The Malaysian Bar condemns the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (“MACC”) for ordering Latheefa Koya and Murnie Hidayah Anuar, the two lawyers who acted as legal counsel for Shamsubahrain Ismail and accompanied him during his questioning by MACC, to be similarly questioned, in the name of assisting an investigation into an offence. The presence of a lawyer…
Lawyers for Liberty has obtained photographs that affirmatively showed Hamza Kashgari was actually in the country for a couple of days before his arrest on 9 February 2012 (please see the attached photos). The Home Minister and the police had continuously maintained that Hamza was arrested upon his arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport…
MACC Notice Once again the MACC has shown its utter contempt for the Constitution, basic legal principles and seems to operate in a realm of lawlessness. On 19 March, two lawyers, Latheefa Koya and Murnie Hidayah Anuar (who were representing their client, Shamsubahrain Ismail over the NFC scandal) were themselves served with a notice under…
Dalam konteks Malaysia, berdasarkan metodologi tahun 2005, pendapatan garis kemiskinan (PGK) adalah setara dengan pendapatan minimum yang diperlukan oleh sesebuah isirumah bagi mencapai taraf hidup minimum, cukup untuk menampung perbelanjaan membeli atau menikmati keperluan asas sama ada makanan dan bukan makanan. PGK makanan, yang digunapakai bagi definisi kemiskinan tegar adalah berdasarkan keperluan diet/nutrisi asas rakyat…
Mungkin ramai penganalisis ekonomi antarabangsa dan tanahair, penggubal dasar ekonomi di peringkat pusat mahu pun di peringkat negeri, para pejuang hak asasi manusia dan aktivis sosial malah rakyat Malaysia secara umumnya bingung dan termangu-mangu dengan dakwaan PM Najib bahawasanya Sabah bukan lagi negeri termiskin di Malaysia hanya berdasarkan kepada purata pendapatan per kapita negeri tersebut…
PSM sec-gen Arutchelvan and Mohd Khalid are being investigated under the Sedition Act for speeches made at an ABU ceramah on Jan 23. KAJANG: PSM secretary general S Arutchelvan and second year UiTM law student cum activist Mohd Khalid Ismath were called up by the police and questioned for about 40 minutes today over speeches…