The author wrote a small piece to inform the public of the plight of refugees in Malaysia while referring to a few international reports, surveys and publications. The article was edited down owing to space constraints before being sent to the local press. It was published in the on July 23, 2009. This is...
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I would like to report a death, An unfortunate suicide I must confess, The newspaper fell from the 14th floor, Now it tells the truth no more.
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Loyarburok strongly believes that it is unhealthy to force lawyers to wait too long for the hearing or mentions simply because it may at some point force them to think, or worse think critically. Encik Fahri Azzat who was recently in the Penang High Court for a winding up hearing was afflicted with both...
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Joint statement by Civil Society On The Death in Police Custody Of R. Gunasegaran 1. Brief Facts R. Gunasegaran, aged 31, was arrested on the evening of 16th July, 2009 in Sentul.
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At the 61st AGM of the Malaysian Bar held on March 17, 2007, the following resolution proposed by by Latheefa Koya and Renuka T Balasubramaniam was unanimously passed. Write your hands how many lawyers/legal firms have since followed through on this resolution?
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You know Loyarburok had to cover it. Yes, it's coverage of that news report about the women requesting their husbands for a divorce because they wanted sex more than 10 times a day.
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Written by Vicheka Lay, Legal Consultant, Cambodia. Originally published here at IBA’s Pro Bono blog. See here for IBA’s Pro Bono Declaration approved in October 2008. The corporate world has made the business lawyers too business-oriented, this means that business lawyers would only work for financially lucrative case and not bothering working for pro bono...
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Di dalam catatan bertajuk “Wajarkah?” yang terpapar pada blognya, penasihat undang-undang UMNO, Datuk Hafarizam Harun telah mengadaptasikan emel yang beliau terima (daripada seseorang yang meminta agar identiti beliau tidak dinyatakan), dan menyatakan persetujuannya (100%) dengan kandungan emel tersebut.
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Mr. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, a founding member of Loyarburok, was charged for driving under the influence of alcohol on 3 April 2005 at approximately at 2:15 a.m. on Jalan Ampang from Jalan Sultan Ismail heading towards Leboh Ampang vide Kuala Lumpur Criminal Magistrate Court Charge No. T1 - P83 - 357 - 2005...
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A raised eyebrow about a remark purportedly made by the Judge of the trial of Mirza Mohammad Taiyab and two suggestions to the Attorney General's Chambers to help improve their fight against corruption, assuming it really intends to do something about it and demanding for an economic indicator to provide for a rough valuation...
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Justice Zabidin Diah’s decision on July 16, 2009 allowing the defence pre-trial discovery of certain documents may be downloaded here. The order was on July 24, 2009 stayed pending disposal of the prosecution’s appeal to the Court of Appeal.
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Terbitan asal dari loyarberjurus di sini. Seorang pakar motivasi terkenal pernah mengutarakan (kenapa tidak mentimurkan?) satu soalan mengenai loyar; bulan berapa yang loyar kurang menipu? Jawapannya ialah di bulan Februari sebab Februari ada 28 hari saja! Nah, buruk dan jelik sekali persepsi masyarakat terhadap seorang loyar itu.
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Terbitan asal dari loyarberjurus di sini. Salam. Saya bersahaja (purposely) memilih untuk memposkan pos kali ini dalam bahasa Melayu untuk mengelakkan dari anggapan blog ini adalah berbahasa pengantar bahasa Mat Salleh. Saya terpanggil untuk menjawab persoalan menarik dari sahabat baik saya saudara Asyraf mengenai persoalan di atas.
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So little. So tough. So made for Times of “Not enough”.
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A short discussion and introduction to the Federal Court decision of Zaitun Marketing Sdn Bhd v Boustead Eldred Sdn Bhd (Federal Court Civil Appeal No. W - 02 - 47 - 2008). Coram: Tun Zaki bin Azmi CJ, Tan Sri Dato' Alauddin bin Dato' Mohd Sheriff PCA, Dato' Gopal Sri Ram FCJ. The written...
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Many have asked why civil society is objecting to the “cause of death” question being carved out of the Royal Commission of Enquiry (RCE)’s terms to be left to a Magistrate in an Inquiry of Death (IOD) held under Chapter XXXII of the Criminal Procedure Code. Here’s why.
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Originally published in Skrine’s Legal Insights, Issue 3/2008 (October Issue), and updated in Issue 4/2008 © Skrine. Reproduced with permission. Introduction The recent findings of the Royal Commission of Enquiry into the V.K. Lingam Video Clip have brought Royal Commissions (often called “royal commissions”) into the limelight. This article seeks to provide an overview of the...
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I have been following bits and pieces of the late Teoh Beng Hock’s case and an issue of concern to me, besides others, is that his unborn child will not be able to carry his name due to the protocol and procedure of the NRD.
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Saya terbaca petikan berita berkenaan dengan hukuman yang telah dijatuhkan ke atas seorang model yang ditangkap meminum Heineken di Black Forest Pub Kuantan pada pukul 1.20 pagi pada 12 Julai tahun lalu. Beliau telah dijatuhkan hukuman denda RM5000 dan disebat 6 kali.
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If ever there was a wish which I could be granted when I grow really old – this is not to say that I am not already old, it is just that I am not that old, yet – that would be a wish that I could be given the wisdom of knowing when...
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Fahri Azzat denounces the Cabinet's decision to hold a Royal Commission and chides Ragunath Kesavan, Bar Council president and Datuk Baljit Singh Sidhu for supporting that decision.
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