Malaysia's removal from US Treasury monitoring list indicates balanced, transparent policies - Economist
The list comprises major US trading partners whose currency practices and macroeconomic policies merit close attention.
Fri Nov 15 2024
Consider This: Law Reform - What Do We Do with Obsolete Laws?
In a recent statement, Minister of Law and Institutional Reform Azalina Othman Said revealed that Malaysia still has some 3,000 archaic and obsolete laws on the books—many of which no longer serve a meaningful purpose. How do we decide which laws merit repeal or reform, and what should be retained? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Jason Chuah, Dean of Universiti Malaya’s Faculty of Law.
Tue Oct 01 2024
[COLUMNIST] The Fall of Bangladesh’s Iron Lady
Bangladeshi youth are exercising political agency and articulating a vision of good governance and a merit-based society.
Tue Aug 13 2024
‘Mentega Terbang’ director, producer granted leave to refer constitutional questions to High Court
The Magistrate's Court granted the leave after determining that the application filed was meritorious.
Fri Jun 14 2024
Court rejects 1MDB’s bid to transfer Arul Kanda, Irwan’s US$6.5 bln case to another judge
1MDB applied to have the two separate suits heard before one judge, on the grounds that the merits and facts of the two cases are similar.
Tue Apr 16 2024
MUDA fails in bid to refer probe on Judge Nazlan to federal court
Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid dismissed it after finding there was no merit by MUDA to refer the constitutional issues to Apex Court.
Wed Jan 17 2024
Malayan Flour, Dindings Poultry to challenge MyCC's RM70 mln penalty decision
In a Bursa Malaysia filing today, the companies said that the MyCC's finding of infringement was without merit.
Tue Dec 26 2023
Meritocracy: Affirmative actions necessary but need not be race-based - PM
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said one cannot have absolute meritocracy when there is no fairness.
Wed Nov 15 2023
High court rejects MAIPS bid to provide Islamic education to child converts
Judge Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz, in her judgment, said the court found no merit in MAIPs' application.
Wed Oct 11 2023
Thai court to decide on election winners' challenge to derailed PM bid
The court must decide whether there is merit in Move Forward's challenge to a decision that prevented Pita Limjaroenrat's PM bid.
Wed Aug 16 2023
MOH approves 359 appeals for transfer by medical officers so far - Dr Zaliha
Dr Zaliha Mustafa said remaining applications would be scrutinised later based on merits and vacancies available in the areas applied for.
Tue Aug 15 2023
Rumah Bonda's application for review of JKMs seal order reverted to High Court for hearing
The High Court said there was merit in Rumah Bonda's appeal and the court agreed that the application should be heard.
Tue Jul 25 2023
Higher Indian enrolment for TVET programmes, assures PM
This country practices meritocracy and another thing is democratisation to access education, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
Mon Jul 17 2023
Appeals court sends back Bung Moktar, wife's revision bid to high court for hearing of merits
Justice Hadhariah said there was no specific mode mentioned in the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 on how a revision can be done.
Fri Jul 07 2023
A pecking order in policy
Let Nurul Izzah's merit be earned through efficacy rather than hobble her out the gate simply on prejudice, said the author.
Sun Feb 05 2023
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024