Malaysian Home Ministry withdraws appeal against High Court’s 2021 ruling on ‘Allah’ in Christian publication
MALAYSIA — The Home Ministry of Malaysia has withdrawn its appeal against the High Court’s decision in March 2021, which…
Problematic articles plague Indonesia’s newly ratified criminal code
INDONESIA — A new criminal code for Indonesia was ratified on 6 December despite strong opposition from academics and activists…
Singapore’s AGC directs Police to not take further action against PAP MP Louis Ng over act of holding placard in 2020
The Singapore Attorney-General’s Chamber (AGC) has told local media that Nee Soon Group Representative Constituency (GRC) Member of Parliament, Louis…
M Ravi: Lawyers in S’pore must collectively “recover” rights to carry out duties without intimidation
Lawyers in Singapore must collectively “recover” their rights to carry out their duties without fear and intimidation from any entities,…
How shameless can AGC be to accuse a lawyer of abusing the court process, while misleading the public with its allegations?
Dr Yeo Sow Nam, a well-respected anaesthetist in Singapore, was charged with four counts of molestation on 7 Feb 2020…
Court of Appeal orders Law Society to act on professional misconduct complaint against lawyers
At the end of last month, Singapore’s apex court had ordered the Law Society to act on a professional misconduct…
Why ISA when attempting to commit an offence is also a crime under Singapore Law?
by Teo Soh Lung It is reported in Today Online that in arresting and detaining the 16 year old unnamed…
Former policeman convicted of Kovan double murder allowed to present case in Court of Appeal against defence counsels for misconduct
In an overruling of its previous legal position, the Court of Appeal last week dismissed the Singapore Law Society’s application…
Chief Justice says “corrective systems in place” but appeals process is not the silver bullet to an imperfect system
In his speech to mark the opening of the legal year, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon (CJ), has said that while…
Malaysian police seek Interpol’s aid in locating Jocelyn Chia, netizens criticise action as unnecessary