Court allows businessman’s leave application to review rape conviction
PUTRAJAYA: A businessman will have a second chance to relitigate his conviction and sentence for raping his Indonesian maid in 2016. This follows the decision by the Court of Appeal to allow Sufian Sulaiman’s leave application to review the decision delivered by another bench of the appellate court last year to dismiss his appeal. A three-member […]
Pengurusan Harta dalam Islam: Perbezaan Antara Faraid dan Hibah
“Orang-orang lelaki ada bahagian pusaka daripada peninggalan ibu bapa dan kerabat, dan orang-orang perempuan pula ada bahagian pusaka daripada peninggalan ibu bapa dan kerabat, sama ada sedikit atau banyak daripada harta yang ditinggalkan itu; iaitu bahagian yang telah diwajibkan (dan ditentukan oleh Allah).” Surah an-Nisa’ (7) Faraid adalah ilmu yang mengatur pembahagian harta warisan di […]
Apex Court rejects Lahad Datu 7’s death sentence
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has dismissed the applications by seven Filipino men who sought a review of their death sentences for waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong during the Lahad Datu incursion 11 years ago. A three-member bench, led by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, unanimously rejected their applications today. Applications dismissed. Death […]
Celebrating a Milestone: Miss Sofiyyah Hannani binti Khairul ‘Azmi’s Admission as an Advocate and Solicitor
It is with great pride and joy that we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Miss Sofiyyah Hannani binti Khairul ‘Azmi on her successful admission as a Advocate and Solicitor. This momentous occasion marks the culmination of her hard work, dedication, and unwavering commitment to the legal profession. Becoming an Advocate and Solicitor is no small […]
Company director, law firm owner arrested over RM38mil forex case
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a company director and a law firm owner on suspicion of submitting false information related to foreign currency investments, totalling RM38 million. Sources indicate that the two men, both in their 50s, were suspected to have submitted false information, including investment plans, insurance protection schemes and […]
Komen jelik nahas helikopter Lumut, peniaga didenda RM23,000
TAIPING: Seorang peniaga dalam talian didenda RM23,000 di Mahkamah Sesyen di sini, hari ini, selepas mengaku bersalah atas tuduhan memuat naik komen jelik berhubung nahas helikopter Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) di Lumut, yang mengorbankan 10 mangsa. Tertuduh, Mohd Saifuddin Shafik, 36, membuat pengakuan itu selepas pertuduhan terhadapnya dibacakan di hadapan Hakim Nabisha Ibrahim. Tertuduh […]
Keluarga Zuhal, Marikh lantik peguam sama kes Zaharif
SUNGAI SIPUT: Keluarga Ahmad Zuhal Norazlan dan Ahmad Marikh Norazlan melantik firma guaman Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak (HWAM) bagi membela nasib dua beradik itu yang maut dalam kemalangan pada 5 April lalu. HWAM juga adalah peguam yang mewakili keluarga Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie, iaitu pelajar yang maut dipercayai dilanggar kenderan dipandu pegawai kanan… […]
Section 507A of the Penal Code and the story of Acacia Diana
Section 507A of the Penal Code of Malaysia is a new provision that was introduced in 2023 to criminalize stalking. The section defines stalking as “repeatedly by any act of harassment, intending to cause, or knowing or ought to know that the act is likely to cause, distress, fear or alarm to any person of […]
Malaysia’s Parliament passed the Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill 2023
On April 3, 2023, the Dewan Rakyat (lower house) of Malaysia’s Parliament passed the Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill 2023. The bill was then passed by the Dewan Negara (upper house) on April 11, 2023. The bill was signed into law by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (king) on May 10, 2023. The bill […]
