetrator….
The Federal Court judgment in the case of Nik Elin Nik Abdul Rashid vs Kelantan state government resulted in 16 sections with the Shariah Criminal Enactment (1) 2019 being declared unconstitutional. The public reaction especially from the Malay Muslim community on social media however was interesting as they pandered to the notion that the judgment…
Today is a day in history that will always be remembered: when the supremacy of our constitution is protected and reaffirmed by the highest court, the Federal Court. Today is also the day that our Chief Justice puts herself in the annals of our legal history, in the same mould as John Marshall did in…
The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) is on the right track to go after sharks such as former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin for failure to declare asset. Media reports also indicated that the sons of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad would be charged in court if they failed to declare their assets….
The reduction of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s prison term invited too many comments which should not have happened in an independent democratic nation with constitutional monarchs. Those who have raised issues are mainly immature, shallow-minded politicians who do not really appreciate the power of the constitutional king. The Yang Di Pertuan Agong’s…
The reduction of DS Najib Razak’s prison term invites too many comments which should not happen in a system of Constitutional Monarchy and an independent democratic country. This settlement conflict is mainly among politicians who are immature, shallow-minded and do not really appreciate the power of the Constitutional King. The Yang Di Pertuan Agong (YDPA)…
Malaysia’s economy ended 2023 on a bearish note, with growth slowing and exports contracting sharply as the country grappled with a tough global economic environment and weak commodity prices. Advance gross domestic product estimates for the fourth quarter and trade data for December both painted a gloomy portrait of the Malaysia, falling short of market…
The partial pardon of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak which provided a 50 percent discount on his 12 jail term and a 76 percent discount has been hogging Malaysian news headlines since 2 February when the official statement from the Pardons Board was finally released. Channel News Asia had first broke the story…
While October 7, 2023, will be forever seared into the memory of many, especially Israel, which claims to have lost 1200 lives in the midst of clashes on its border with Gaza, Israel’s adamant denial position — that it has the right to self-defense as provided by Article 51 of the United Nations Charter —…
