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Tuesday, 27 Jul 2021 09:00 AM MYT
BY IDA LIM
Police and Armed Forces personnel conduct checks on vehicles at a roadblock at Bandar Sri Menjalara June 1, 2021. Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 For the past five months, Malaysians have been living with both the Covid-19 pandemic and the risk of being asked to pay up to RM10,000 for breaches of government rules designed to curb the spread of infections.
But is the maximum RM10,000 amount for individual offenders still in place, following new developments yesterday?
Before we dive into the views by lawyers who spoke to
What Mkini contempt judgment could mean for social media users
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The full majority judgment in the contempt case against
Malaysiakini over readers comments is out, and lawyers said it could have serious repercussions on social media users, both personal and professional.
This article will break down several areas of concern, and how the lawyers believe the Federal Court ruling could apply in future cases.
The majority judgment, which was released yesterday, can be read
here. The dissenting judgment can be read
Malaysiakini spoke to lawyers Asheeq Ali, Azira Aziz, Lim Wei Jiet, Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, and Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee co-chairperson Karen Cheah for this article.
Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021 05:12 AM MYT
BY KENNETH TEE
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is pictured at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur July 20, 2020. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is the person who must decide when Parliament should meet despite the Emergency Ordinance saying it was the Yang di-Pertuan Agong who convenes the federal legislature, constitutional lawyers explained.
They noted that while Section 14(1)(b) of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 empowered the Agong to convene Parliament, the Federal Constitution states that he only does so on the advice of the prime minister.