News about law

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): A senior criminal lawyer has suggested that the authorities not remand those caught flouting the movement control order (MCO), unless they are seriously violating the law, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in jails and prisons.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): A Muslim pilgrims’ event which is supposed to host thousands of people at the South Sulawesi province in Indonesia has been postponed over fears of the COVID-19 spread, a local official told Reuters.

PETALING JAYA (Mar 17):The Malaysian Institute of Professional Estate Agents and Consultants (MIPEAC) and the Persatuan Perunding Hartanah Muslim Malaysia (PEHAM) have urged the public to come forward and lodge reports with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP) and the police if they come across any illegal real estate brokers.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi will return as the ninth prosecution witness today in the 1MDB-Tanore trial against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, after the trial took a break since November last year.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Malaysia has risen four notches to rank 47 in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): A Manhattan building developer was forced to shave multiple stories off a nearly completed Upper West Side condo building by a 90-year-old widow, the New York Post reported on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): A South Korean plastic surgery clinic is being sued over the death of Hong Kong textile fortune heiress Bonnie Evita Law by her family, according to a South China Morning Post (SCMP) report on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Singapore-based CapitaLand Ltd and its sponsored Malaysian-listed real estate investment trust, CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust (CMMT), today announced a series of support measures for retail partners across all seven CapitaLand malls in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) will be looking for a replacement for tax lawyer Datuk DP Naban, who had acted for the board in its case against former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, a source said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Ever been bugged by a neighbour’s renovations that seem to go on endlessly? It looks like City Hall (DBKL) will take a “re-look” at this problem in the near future, with Mayor Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan saying that it is an issue that “needs to be addressed”, reported The Star.