MAY 16 — For over a millennium, Al-Azhar University has been a much-respected centre of Islamic learning — one of the best, if not the best. Founded in Cairo, Egypt in 970 AD and despite not gaining university status until 1961, it is still regarded among the world’s oldest universities. It was Gamal ‘Abdel Nasser, … Read more
MAY 12 — The term “discovery” is used to describe a certain process by which a party to a civil action is enabled or allowed to obtain from the opposite party: (1) answers on oath to questions as to the facts in dispute between them; and (2) information as to, and production of, the documents … Read more
MAY 5 — When former prime minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced a pay package increase between 7.5 per cent to 35 per cent for more than one million civil servants on May 21, 2007, he said that the strong growth of the country’s Gross Domestic Product over the past five years, averaging 5.6 … Read more
MAY 2 — A day after he was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, Bersatu information committee member Badrul Hisham Shaharin, better known as Chegubard, claimed trial at the Johor Baru Sessions Court to a charge of making seditious remarks against His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia. According to the charge sheet, Badrul … Read more
APRIL 27 — American academic Bruce Gilley has “run” back home. “Run” is the word used by Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir. “We haven’t said anything yet, he has run away. We are not even contemplating taking any form of action against him. “Why did he run after that and make … Read more
APRIL 23 — Order 53 rule 3(2) Rules of Court 2012 states that an application for leave for judicial review must be made ex parte to a judge in chambers. Chambers mean the room in which judges sit to hear interlocutory matters which need not be heard in court. Proceedings in chambers are not open … Read more
APRIL 20 ― In “What is an interlocutory matter, and why hearsay evidence is admissible?” I raise the question whether an application for leave for judicial review under Order 53 rule 3(1) Rules of Court 2012 is an interlocutory proceeding. I refer to the more than a century-old English case of Gilbert v Endean [1878] … Read more
APRIL 19 — In “What is an affidavit, and can it contain hearsay evidence?” I explain that where the legal proceeding is a final matter and not an interlocutory matter, hearsay evidence is not admissible. So what is an interlocutory matter or application? Interlocutory means in the meantime. An interlocutory application is a request made … Read more
ISKANDAR PUTERI – Kolam selam tempur di Kem Iskandar, Mersing dijangka siap pada Jun ini, kata Menteri Besar Johor Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. Beliau berkata, perkara itu dimaklumkan Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) dan pihaknya akan memantau projek itu secara lebih rapat, bagi memastikan tiada lagi penangguhan berlaku seperti sebelum ini. “Dalam kes kem di Mersing … Read more
APRIL 8 — Umno Youth chief Muhamad Akmal Saleh claimed that he was arrested in Kota Kinabalu on Friday (April 5). In a Facebook post, he said he was arrested at Kota Kinabalu police headquarters despite being scheduled to give his statement at the Dang Wangi police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (April 6). … Read more
