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
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is currently in the final stage of reviewing the road tax rate structure for electric vehicles (EVs) and an announcement is expected next month said its Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook. He said the decision to review the structure is aimed at making the road … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 ― The review of the current taxation structure and the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) will be among the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PN-Parit) will ask about the steps taken by the Finance Ministry to review … Read more
DUNGUN, March 17 — The implementation of the agricultural land rental system, especially for vegetables to local operators, needs to be reviewed to prevent the sector from being dominated by foreigners, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. This is because local operators enjoying benefits rent out the land instead to foreigners to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCIM) has urged the government to reassess the decision to cancel the unused foreign worker quota by March 31, 2024. NCCIM president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai expressed this concern in light of the recent circular disseminated by the Department of Immigration, Home … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The order to freeze Aman Palestin’s bank accounts cannot be challenged by a judicial review as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has discretionary powers in carrying out a criminal investigation, the High Court was told today. Advertisement Senior federal counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly said the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) objected the … Read more
KUALA SELANGOR, Feb 25 — The civil service remuneration scheme review will be expedited before it is finalised, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. It was time to speed up the process for the benefit of civil servants, he said as he praised their good performance, citing the success of the recent Central … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The High Court here set April 4 for the decision on an application by Pertubuhan Kebajikan Rumah Bonda Kuala Lumpur (Rumah Bonda) for a judicial review to challenge the Federal Territory Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) action in sealing its premises. Rumah Bonda, through its chairman Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, filed … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The High Court here set April 4 for the decision on an application by Pertubuhan Kebajikan Rumah Bonda Kuala Lumpur (Rumah Bonda) for a judicial review to challenge the Federal Territory Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) action in sealing its premises. Rumah Bonda, through its chairman Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, filed … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 ― The decision on the improvement of the civil service salary structure system is expected to be announced during the tabling of the 2025 Budget this year, said the Public Service Department (PSD). It said that the proposed improvement would be finalised and presented to the Cabinet for approval at the … Read more
