Tun Suffian College Lectureship Royal Charity Dinner (19 Apr 2012)
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GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
c/o Loong Caesar, Raslan Loong, Suite 8.03, Level 8, Wisma Mont Kiara
1 Jalan Kiara, Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur 50480, Malaysia
Tel: +603 62052778 Email: caesar@raslanloong.com
Dear Members of the Malaysian Bar
In 1935, Tun Mohamed Suffian bin Hashim, one of our most distinguished Lord Presidents, won a Queen’s Scholarship, the first Malay to do so, and went to study law at Gonville and Caius College Cambridge. In the course of a distinguished legal career on his return to Malaya, he was associated with the drafting of the Constitution of Malaysia and became in turn Chief Justice of Malaya and Lord President of the Federal Court. He remains one of the best regarded judges that served on the bench.
Gonville and Caius College wishes to commemorate the memory of this outstanding Malaysian public servant, and the integrity and dedication with which he served his country. It is proposed to endow a Tun Suffian College Lectureship, which will bear his name in perpetuity. In addition to giving lasting recognition to one of the most distinguished Caians of the twentieth century, the endowment will underpin Cambridge’s long and distinctive tradition in the teaching and study of law. Tun Suffian’s name will be associated with other scholars and scientists of great distinction, including Joseph Needham, Francis Crick and Professor Stephen Hawking.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The Election Commission (EC) denied today that it has changed electoral boundaries but instead moved 19,342 voters because they were placed in the wrong constituencies.
According to those who attended a briefing for MPs this afternoon, EC chief Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof (picture) said corrections have been made since 2004 using the Election Geographical Information System (EGIS).
“The corrections in locations have been conducted by state EC chiefs since 2008 but there have been no changes to the boundaries of state or parliamentary constituencies.
“It was found that there were voters in the wrong constituency, 19,342 voters were involved,” he told the MPs at the briefing in Parliament.
PKR had complained last month that 31,294 voters have been moved into neighbouring constituencies illegally as border revisions must obtain the approval of a two-thirds majority of Parliament.
MELBOURNE, April 15 — The Twitter Generation was sceptical going into the Orange Room of the Melbourne Multicultural Hub yesterday. But in no time they were “rocking” in there. After four hours, they came out “rolling”.
The previous night, UndiMsia prime mover Edmund Bon had promised them “the best four hours you will ever spend in your life”.
It was a bold claim to make to the more than 30 Malaysians in the diaspora, given his repeated challenge throughout the evening to “come tomorrow” if you want to learn how to make a difference for a better Malaysia.
Did the “sacrifice” of a Saturday measure up to expectation?
“I was blown away,” Monash University law student Liow Jie Hui told The Malaysian Insider. “IdolaDemokrasi could add nothing to my passion, but it taught me how to make my drive count.”
Fellow university student Farah Ayesha Abdul Rahman said she never realised she could be a “power of one”.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The new law replacing the Internal Security Act (ISA) will not hamper the abilities of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to protect the safety of the public, the home minister said today.
Bernama Online reported Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein as saying the PDRM was satisfied with the new law and was confident they would be able to carry out their responsibility well.
“The [law] cannot be tabled if the police, as the end users who are in charge of national security, are not satisfied with it.
“Thus, I assure you PDRM has declared it is confident that what Prime Minister (Datuk Seri) Najib Razak will present tomorrow is able to guarantee the safety and security of the public,” he was quoted as saying in the report.
He added that the discussions on the replacement for the ISA had begun in 2009 and involved the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, the Bar Council and several NGOs.
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean is close to adopting an Asean Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) but the majority of its peoples have not heard of or seen it or been consulted on it.
Malaysian Bar president Lim Chee Wee said this was deeply regrettable as the proposed document would speak about the human rights of the peoples of Asean.
He said this yesterday in supporting the statement by 137 Asean civil society organisations and networks to the Asean Inter-governmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and its country representatives on April 8 to release the draft.
Although the AICHR received the draft on Jan 8 for deliberation and debate, they said the public had been excluded from any meaningful participation in the drafting process.
While commending the AICHR representatives from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines for holding consultations with their civil society at national level, they said “no such initiative has taken place” in the rest of Asean.
