From April 2009 until recently, about 300,000 people were held in internment camps in Sri Lanka, behind barbed wires. Their only crime was to be Tamil. Their detention was not judicially reviewed, the international media and Red Cross could not see them. Those who detained them got away scot free. And some Malaysians are...
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I came to learn of Dr. Mohd Asri Zainal Abidin’s arrest by JAIS a few days after the event. I immediately surfed the net for more information. I wanted to know why we are reviving back the olden culture of persecuting Islamic scholars. My brief research stint led to a few reasons – each one...
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Ever since the political trial against Anwar Ibrahim for sodomy in 1999, I had been hoping that the gay community in Malaysia (“the pink brigade”) would have spoken out against our antiquated sodomy laws and fought for equality of treatment for all consensual sex between adults. I have always believed that the rights of...
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Selamat sejahtera Tuan-Tuan dan Puan-Puan sekalian. Terima kasih atas kehadiran kalian di mesyuarat ini. Pertama sekali, maafkan saya kerana telah memilih lokasi yang jauh ini untuk bermesyuarat. Saya telah berusaha untuk mengosongkan bilik mesyuarat kami yang biasa, tetapi malangnya lembu-lembu sedang mengadakan jamuan harijadi di situ. Baiklah. Anda semua tahu akan tujuan mesyuarat pada hari ini...
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The absurdity of it all. And not to mention the audacity of it all. And as if to further add sodium chloride to the wide gaping wounds that all of us, Malaysians, suffer every time our so called leaders forget to take their medications, we are told that so and so have been sacked...
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Syahredzan Johan menjawab hujah yang dikemukakan oleh Badan Bertindak Penyatuan Ummah berkenaan dengan Perlembagaan Persekutuan, kewarganegaraan dan ketuanan Melayu.
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Someone once told me, “The world is filled with assholes. Well, at least 90% of it.” It’s a strong statement, but believe it or not I think it’s close to the truth. Boy, what a scary thought it is. Its International Migrants Day today. Personally, I don’t know what that means except that the many Indonesian...
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An appreciation of the development of the case management system and the problems with using a Key Performance Index (KPI) based evaluation for the performance of judicial quality and integrity by Mahendran Gnasamoothy.
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On the weekend of 21-22 November 2009 members of the Young Lawyers’ Committee (YLC) retreated to Cameron Highlands for a team building and brain storming session. This is their official report so don't expect any juicy happenings. Loyarburok will continue its efforts to obtain an independent unofficial report to supplement this official report. Photo's...
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June Low Cheng Yen was "called" to the Bar (i.e. admitted and enrolled as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya) on Dec 11, 2009. In open court, a "call" speech would be made by June's "mover" (i.e. a lawyer at the Bar) to persuade the presiding judge that June is...
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Happy Birthday Ms Human Rights! But will you be around much longer?
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Dr. M and Biro Tata Negara. A reality check by Stephen Tan Ban Cheng
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The Malaysian Bar Council Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on Saturday, 12 December 2009 at 10:00am at Dewan San Choon, Level 2, Wisma MCA, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. Lawyers and Loyarburoks are encouraged to attend and participate. The proposed motions intended to be tabled before the EGM can be found here.
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Richard Wee comments on the refugee camps springing up in the basement of the Duta court complex.
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Richard Wee considers the latest remarks of Ahmad Mahayuddin Abd Manaf of the cow head infamy and tries an experiment in empathy.
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Ahmad and Ah Boy would be standing face to face, about 2 feet apart. No one moved. Ahmad was waiting for Ah Boy to make the first move and vice versa. The crowd, which of course would include me, would wait and wait. When are you two brave guys gonna go at each other...
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Tuan yang bijaksana, saya tak tahu apa yang mereka ajar di sistem kehakiman, tapi para peguam dah belajar semua ni masa jadi pelatih dalam kamar. Ooops pensyarah -pensyarah Civil Procedure dan Professional Practice saya pun pernah sebut perkara ni. Tuan tidoq dalam kelas kaa?
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Chen Mian Kuang considers the repercussions faced by litigants when a court does not give reasons for its decisions as well as the most common reasons offered for not giving reasons.
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Chee Kong Chi criticises the recent government announcement that there would be a 5% flat Real Property Gains Tax rate commencing in 2010 and cogently argues why it does not make any sense. s
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Greetings thou fair and gentle readers, Alas! My absence from thy dimension in the service of her Ladyship Justice hath allowed great mischief to befallen. It would appear the forces of Kanakth Porai Insold have taken root and spread through this dimension. It is thus timely that I have now returneth to heal, to restoreth, to...
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Syahredzan Johan melihat amalan politik tanahair kita yang masih belum matang.
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