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 the issue at hand. The fourth (IV) will assess Malaysia’s representations to the world, its international human rights obligations and the legitimate expectation of the people of Malaysia as well as other ancillary matters.
Posted inBolehland
Malaysia: All Real Estate, No Fourth Estate
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.
Posted inBolehland
Malaysia? Not Boring.
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.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
On the Disappearance of Wigs in Malaysia
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 that lawyers and lay persons can learn and remember our common legal heritage that links us all.
We are pleased to kick off this series with a reproduction of Tuan Haji Sulaiman’s explanation, one of the venerable figures at the Bar, on the disappearance of the use of wigs in the Malaysian legal system.
Posted inJudging the Judges
The Relevance of Augustine Paul
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.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
‘I put it to you that you are a LIAR/LYING!’
A consideration of one of the most commonly used cross-examination method in the law courts of Malaysia.
Posted inBolehland
Malaysian Police Don’t Know Their Law
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.
Posted inLet's Talk About Sex
In Defence of Tiger Woods
An attempt at a spirited defence of Eldrick Tont Woods’ recent indiscretion.
Posted inBolehland
The Engine of Political Fraud in Malaysia
A reflection about what the theft of the Malaysian Royal Military Air Force (RMAF) symbolizes of our present political establishment.
Posted inNowhere To Run
Sri Lanka’s atrocities: lest we forget
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 getting […]
Posted inPray For Me
Dr. Asri & the Mouse that prefers GPS to the Bell
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 […]
Posted inLet's Talk About Sex
Malaysia’s sodomy laws: Progress with the times!
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 any section of our community must be fought for and led by that particular section, for only then can the exploited and those transgressed against be empowered in the process.
Posted inThank God It's Friday
Agenda: Jakim dan Bak Kut Teh
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 […]
Posted inBolehland
Ladies and gentlemen, and the award goes to…..
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 or told to leave their job, some even earning pensions and whatever.
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Perlembagaan dan Pemijak Lembu
Syahredzan Johan menjawab hujah yang dikemukakan oleh Badan Bertindak Penyatuan Ummah berkenaan dengan Perlembagaan Persekutuan, kewarganegaraan dan ketuanan Melayu.
Posted inNowhere To Run
Migrants in Malaysia
A consideration of the meaning of International Migrants Day as we observe International Migrants Day today, amidst observing stories of migrant workers being abused by employers and agents with no justice yet in sight.
Posted inJudging the Judges
Justice Hurried is Justice Buried
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.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
A Retreat to Nature
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 are courtesy of Seira Sacha and Khaizan Sharizad.
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Pastries, cookies, carrot cake, scones and strudel at a call to the Bar
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 a “fit and proper” person to be a full-fledged lawyer after completing a 9-month period of pupillage. This was the speech by June’s mover, Edmund Bon Tai Soon, before Mr Justice Ariff Yusof.
Posted inHuman Rights
The Rebellious Child called Human Rights
Happy Birthday Ms Human Rights! But will you be around much longer?