Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, the Minister of Information, Communication and Culture recently said that the government of Malaysia will be implementing the Personal Data Protection Act this year once they complete the training of the enforcement personnel and department staff. Dr Rais said that all the parties involved must understand the law before it is enforced and that there are already awareness programmes being put in place for everyone concerned. It is important to know one’s rights when it comes to personal data protection because of the fact that Malaysian today are vastly using the internet for all sorts of transactions while online scams are also a constant nuisance to the Malaysian public that happens every other week. Read the rest of this entry →

One of the most common issues being talked about, particularly during the festive seasons like Chinese New Year and Hari Raya would most likely be the likes of road accidents. Ops Sikap, which is in its 25th edition has over the years failed to curb the rising road accidents especially in the highways when Malaysians are travelling back to their respective hometowns. In fact, the latest edition saw an increase of road fatalities which have raised a lot of concern among Malaysians.

Hence, the government is looking into imposing a mandatory jail sentence for anyone caught for reckless driving that caused accidents resulting in death. Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, the Transport Minister said that the government is heavily considering imposing the law and that this could well be the main deterrence for Malaysian drivers from driving recklessly. Whether or not the penalty could well be effective remains to be seen but with all efforts having fallen on deaf ears, this would perhaps be the best last resort action for now. Read the rest of this entry →

The recent proactive move by the EC (Election Commission) that made some changes to the electoral process has brought about some positive reviews. In fact, it has been said to have created more transparency which have been needed all this while. Among the most significant move by the EC is the confirmation of using indelible ink, a call which have been demanded since the last general election.

This was part of the recommendation made by the PSC (Parliamentary Select Committee) which also include many others and it is now confirmed which means it is a step in many to ensure a fairer and more transparent electoral process. This move is very much welcomed considering that there have always been allegations of electoral fraud using the old pencil and marking system. Read the rest of this entry →

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It has been agreed in a recent roundtable discussion in Parliament for a resolution to call for an immediate moratorium on the mandatory death penalty. It was to call for a review of the capital punishment by a Parliamentary caucus.

The caucus will be made up of experts in the legal industry including lawyers, former judges, Non-governmental organisations as well as related stakeholders and parties. Representatives from some related NGOs and some members of the legal fraternity met at the roundtable discussion in Parliament recently where they agreed that there will be more discussions and talks on this issue with prominence given for the drug offences and related crimes. Read the rest of this entry →

The Malaysian Bar Council has issued a statement to call for the democratic rights of Malaysians be protected and promoted instead of being stifled as currently done. It is regretted that the government has been clamping down on the freedom of movement, expression and assembly on certain groups in the past week related to the Bersih 2.0 rally scheduled for July 9. The council said that the authorities have been cracking down the groups in a ‘wanton, unjustified and wholly disproportionate’ manner. Read the rest of this entry →

According to Penang deputy police chief SAC Datuk Abdul Rahim Jaafar, the recent arrest of Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj the Sungai Siput MP and 30 other members of the PSM or Parti Sosialis Malaysia was justified and needed as they were allegedly trying to wave war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong when they were caught with Communist materials. Read the rest of this entry →