Note: The following Media Statement is published with permission and carries with it a total of 21 signatories consisting of lawyers, NGO leaders and social media activists. Media Statement – Bar Council must make its stand on ex-judge acting as counsel 29 October 2023 The Malaysian Bar in its Annual General Meeting held on 5…
When the matter came for its first day of hearing at the Federal Court yesterday (October 28, 2023), it is interesting to note the full list of counsels appearing for Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim for his final appeal against the Court of Appeal’s sodomy conviction. Leading the long list of 14 lawyers was former judge…
MEDIA STATEMENT 17 OCTOBER 2014: We, concerned citizens of Malaysia, responding to the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Malaysian Bar held on 19 September 2014, the walk disguised as Walk for Peace and Freedom organised by the Malaysian Bar and held on 16 October 2023 at Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur City Centre and the Open…
Isu penderitaan minoriti umat Islam Rohingya di bawah regim Myanmar terus mendapat perhatian masyarakat sejagat, walaupun tiada usaha berkesan setakat ini yang benar-benar serius dilaksanakan oleh mana-mana pihak untuk menamatkan kesengsaraan mereka. Maklumat terbaru mengenai isu tersebut terkandung di dalam laporan mengenai Myanmar telah dibentangkan Setiausaha Agung PBB, Ban Ki-moon pada sesi ke-69 Persidangan Agung…
Out of nowhere, in a speech that was supposed to be on the 2015 budget, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that beginning next year, students would need to have a minimum of Band 4 in the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) for entry into public institutions to pursue their studies in law, followed by a…
Recently, something interesting got reported in the British news. The Guardian, a UK newspaper, said in its online edition on Sunday, October 13, 2023 that former British prime minister Gordon Brown castigated the current British PM, David Cameron, for advocating the Conservative party proposal that Scotland should be 100% responsible for its own income tax…
The relevance of vernacular schools has once again come under national spotlight. This topic swiftly became of interest to Malaysians, particularly the Chinese community. Of course, MCA sees this as an opportunity to make a comeback and become a hero among the Chinese who punished the party in the last general election. I do not…
