Understanding our rights 15 November 2009

Taken from the Nut Graph:

Understanding our rights

by Deborah Loh

PERAK. Party-hopping. Frogs. Who by now doesn’t know about the Perak constitutional crisis. Awareness has also been stirred about the right to freedom of association and the rights of voters to choose based on a candidate’s party.

Federal-state relations are receiving prominence now that the opposition controls at least four states. Federal funding for these states is an issue, and so is competition between state authority and federal interests as seen in the restructuring of Selangor’s water industry.

Mengorak langkah memartabatkan Perlembagaan 15 November 2009

Pada hari Jumaat, 13 November 2009, kita akan mengorak langkah yang sepatutnya kita ambil lama dahulu. Pada hari tersebut, Kempen PerlembagaanKu / MyConstitution akan dilancarkan pada pukul 3.00 petang, di Oditorium Majlis Peguam.

Ramai yang bertanya, apakah sebab Jawatankuasa Undang-Undang Perlembagaan, di bawah naungan Majlis Peguam, mengambil inisiatif ini? Sebenarnya Jawatankuasa ini baru ditubuhkan pada awal tahun 2009 sebagai reaksi kepada isu-isu perlembagaan yang timbul sejak beberapa tahun yang lepas. Lebih-lebih lagi selepas pilihanraya umum yang ke-12, rakyat Malaysia semakin ingin tahu tentang hak-hak mereka yang terkandung di dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan (“Perlembagaan”).

Janji Bangsaku 31 October 2009

Bangsaku
Janji yang kita meterai lama dahulu
Di kala kita bertungkus membina sebuah negara
Bahu ke bahu
Bersama sebagai saudara
Lupa kita pada janji kita ini?

The Lingam charade ends at judiciary’s expense 29 October 2009

by Daniel Albert

The refusal by the Attorney-General’s Chambers to take any further action or proffer charges against any of the six named individuals involved in the Lingam video clip fiasco has received scathing criticism from the public – and rightly so.

This pre-mature attempt to close official investigations into this matter is an affront to the judiciary and a slap in the face to us all.

In the beginning… the MyConstitution (PerlembagaanKu) campaign trail 28 October 2009

by Edmund Bon Tai Soon (Chairman of the Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee)

These past few months have been immensely hectic. The Malaysian Bar is extremely fortunate to have a pool of incredibly talented, young and energetic group of lawyers, pupils-in-chambers, and students working night and day on this Campaign. From the words “let’s move”, the action has been continuous, non-stop, and it has been difficult to keep up with even the emails!

Conversations on the Constitution: Anand Grover and the Right to Health 28 October 2009

by Micheal Loo Yeong Huei (member of the Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee)

Yeoh Yen Kee

Recently, I came across news about 19-year old, Yeoh Yen Kee. She obtained 11As for SPM, and was to pursue her dream to study medicine. She was awarded a scholarship to study in the Czech Republic.

However, in 2008, she was diagnosed with leukemia and could not proceed with that plan. After undergoing chemotherapy, and another relapse, she was told that she needed a bone marrow transplant. Despite numerous attempts, efforts to find a donor were in vain. Finally, through the National Marrow Donor Programme Registry in USA, her family managed to find a suitable donor.

Berkicau di alam Twitter 4 October 2009

Glosari:

Twitter – perkhidmatan rangkaian sosial dan mikro-blog yang terbaru dan semakin mendapat sambutan. Tweet – catatan atau entri di Twitter. @[username] – nama pengguna yang digunakan di Twitter.

Contoh, @syahredzan adalah nama pengguna saya. @loyarburok adalah nama pengguna LoyarBurok.

Tanggal 1 Oktober 2009 merupakan hari yang bersejarah di dunia siber Malaysia. Pada hari tersebut, pengguna-pengguna perkhidmatan Twitter di Malaysia telah bertutur dalam bahasa Malaysia.

ISA: Kita Masih Perlu Lawan! 16 September 2009

Dilaporkan oleh Malaysian Insider bahawa 5 tahanan ISA termasuk Mat Sah Satray yang telah ditahan lebih 7 tahun telah dibebaskan.

Malam ini, seorang suami pulang ke pangkuan isteri. Seorang ayah pulang ke dakapan anak.

Malam ini, tangisan hiba selama tujuh tahun bertukar kepada jemari yang mengangkat syukur ke hadrat-Nya.

Kebebasan!

Law for All 3 September 2009

For the 1Malaysia concept to work, there has to be equal treatment of people by the judiciary regardless of race, religion, wealth or political influence.

A FEW weeks ago, two minors were detainedby the police. According to the law, they must be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours of their arrests. They can only be detained further if the magistrate grants a remand order.

I went to the police station as one of the lawyers representing one of the minors in the remand application before the magistrate.

Aku, S dan beberapa gelas minuman 3 September 2009

Malam itu aku bercadang untuk membawa kereta ke car wash yang berdekatan. Sudah tiga minggu aku tidak basuh kerata. Mataku sakit melihat tompok-tompok kotor di badan keretaku. Aku menelefon S (bukan nama sebenar) dan mengajaknya menemani aku sambil menunggu keretaku dibasuh. Malang bagiku, car wash yang ingin aku kunjungi sudahpun tutup. Aku membuat keputusan untuk singgah di restoran daun pisang bersebelahan dengan car wash tersebut. S tiba tidak lama kemudian. Aku memesan teh-o dengan pelayan restoran dan S pula segelas ais kosong.