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JOHOR BARU: A 55-year-old businessman has been charged with displaying an item containing a royal instrument of appointment without permission on his vehicle, giving the impression that he holds a Datuk Seri title. Mohamad Halmi Waramejini, 55, who lives in Johor Baru, pleaded not guilty to the charge after it was read to him in front of Sessions Court judge Wan Mohd Norisham Wan Yaakob here on Monday (July 12). According to the charge sheet, the accused displayed an item that contained the title of "Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Perak – Dato’ Seri" without the written permission from His Ro...

Datuk Michael Chong KUALA LUMPUR: A family who openly show off their Datuk Seri and doctorate titles, with the father even supposedly having a professorship, are now under scrutiny. The family comprising the father, mother and their sons, who are all supposedly titled, had uploaded pictures with their honorifics on their company website. But a check showed no details of their awards and academic qualifications. MCA Public Services and Complaints Department chief Datuk Michael Chong said this was the first time he had come across an entire family with so many titles. “If the titles are authe...

GBV courts and gender discrimination To add insult to injury, a significant number of GBV crimes remain unreported The writer is a Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn and an advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan As I stepped inside the gender-based violence (GBV) court in Karachi, a male lawyer repulsively called me out for not covering my head with a dupatta despite being appropriately dressed for court with a white dupatta hanging around my neck and an oversized black coat covering my upper body. In an attempt to defeat the collective ignominious stares extended towards me in the courtroom, I...

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 ...

MELAKA: Some 120 individuals who received bogus titles last year are now on the radar of police here following the arrest of three individuals including a husband and wife. Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said the trio, aged between 43 to 57, were middlemen. He said they were part of an unrecognised organisation known as the congregation of “Datuks” (GDMM), which had been active for the past two years. “GDMM held an investiture ceremony at a leading hotel here on behalf of ‘Sultan Kerajaan Indragiri’ in August 2020. “GDMM was led by a 43-year-old busines...