'Do away with ouster clauses'

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Ouster clauses should be made unconstitutional, says former Federal Court justice Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, referring to laws passed by Parliament that seek to prevent a judicial review of decisions made by the executive branch of the government.

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Short-term pains seen on road to SPV 2030

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): If executed efficiently, Malaysia’s new economic development narrative Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV 2030) will be timely as it would rejuvenate economic growth at a time when growth momentum is slowing.

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Shahrol told to leave the country to avoid PAC hearing

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the High Court here that he had meetings with former Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Hasan Arifin after attending a PAC hearing in 2015 to be briefed on the contents of the report that was to be tabled in Parliament.

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Jomo says ECRL cancellation can be done without affecting relations with China

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng's concern about putting Malaysia's "national considerations at stake" is valid, but the cancellation of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) can still be done through proper negotiations without affecting bilateral relations with China, said prominent economist Professor Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram.

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1MDB-Tanore trial: Shafee cites Sri Ram's judgements in hearsay application against ex-1MDB CEO's witness statement

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): The morning session of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial took an interesting turn as Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah cited two judgements by Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram at the Federal Court and Court of Appeal, during an oral application to dispute former 1MDB chief Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi's witness statement as hearsay.

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