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THE 51pc Bumi Equity policy (“51pc Bumi Equity”) in freight forwarding companies has attracted much interest and comments.  On 28.09.2021, the Federal Minister of Finance (MoF), Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz extended, for the second time, the exemption period for freight forwarders to meet the 51pc Bumi Equity until December 2022.  On 29.10.2021, the Daily Express reported an offer to reboot Malaysia on 28.11.2021 by a group of 55 prominent Malaysians and to seek the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s (“YDPA”) consent for the formation of a deliberative platf...

‘Hats off to an honest, courageous, bold and sympathetic judge…’

LETTER | Justice Hamid Sultan – the need for a Royal Commission of Inquiry A - LETTER | We wrote about this matter before the Judges` Ethics Committee (JEC) met and decided to suspend Justice Hamid Sultan Abu Backer ( above) on Feb 4, 2021. We are disappointed that the JEC had decided to implement the most severe penalty allowed under the Judges` Ethics Committee 2010, Act 703 (the Act). Considering the importance of the matters raised by Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan and the way matters have proceeded to his suspension, we, as responsible members of the civil society, feel it importa...

YOURSAY | A great reset by ex-magistrate Firdaus Modified6 Feb 2021, 11:20 pm A Mano: Former Kelantan magistrate Firdaus Ramlan, having read this article, I think you are a great person. Yes, you made mistakes. To err is human but you show us you have changed, and if we do not forgive, we will not be forgiven either for our misdeeds. You were caught and jailed. But the fact that you came out into the open to help other civil servants realise the scourge of corruption is no small matter. We know for a fact that government departments, government-linked companies (GLCs) and the private sector a...

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The Judges’ Ethics Committee (JEC) today decided to suspend the Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer from today until Aug 27, 2021. The decision was made in a closed-door inquiry proceedings in the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya this afternoon which was chaired by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat. Other panel members were Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf, Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Azahar Mohamed, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, Federal Court Judge Datuk Vernon Ong Lam Kiat and two former Fe...