Singaporean sorry for abusing dog: ‘I love dogs more than human beings’
KUALA LUMPUR — After paying a fine of RM8,000 (S$2,684), Singaporean Terry Yee has apologised to Malaysians for abusing a guard dog in Puchong, Mr Yee said he was remorseful for what he had done to the dog. “This apology is not something that I engineered. The fine I paid was not hefty, but I […]
Malaysian Mothers Win Landmark Case against Discriminatory Citizenship Law
Six Malaysian mothers won a landmark case on Thursday when a court ruled that the country’s citizenship laws discriminate against them by preventing them from passing their nationality to their children born abroad. The women had challenged a clause in the constitution implying that a child born overseas to a Malaysian woman with a foreign […]
Federal Court allows Malaysian mothers to pursue appeal for automatic citizenship for their overseas-born children
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — The Federal Court today decided that Malaysian mothers will be able to proceed with their legal challenge against Malaysia’s discriminatory laws, which had deprived their overseas-born children from automatically becoming Malaysian citizens. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel led by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Abang […]
Court rules children born overseas to Malaysian moms also eligible for citizenship
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): In a landmark decision, the High Court today ruled that Article 8(2) on equality that prohibits discrimination based on gender would also mean that the word “father” in the Federal Constitution under the Second Schedule, Part II, Section 1(b) should also include mothers and that their children are entitled to citizenship […]
Lawyer acquitted of insider trading; AGC drops appeal of acquittal
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Three sessions courts on Wednesday acquitted lawyer Datuk Sreesanthan Eliathamby of four counts of purported insider trading in three separate companies listed on Bursa Malaysia in 2006. The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) also dropped their appeal in the High Court before Judicial Commissioner Datuk Aslam Zainuddin […]