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Tonight saw the opening reception hosted by the Law Society of Singapore at the Singapore Cricket Club in conjunction with the 2011 edition of the Malaysia/Singapore Bench and Bar Games.

Among the notable attendees were the Chief Justice of Malaysia, YAA Tun Dato’ Seri Zaki b Tun Azmi, and his Singapore counterpart, Chan Sek Keong, both whom delivered short speeches before dinner was served.

The speeches though short, were rallying cries for each contingent to win this year’s games.  After all, at the last Singapore edition in 2009, both sides matched to end with a hard-fought draw.  Although Malaysia retained the winning trophy, it was a sobering affair.

Contributed by Richard Wee

The Malaysia/Singapore Bench and Bar Games 2011 (“Games”) teed off at the Keppel Golf Course, Singapore, today.

The Games, annually played around this time of the year, saw the arrival of a large Malaysian contingent at Swissôtel The Stamford at Singapore, the adopted home hotel for the Malaysian Bar team this time around.

As per the tradition of the Games, this year was the Law Society of Singapore's turn to organise the event.  In 2010, the Malaysian Bar organised the Games with the Penang Bar Committee playing gracious host.

The opening game shocking defeat two years ago by the Singaporean hockey team was still fresh on the mind of the Malaysian Bar hockey team as preparations were underway for this game.  Not wanting to disappoint its strong and ardent supporters, the Malaysian team made a determined effort to win this crucial opening day fixture at the annual Malaysia/Singapore Bench and Bar Games.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah yesterday dared Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to join him in taking a religious oath at Masjid Amru Al-As in Bandar Baru Sentul today.
Shazryl was speaking at a press conference here. Present were Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik and Datuk Shuaib Lazim, who, along with Shazryl, make up "Datuk T".

Rahim and Shuaib will be at the mosque but will not take the oath.

Shazryl, had on March 21, aired a sex video clip, purportedly of Anwar, to members of the media at Carcosa Seri Negara here.

PETALING JAYA (April 28, 2011): More givers than takers were detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) last year.

The 2010 MACC Annual Report revealed that its Ops Perangi Pemberi Rasuah from April to end-2010 saw 414 people, including 125 foreigners arrested last year for offering bribes ranging from RM3 to RM35,000.

The receivers include civil servants, notably law enforcement officers.

“The drop in the number of recipients shows the trend in the civil service to refuse bribes,” said the report.

It added that 1,220 investigations papers were opened including six high-profile cases from a total of 5,646 complaints lodged last year.

NUSAJAYA: The Human Resources Ministry will try and find a solution to high agency fees for Indonesian maids, said Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam.

He said reducing the agency fees would be among the topics to be discussed before the country signs an MoU with Indonesia next month.

“We are still discussing the matter (agency fees),” he said, adding that monthly wages for maids would still be dependent on the market rate.

Dr Subramaniam was speaking to reporters after opening the National World Safety and Health Day at the Work Place event at the Malborough College site here yesterday.
 

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is aiming for greater success rate in prosecuting graft cases involving high profile personalities.

According to the MACC’s 2010 Annual Report, among those charged last year were former Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, Pahang Special Affairs Department (Jasa) director Datuk Yusof Jamaludin, Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, and P. Chithirakala, former chief executive officer of the Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) and the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) case.

Earlier, it was revealed in Parliament that MACC managed to complete investigations into 24 corruption cases involving high profile individuals in 2010.
 

Contributed by Richard Wee & Yip Xiaoheng

The Bar Council’s team of solicitors at the Royal Commission of Inquiry (“RCI”) investigating Teoh Beng Hock’s death (“RCI-TBH”) will provide regular updates on the proceedings.  For ease of reference, all reports will bear the heading “RCI-TBH”.

27 Apr 2011 – The first witness for Day 45 was Zulkelfy Aziz from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (“MACC”) Klang.  He had been involved in the operation and had been assigned to the team investigating Merit Link, and to bring Tan Boon Wah into MACC for an interview.

When explaining his role between the dates of 15 to 17 July 2009, when Teoh Beng Hock had been found dead, he explained that his role had ended at or about 10:00 pm on 15 July 2009 after briefing Hishamuddin Hashim.  However, he had remained in the premises of MACC Selangor until about 3:00 am on 16 July 2009.