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 platform under the Conference of Rulers (“COF”) to formulate reforms towards a better Malaysia
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 Federal Court Judges Tan Sri Suriyadi Halim Omar and Datuk Dr Prasad Sandosham Abraham.
Kuala Lumpur: Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer
(pic) Thursday failed in his application to challenge the Judges’ Ethics Committee’s (JEC) decision to hold a closed-door inquiry against him.
This is following a decision by High Court Judge Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya to allow the objection by the Attorney-General’s Chambers against Hamid Sultan’s application for leave for judicial review.
Senior Federal Counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambali, when contacted, said the court allowed the AGC’s objection after finding that Hamid Sultan’s application was premature as the committee had yet to make a decision on the complaint against Hamid Sultan.
KUALA LUMPUR: Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer today failed in his application to challenge the Judges’ Ethics Committee’s (JEC).
AG withdraws appeal against interim stay granted to judge Hamid Sultan 23 Dec 2020 / 17:03 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
PUTRAJAYA: Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Idrus Harun today withdrew his appeal over a High Court decision allowing an interim stay of the Judges’ Ethics Committee’s (JEC) inquiry proceedings against Court of Appeal (COA) Judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, which was scheduled on Nov 25.
Senior Federal Counsel Mohd Sabri Othman informed a three-member Court of Appeal panel led by Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah that the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), which was representing the appellant (Idrus), was withdrawing its appeal filed on Nov 23 against the decision made by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Nov 12.