Malaysian Bar site syndication http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:30:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Malaysian Bar site syndication http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/ill_will_in_kedah_grows.html İThe Malaysian Insider (Used by permission)by Shannon TeohKUALA LUMPUR, July 3 – Kedah DAP has applied more pressure on the PAS-led state government in a move that seems to be fueled by the public backing of DAP supremos.Its sole state assemblyman Lee Guan Aik made clear today that he will no longer support the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition government under Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak after one-and-a-half years of broken promises to non-Muslim Kedahans.Kedah DAP had pulled out of the state government after the only pig abbatoir in the state was demolished two days ago. News - Legal/General News Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:14:48 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/dap_mp_accuses_pkr_councillor_of_abuse_of_power.html İThe Sun (Used by permission)by Bernard CheahGEORGE TOWN (July 3, 2009) : Penang Chief Minister's Chief of Staff Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun has called for a domestic inquiry to be carried out on a Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) councillor for alleged abused of power over a stop-work order issued against a condominium developer in Batu Lanchang.Ooi said the PKR councillor, which he declined to name, had tried to push MPPP officers to retable the One-Stop Centre (OSC) papers for the stop-work order to be withdrawn against the developer, and to enable the latter to continue construction work, on June 26 and 29. The councillor has violated the code of ethics by pushing the MPPP officers. He is only supposed to bring an official proposal in any official meetings recognised by the local authorities. I ask for a domestic inquiry to be carried out on this councillor immediately to ensure he does not have any conflict of interest. He should not behave like a hero or a cowboy, said Ooi at a press conference here today. News - Legal/General News Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:12:09 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/zambry_i_do_not_object_to_leave_to_appeal_by_nizar.html İThe Star (Used by permission)PUTRAJAYA: Former Perak menteri besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is likely to be spared the agony of knowing whether the Federal Court will grant him leave to appeal against a decision on who is the rightful chief executive of Perak.His successor, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, who is the respondent in the leave application, has declared that he would not contest the matter. I wish to state that I do not object to leave to appeal being granted against the decision of the Court of Appeal, he said in his affidavit filed in the apex court registry on Monday. News - Legal/General News Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:42:53 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/be_open_to_changes_to_laws_says_sultan.html İNew Straits Times (Used by permission)by Mazlina Mahmood SHAH ALAM: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor has advised the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) to be open to the proposed amendment to three laws related to Islamic matters.Mais secretary Datuk Mohammed Khusrin Munawi said yesterday the sultan wanted Mais and the relevant authorities to study the proposed amendments and to accept them if it were good for Muslims and fair to all.The main contentious issue in the amendments is a proposal to disallow religious conversion of minors by one parent without the spouse's consent. News - Legal/General News Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:32:01 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/psm_penang_govt_must_solve_kg_buah_pala_issue.html İThe Nut Graph (http://www.thenutgraph.com/) (Used by permission)by Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 3 July 2009: The Penang government needs to intervene and solve the Kampung Buah Pala issue even though the problem was caused by the previous Barisan Nasional administration, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) said today. [W]e urge the Pakatan Rakyat government to resolve this issue politically using the mandate given by the people of Penang to them in the last election, PSM secretary-general S Arutchelvan said in a statement today.He said the party did not believe in a legal solution as there have been precedents in other cases where the courts ultimately favoured the rich and powerful. News - Legal/General News Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:28:10 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/pkr_tells_dap_to_go_their_own_way.html İNew Straits Times (Used by permission)KUALA LUMPUR: Senior members of Parti Keadilan Rakyat went on the attack against DAP yesterday, worsening a breach among the Pakatan Rakyat allies.The PKR member of parliament for Kulim Bandar Baru in Kedah, Zulkifli Noordin, said it was meaningless for DAP to remain in Pakatan if it could not tolerate its two partners in the alliance.Referring to Kedah DAP’s decision to quit the Pakatan Kedah government, he said the party had to exercise mutual understanding to remain in the opposition pact or strike out on its own. News - Legal/General News Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:18:00 +0100