Posts Tagged ‘ Menteri Besar ’

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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With reference to the 3 questions for the Federal Court on the MB v MB appeal mentioned here, my answers are as below:
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Thank you for all your comments and feedback to my posts. I have been following the threads closely, and in response to the specific query by Loyar Bagus here, this is my response.
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Introduction Last week, I wrote an online comment on the nature and ambit of the Sultan of Perak’s powers (see www.loyarburok.com here), basing my thoughts on the High Court decision in that case. Shortly afterwards, two of the three Court of Appeal judgments – those of Dato’ Raus Sharif and Dato’ Ahmad Maarop JJCA –...
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Date: July 9, 2009 Coram: Alauddin Sheriff, Arifin Zakaria, Zulkefli Makinudin FCJJ
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Professor Dr. Andrew Harding, after the demise of the late Professor RH Hickling CMG QC, would (with Professor Dr. HP Lee) arguably share the honour of being the foremost jurists on the Malaysian Constitution. Among others, he is the author of “Public Duties and Public Law” (OUP, 1989), “Law, Government and the Constitution in...
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Court Observer says: Having just digested the 78-page judgment of High Court judge Datuk Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim on who is the rightful MB of Perak, I conclude it is a well-reasoned decision. The judge holds the view that only a vote of no confidence on the floor of the house (state legislative assembly or Dewan...
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Historically, before the existence of Malaysia, the Malay States fell into the hands of the imperialists due to greed and power. It was about the power struggle amongst the royalty which eventually led to the colonisation of the States. Pre-Merdeka, with the emergence of the insurgencies by the left, a “deal” was struck among...
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Comment on the retired American couple in Langkawi that were raided by the Kedah religious department on 12 October 2006; multicultural, multiracial and multi-religious harmony cannot work in a framework of religious imperialism and bigotry.
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