A meditation on our culpability as a citizen for the church attack and burnings that started on 8 January 2010.
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Criminalizing Liberty: Segment II of this article highlights the legislative powers between the Federal Legislature and the State Legislatures as well as the legal source of the relevant issues and certain policy considerations.
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The failings of the political Malay are discovered in the burning ashes of the churches attacked in Kuala Lumpur.
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A deductive investigation into whom are be responsible for the terrorist act of burning churches in Kuala Lumpur. Black metal music fans will be pleased to know Loyarburok Amer Hamzah Arshad clears the Norwegian Black Metal Inner Circle.
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Rights advocate, Wong Ee Lynn at Savoir Vivre in Kuala Lumpur, in her final post for 2009 (on December 30) interviewed 5 Malaysian activists - Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Brian Lariche, Loretta Ann Shepherd, Joe Yap and Ahmad Fansuri. LoyarBurok reproduces Edmund's talking points as they pertain to the MyConsti movement helmed by a...
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(UPDATED) The MyConstitution Campaign enters its 2nd phase: "Constitutional Institutions & the Separation of Powers", and the ConstiLC invites you to the launch!
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TOLAK PERKAUMAN. Pesta Frinjan: Sabtu, 9 Januari 2010, bermula 5 petang, Shah Alam.
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Suatu pertimbangan tentang kelebihan dan pelajaran yang boleh diperolehi apabila mengendalikan kes-kes pro bono sendiri.
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The Prime Minister and Home Minister are taken to task for their blatant, shameless political opportunism in allowing Muslim groups to protest at the Kampung Baru mosque over the High Court’s ruling of the usage of the word 'Allah'.
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A refreshingly frank and eloquent consideration of the state of remuneration in the legal profession for young lawyers and their workload. Also discussed is the general young lawyers attitude towards their work and guidance from their senior lawyers.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All fierce opinions and no fun ones makes LoyarBurok too serious a blawg. We are therefore please to present a timely and relevant allegorical tale in two parts.
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I continued scooping the thick creamed mushroom soup with the spoon. Suddenly the spoon touched on something hard, buried somewhere under the thick mushroom soup. My curiosity took over. I scooped and scooped and scooped. And OMG... I screamed, "WAITER, THERE IS A JET ENGINE IN MY SOUP!!!"
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Criminalizing Liberty: The first segment (I) shall deal with the distribution of legislative powers between the Federal Legislature and the State Legislatures in Malaysia. The second (II) will consider the legal source of the issue at hand while briefly touching on certain policy considerations. The third (III) will look into the constitutional aspects of...
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A response to Panglima Garang's article titled, 'Malaysia, a land of no growth' and a consideration of the role of the media in a democracy.
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A potent argument why foreigners should choose Malaysia to reside; the endless political intrigue and crises, constant pivotal plot twists to rival any of HBO's most popular series and a stellar acting troupe would rival any Hollywood and Bollywood production, just to name a few.
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Those of us at Loyarburok are fortunate to occasionally enjoy the company of senior lawyers. Even better, we sometimes get listen to stories from their time. Even if they contain no useful instruction, they are always of historical interest. We have decided to collect and relate them as and when we find them so...
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A meditation about the difficulty of celebrating or mourning the death of Augustine Paul, the judge, who passed away on 2 January 2010 from pancreatic cancer.
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A consideration of one of the most commonly used cross-examination method in the law courts of Malaysia.
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The Royal Malaysian Police Force screwed up royally when they arrested the 5 lawyers on 7 May 2009 and displayed their ignorance of the law.
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An attempt at a spirited defence of Eldrick Tont Woods' recent indiscretion.
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A reflection about what the theft of the Malaysian Royal Military Air Force (RMAF) symbolizes of our present political establishment.
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