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KUALA LUMPUR: The recent arrests of several suspects involved in the use and awarding of fake “Datuk” titles is a positive step in curbing the growing abuse, says the Council of Federal Datuks of Malaysia (MDPM). “MDPM applauds the police in enforcing the Offences Relating to Awards Act (Act 787) which is long overdue, ” said Council president Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz. He said at a press conference on Monday (March 8) that the enforcement by the police serves as a strong deterrent and an open warning to the many individuals and numerous other "Dato or Datuk" organisations. Awalan said ...

Copy URL THREE people, including a married couple, became the first individuals in the country to be detained under the Offences Relating to the Awards Act, after allegedly using fake “Datuk” and “Datin” titles as well as organising a dinner for their association, Gabungan Datuk-Datuk Malaysia (GDDM). Malacca police chief Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said all of them were detained in Bangi, Selangor on January 30 to facilitate investigation under Section 12(2) of the act. Effective July 2018, access to full reports will only be available with a subscription. Sign-up now and enjoy one (1) wee...

SC agrees to examine plea for gender & religion neutral uniform law on adoption, guardianship SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 29, 2021, 09:26 PM IST Share Synopsis A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued notices to union ministries of home affairs, law and justice and the women and child development on the PIL filed seeking removal of anomalies in the grounds of adoption and guardianship and making them uniform for all. Getty Images New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday agreed to examine a sensitive issue raised in a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to frame the gender and religion neu...

SC seeks Centre's response on uniform adoption, guardianship law ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Fri, Jan 29 2021 19:51 IST | ​ 0 Views   New Delhi, Jan 29 : The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from Centre on a PIL seeking a gender and religion-neutral uniform law of adoption and guardianship for all citizens. Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, in the plea, argued that state has failed to provide uniform grounds of adoption and guardianship for all citizens. "The Court may direct the Law Commission of India to examine the laws of adoption & guardianship and suggest 'Uniform Groun...

The happy ending of this story came about due to a mixture of pure chance and the laudable inquisitiveness of a Detective Branch (DB) police constable, Mahfizur Rahman. He stopped by a roadside tea stall on his way to office. While sipping his tea, he overheard others talking about a woman in a nearby slum suddenly having a baby although no one ever saw or heard anything about her being pregnant. It piqued his curiosity, so he asked a few questions and decided to pay a visit to the "mother". Upon arriving there, he found Mousumi Begum, 23, and her husband Md. Sajiv cuddling the two-day-old, a...