KUANTAN, May 7 — Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has proposed that the state government establish a Syariah Supreme Court to further streamline Shariah laws in the state. Advertisement His Royal Highness said that currently, Pahang has three levels of Shariah laws, namely the Syariah Lower Court, the Syariah High Court … Read more
GUA MUSANG, April 25 — Candidates and agents involved in the upcoming Kuala Kubu Baru by-election campaign are urged to get a good grasp of anti-corruption laws and the Election Offences Act 1954, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said. He said this to ensure smooth conduct leading to the May … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The Malaysian government should not change the Federal Constitution to remove the existing rights of children of “permanent residents” to automatically be entitled to Malaysian citizenship, as it will hurt the natives of Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia who continue to be stateless and only hold “permanent resident” status, the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Tan Sri Nazir Razak has joined in opposing the proposed constitutional amendment on the citizenship of foundlings which would require registration before they are one year of age, saying that the proposed amendment goes against what Malaysia’s founding fathers intended. Advertisement The two amendments — citizenship for overseas-born children of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Umno Youth has proposed laws to check demeaning behaviour against the Malay Rulers in line with the principles of Rukun Negara. Its chief Dr Akmal Saleh said the Royal Institution was not a tool to gain political dividends for the survival of any individual or party, adding that instead, it … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — The government’s use of a law governing print and publication to arrest “illegal” sex toy sellers may be a recent trend but is not out of the ordinary, lawyers said after several recent raids by the Home Ministry (KDN) that led to the seizure of such products raised questions about … Read more
THE HAGUE, Feb 23 ― Israel must first cease its ongoing violations of international laws and every fundamental element of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. Delivering Malaysia’s oral submission during public hearings over Israel’s actions at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Netherlands on Thursday … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — Islamic Affairs Minister Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar today promised that the federal government will iron out the wrinkles concerning Shariah criminal laws in the next eight months, following the Federal Court decision last week. Advertisement He said Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor — who chairs the National Council of … Read more
FEBRUARY 16 ― There are views dismissing suggestions that the Federal Constitution be amended to allow both Parliament and state legislative assemblies to enact criminal laws, saying there should only be one set of criminal laws in a country for one set of offences, and everyone should be subject to it. I say let’s look … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said and Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today chaired a Working Committee Meeting on the Drafting of New Laws Related to Cybercrime. Through the X platform (formerly Twitter), Azalina said the proposed initiative was to enact new … Read more
