KUALA LUMPUR: A constitutional expert says that the Kuala Lumpur High Court acted in line with the Federal Constitution by dismissing Datuk Seri Najib Razak's judicial review bid over a royal addendum for house arrest. Assoc Prof Dr Khairil Azmin Mokhtar, a law lecturer at Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), said the ruling should also not...
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will announce the name of the new Chief Justice of Malaya after obtaining the consent of the Conference of Malay Rulers, says Anthony Loke Siew Fook. The Transport Minister said that the Malay Rulers would be meeting from July 15 to 17. "The biggest concern right now is that...
KOTA KINABALU: The High Court has fixed Aug 7 for an online case management (e-review) to determine the next course of action in the judicial review application over Sabah’s constitutional entitlement to 40% of revenue derived from the state. The date was set by High Court judge Justice Datuk Celestina Stuel Galid on Monday (July 7),...
PETALING JAYA: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has dismissed calls for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into judicial appointments, stating that the process was conducted in accordance with the Federal Constitution. In a statement on Tuesday (July 8), the AGC asserted that the situation did not amount to a constitutional crisis, and any suggestion otherwise...
RECENTLY, social media has been abuzz with claims that the Home Minister had allegedly granted citizenship to immigrants from China. Is this true? Verdict: FALSE Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has strongly denied allegations circulating on social media that he approved citizenship applications of immigrants from China. He said such defamatory remarks were created by irresponsible parties...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has agreed to set up a Special Committee on Citizenship Status and a special task force to address issues of Sabah residents without identification documents. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the state Cabinet had in a meeting endorsed the formation of the special committee to scrutinise, ascertain, coordinate and assist in...
GUA MUSANG: The Home Ministry has approved nearly 14,000 citizenship applications to date, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said that, based on data collected since 2013, 75% of these approvals fall under Article 15A of the Federal Constitution, which involves illegitimate children, adopted children, and foster children. "The remaining cases fall under Article...
PUTRAJAYA: There will be meritocracy in the intake of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) holders continuing their studies at the matriculation level, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "We have chosen a path that we believe is fair and reasonable. If they (the students) are citizens and residents of Malaysia, we must support them, but we...
PETALING JAYA: The government will table the proposed amendments to Article 14 (1) (b) of the Federal Constitution relating to the citizenship of children born overseas in Parliament this month, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said it was to amend the word "father" to "parents" or "mother or father" after the draft was...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has the power to grant pardons, reprieves and respites in respect of all offences which have been tried by court-martial and all offences committed in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, while the Ruler or Governor of a state has similar power in respect of all...
