Corrected 11.35am on 25 Aug 2010 ON 20 Aug 2010, a three-person bench of the Court of Appeal unanimously denied the application of S Kaliammal, the widow of Mount Everest climber M Moorthy, to determine her late husband’s religious status. Moorthy passed away on 20 Dec 2005 after entering into a coma. Just before his […]
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Lifting the SIS book ban
By Wong Chin HuatTHE Barisan Nasional (BN) government should thank High Court Justice Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof for quashing the Home Ministry’s ban on Muslim Women and the Challenges of Islamic Extremism. The academic book is edited by Prof Norani Othman and published by Muslim women’s non-governmental organisation Sisters in Islam (SIS). Too often we read about why […]
Reasons for dismissing Anwar’s appeal
By Chan Kheng HoeMahathir (Pic by amrfum / Wiki commons)IN October 2009, the media reported that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim‘s appeal against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on the grounds that it was filed in English. Much hue and cry was raised over the judgement, and adverse comments were made against […]
Court rejects Anwar’s objection in sodomy case
PUTRAJAYA, 23 Oct 2009: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today failed to prevent the Court of Appeal from hearing the prosecution’s appeal against the High Court’s order for the prosecution to supply documents to him. This follows the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of Anwar’s preliminary objection to strike out the prosecution’s appeal. Justice Datuk Hasan Lah, […]
3 Nov for mention of Anwar’s sodomy trial
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Sept 2009: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial was set for re-mention on 3 Nov 2009, after the High Court was told that the prosecution’s appeal against the court order to supply documents to the defence was still pending at the Court of Appeal. Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Nordin Hassan told the […]
Kg Buah Pala demolition postponed again
PENANG, 4 Aug 2009: The demolition of houses in Kampung Buah Pala, which was supposed to take place today, has been postponed for the second time to enable the problem to be resolved by the residents and the developer. Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy said the developer, Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd, had agreed […]
Anwar’s trial: Prosecution gets stay over documents
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 July 2009: The prosecution today succeeded in getting a stay of execution of a High Court order to supply the documents sought by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his sodomy trial, pending the disposal of its appeal at the Court of Appeal. High Court Judge Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, in granting […]
Counsel unwell, Anwar’s application adjourned to 8 July
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 July 2009: The hearing of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s application for documents from the prosecution relating to his sodomy trial was adjourned to 8 July by the High Court here today because his lead counsel was unwell. Counsel Sulaiman Abdullah informed the court that he had been feeling giddy since yesterday when […]
Anwar’s appeal dismissed
PUTRAJAYA, 2 July 2009: The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to have his sodomy trial sent back to the Sessions Court from the High Court. In a unanimous decision, it ruled that no member of the Executive, not even the prime minister, could interfere or fetter with the […]
Penang govt warns Kg Buah Pala developer
PENANG, 2 July 2009: The Penang government today warned the developer of the proposed housing project in Kampung Buah Pala, Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd, for threatening the residents. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the developer’s threat to send bulldozers to the village by 2 Aug 2009 to forcibly evict the residents and demolish […]
