SEPANG, May 8 — The first group of 282 Malaysian pilgrims will depart for the Holy Land early Thursday morning (May 9). Malaysia Airlines flight MH8050 from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 to Madinah will depart at 12.05am and is expected to arrive at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Madinah at 3.50am … Read more
KOTA KINABALU, May 7 — The proposed amendments to the Sabah Labour Ordinance (SLO) involve 12 major changes to the 62 clauses in the ordinance which has been enforced since 1950, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He said the SLO had been amended in 2005, and the latest proposed amendments to the ordinance … 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
MARCH 26 — As the Government tables the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2024, particularly the long-awaited ‘Mothers’ Amendment’ that will grant Malaysian mothers the equal right to confer citizenship to their overseas-born children, Family Frontiers and the Malaysian Mothers’ Network remain concerned about certain aspects of the bill. Non-Retroactive Nature of the Bill Firstly, the non-retroactive … Read more
BATU PAHAT, March 16 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Batu Pahat Zone arrested six Indonesians, suspected of being undocumented immigrants, believed to be trying to leave the country in the waters of Tampok, Pontian, at 9.30am yesterday. Batu Pahat Maritime Zone director Maritime Commander Mohd Haniff Mohd Yunus said the team detected a … Read more
SEOUL, March 12 — South Korea is one of the most generous countries when it comes to paternity leave, offering up to 53 weeks. But few fathers take advantage of this benefit for fear that it will penalise them in their careers, according to a recent survey. Some 85 per cent of the 1,720 South … Read more
MARCH 11 — Architects should not assume that landscape design is something they can do themselves. Period. Look, I have nothing against the profession. Some of my best friends are architects. I was married to an architect. And currently, I am educating architecture students on the importance of landscape in their architectural design. Architecture is, … Read more
SEOUL, March 7 — A Korean-Canadian director’s debut feature film — a quiet romance exploring time, longing and lost chances — has arrived in South Korea for theatre release after garnering two Oscar nominations. Ever since South Korea’s Parasite became the first non-English language film to win a Best Picture Oscar in 2020, works by … Read more
KUCHING, Feb 6 — Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib, the wife of former governor Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, has called on Sarawakians to stop making assumptions about and accusations towards her. In an open letter shared with the media today following allegations that Taib was taken out of a private hospital here against … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The Professional Film Workers Association of Malaysia (Profima) has highlighted five resolutions to the Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (Finas), including a request to grant a mandatory special leave on February 1 to all film crew. Resolusi Banding (Banding Resolutions) was submitted in conjunction with the Film Crew Day 2024 … Read more
