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Muhyiddin seeks to restore acquittal over four power abuse charges by asking Court of Appeal to review decision

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 -- Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is now seeking to have the Court of Appeal restore the High Court's acquittal of him over four abuse of power charges, by askin... Read More


MCRA: Govt's plan to delete 'PR' in Malaysia's citizenship laws will affect 'red IC' natives' children the most, remove foundlings' protection

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 -- The Malaysian government should not change the Federal Constitution to remove the existing rights of children of "permanent residents" to automatically be entitled to Malaysi... Read More


Simplified: Why the Federal Court ruled Kelantan's 17 Shariah provisions invalid, and why one judge disagreed

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 -- Kelantan is trying to bring back 16 provisions on Shariah criminal offences that were declared invalid by the Federal Court, but what happened before that? The short answer ... Read More


Amid Daim case, MACC probes corporate figures including Singaporean businessman Akbar Khan, Tajudin Ramli, Halim Saad

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is investigating Malaysian property developer BRDB Developments Sdn Bhd's main shareholder Datuk Seri Akbar Khan on money laun... Read More


Lawyer calls Kelantan's plan to restore nixed shariah provisions contempt of court, others say 'wordplay, linguistic gymnastics' can't fix unconstitutionality

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 -- The Kelantan legislative assembly's plans to re-enact the same 16 shariah criminal offences in the state's laws will amount to "contempt" of the Federal Court, since Malaysia'... Read More


Report: MPs to meet with Azalina on proposed political financing Bill, Wong Chen says

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 -- Members of parliament will seek to discuss issues with the government such as who can provide political funding to political parties and limits on the funding amounts under a ... Read More


PAS info chief distances party from Hadi's remarks; IGP says investigation launched

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 -- PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang's claims about Islam's position in Malaysia that drew direct reprimand from the Sultan of Selangor is not representative of the Islamist... Read More


Report: Selangor PAS chief confirms received Selangor Sultan's reprimand against Hadi, declines comment

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 -- Selangor PAS chief Datuk Ab. Halim Tamuri has confirmed receiving the Selangor Sultan's letter that rebuked his party's president, Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, over recent claims... Read More


Muhyiddin appeals to Federal Court over restoration of four power abuse charges

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 -- Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has filed an appeal against the Court of Appeal's restoration of four abuse of power charges against him. When contacted by Mal... Read More


Simplified: Why Malaysia's vernacular schools are constitutional and their use of Tamil and Chinese is legally protected, according to Court of Appeal

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 20 -- The existence of vernacular schools in Malaysia - which have used Tamil and Chinese to teach students even before Merdeka and before the country's national language was stated... Read More