In SRC’s US$1.1b suit against Najib, former director says legally ‘obliged’ to comply with Najib’s instructions

In SRC’s US$1.1b suit against Najib, former director says legally ‘obliged’ to comply with Najib’s instructions

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — A former director of SRC International Sdn Bhd told the High Court today he and other company directors were “obliged under the law and by practice to comply and implement” former prime minister Najib Razak’s decisions and instructions for the company. Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi was testifying as a … Read more

Simplified: Why Malaysia’s vernacular schools are constitutional and their use of Tamil and Chinese is legally protected, according to Court of Appeal

Simplified: Why Malaysia’s vernacular schools are constitutional and their use of Tamil and Chinese is legally protected, according to Court of Appeal

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The existence of vernacular schools in Malaysia — which have used Tamil and Chinese to teach students even before Merdeka and before the country’s national language was stated to be Malay — have become the target of renewed debate in recent years. Several non-governmental organisations have failed in their constitutional … Read more