KUALA LUMPUR: An unwed teen who caused the death of her newborn by flinging the child out of a second floor window is fit to stand trial, said the judge who sentenced her to 12 years in prison.
“The court found that the accused understood the charge and the repercussions of pleading guilty,” said Selayang Sessions Court judge Maziah Joary Mohd Tajudin in her grounds of judgment obtained by The Star recently.
Maziah has fixed April 24 to hear an application for a stay of execution on the prison sentence.
On Jan 12, Noor Atika Kamarulzaman, 19, pleaded guilty to causing the death of her child at B7-2 Taman Selayang Segar 2, between 3.30am and 7.15am on Oct 3. She was sentenced to 12 years’ jail and fined RM5,000 in default five months’ jail on Jan 30.
The teen, who had no legal counsel at both times, drew the attention of the Bar Council’s Legal Aid Centre after the sentencing. Council members visited her in prison and filed a notice of appeal against the sentence on Feb 13.
HISTORIC: An end to ISA and a ‘freer’ Universities and University Colleges Act
KUALA LUMPUR: THIS week’s parliament sitting might be short — it sat for only two days — but its importance lies in the historic movements where reforms swept through the house.
In the two days, the government tabled two important bills, in line with its pledge to reform laws to suit the current times and the people’s expectations.
They are the Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill to replace the Internal Security Act, and amendments to the Universities and University Colleges Act.
Parliament only sat for the first two days of this week because of the installation of the Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’azam Shah as the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Wednesday.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz tabled the Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill on Tuesday, which sought to protect democratic rights without sacrificing public order and security.
UPGRADE: If not, 3 levels would be fine, say experts
KUALA LUMPUR: THE religious authorities should look into expanding the jurisdiction of syariah courts if it were to upgrade the system from three to five levels.
Malaysian Syariah Lawyers Association deputy president Musa Awang said the upgrade would not serve any purpose if the courts' jurisdiction were unchanged.
He added that the religious authorities should also look into giving more bite to crime under syariah law.
"For syariah criminal offences, the syariah courts can only pass sentences of not more than three years imprisonment, a fine of up to RM5,000, and or up to six strokes of the cane.
"If we're going to increase the hierarchy of the courts, we must improve on this as well. There's been no change for more than 10 years," he said when contacted yesterday.
Request for Feedback on Draft of Proposed Combined Rules and Court Forms
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Monday, 19 March 2012 10:15am
Circular No 057/2012
Dated 14 Mar 2012
To all Members of the Malaysian Bar
Request for Feedback on Draft of Proposed Combined Rules and Court Forms
For the past two years, the Bar Council Task Force on Combined Rules of Court has been working on the Proposed Combined Rules together with the Attorney General’s Chambers and the Judiciary. The working group has now finalised the Proposed Combined Rules together with the court forms.
The Judiciary, on 13 Mar 2012, issued a press statement requesting feedback from legal practitioners and members of the public. Please click here to view the press statement.
To view a draft of the finalised Proposed Combined Rules and court forms, please click here. We wish to invite Members to provide us with their feedback regarding the draft of the Proposed Combined Rules and court forms.
Kindly return your feedback by email to sumitha@malaysianbar.org.my by 11 Apr 2012 (Wednesday). Should you require any clarification, please do not hesitate to contact Sumitha Shaanthinni Kishna by telephone at 03-2050 2090.
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Workshop on Financial Planning (18 May 2012) Organised by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Professional Development Committee, this workshop will take place at 10:00 am, at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium, on 18 May 2012 (Friday). The workshop will be conducted by Chooi Kim Ying. Click on the link above for more details.
Seminar on an Introduction to the Industrial Relations Act (23 May 2012) Organised by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Professional Development Committee, this seminar will take place at 3:00 pm, at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium, on 23 May 2012 (Wednesday). The seminar will be conducted by Wong Keat Ching. Click on the link above for more details.
Conference on Competition Law (31 May 2012) Organised by Bar Council with the support of LexisNexis, this conference will take place at 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, on 31 May 2012 (Thursday). For more details or to register, please contact Vilashini Vijayan (03-2050 2095; vila@malaysianbar.org.my). Click on the link above for more details.
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