Wanita tempatan dipermudah daftar anak dilahirkan di luar negara
PUTRAJAYA: Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) sudah mengenal pasti mekanisme terbaik bagi membantu pasangan wanita Malaysia yang berkahwin lelaki asing supaya anak yang dilahirkan di luar negara mendapat taraf kewarganegaraan Malaysia secara automatik, pada masa depan.
Menterinya, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, berkata langkah berkenaan perlu kerana ketika ini, tiada sebarang peruntukan mengikut Perlembagaan Persekutuan membolehkan taraf kewarganegaraan Malaysia diberi secara automatik kepada anak berkenaan.
PETALING JAYA (April 11, 2010): Alternative arrangements will be found to enable Thai pathology expert Dr Pornthip Rojanansunand to testify in the Teoh Beng Hock inquest if she is unable to be present in court due to pressures against her, said Teoh family counsel Gobind Singh Deo.
Gobind, in a statement today, expressed confidence that the inquest would continue if Pornthip was unable to be physically present to testify.
"If that fails, we will have to proceed with what we have and we are confident we will still be able to succeed in establishing our case which is that Teoh's death was a clear case of homicide," he said in response to online reports that Pornthip would not be testifying on April 20 as planned.
ALOR STAR: A Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) lecturer has filed a lawsuit against the UUM vice-chancellor and the university for denying his rights to be promoted since 2007.
Dr Abdul Halim Mohamed, 42, who was represented by counsel Fadli Shuib of Tetuan Khairil & Co, filed the suit at the High Court registry here yesterday.
UUM Vice-Chancellor Tan Sri Dr Nordin Kardi was named as the first defendant and UUM as the second defendant.
PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has come up with a mechanism to help Malaysian women married to foreigners obtain citizenship for their children, including those who are born abroad.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said there were no provisions under the Federal Constitution before this that allowed children born overseas to get Malaysian citizenship if their mothers were Malaysians married to foreigners.
“We have decided to implement a new regulation to enable Malaysian women married to foreigners to get citizenship for their children even if they are born outside the country.
PETALING JAYA: Two bills to overhaul the entire land public transport sector in Malaysia are expected to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Sources said the Land Public Transport Bill and the Land Public Transport Comission Bill are expected to be tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop.
The Land Public Transport Bill will rationalise the entire sector and bring the regulation of most aspects of public transport under a single regulator – the Land Public Transport Commission, which will be established by the second bill.
SHAH ALAM 10 April - Majlis Gabungan Pertubuhan Sukarela Selangor (MGPSS) kesal dengan tindakan segelintir pihak yang masih gagal menghayati fakta sejarah mengenai kerjasama dan prinsip setiakawan antara kaum.
Pengerusinya, Datuk Mat Yasir Ikhsan berkata, kegagalan memahami fakta sejarah bukan hanya memberi kesan kepada usaha mengukuhkan perpaduan rakyat tetapi turut menunjukkan tahap serta kualiti sebenar pemikiran mereka.
Ini kerana katanya, fakta sejarah khususnya dalam soal pemberian kerakyatan kepada kaum lain oleh orang Melayu merupakan hakikat dan ia perlu diterima oleh semua pihak.
Malaysia would seem to have nothing in common with Nashville but this city of country music has hit a high note on religious diversity in a case that would resonate in any multi-racial country.
ON a cold February day, a Nashville mosque was vandalised with a chilling message “Muslims Go Home” splayed out in red paint on its wall.
It was a hate crime that shattered the community which had so far faced little trouble in this Tennessee city known for its country music.
CYBERJAYA: All buildings taller than nine-storeys or sitting on “sensitive locations” should be made to include features to counter the effects of earthquakes and strong winds.
Malaysian Society for Engineering and Technology president Prof Datuk Abang Abdullah Abang Ali said it was working on a proposal calling for such laws after looking at the growing strength and frequency of earthquakes and strong winds in the region, which effects had also been felt here.
He said the potential for such threats had to be recognised following the increase in tremors that had been felt by Malaysians after earthquakes in Indonesia or the Philippines, or the number of trees uprooted by storms.
SINTOK: Legal aid centres will be set up at all local universities soon to provide advice and other legal-related assistance.
Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had given his thumbs up on the matter, a joint effort between the A-G's Chambers, Bar Council and the respective universities.
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Talk on Summary Judgement (25 May 2012) Organised by the Selangor Bar Committee, this talk will take place at 5:00 pm, at the Selangor Bar Committee Auditorium, on 25 May 2012 (Friday). The talk will be conducted by Ramesh Supramanian. Click on the link above for more details.
Seminar on Tax Issues in Financial Transactions (25 May 2012) Organised by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Professional Development Committee, this seminar, featuring S Saravana Kumar, will take place at 3:00 pm, at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium, on 25 May 2012 (Friday). Click on the link above for more details.
Dialogue with Criminal Law Practitioners (26 May 2012) Organised by Bar Council, this dialogue will take place at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Raja Aziz Addruse Auditorium, Bar Council, on 26 May 2012 (Saturday). 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.
Talk on What Clients Want (7 June 2012) Organised by the KL Bar Practitioners' Affairs Committee, the talk, presented by Ong Eu Jin, will take place at 5:00 pm, at the KL Bar Auditorium, on 7 June 2012 (Thursday). Click on the link above for more details.
4th LAWASIA Family Law Conference, Penang (13 and 14 July 2012) Supported by Penang Bar Committee and the Malaysian Bar, this conference, themed “The New Global Family: Emerging Trends and Challenges to Family Practice”, will take place at Traders Hotel, Penang, on 13 and 14 July 2012 (Friday and Saturday). Click on the link above for more details.
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