Lawyers: MCO penalties counter-productive, unduly harsh
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Some lawyers feel that stiff punishments given out to those breaching movement control order (MCO) regulations to stem the COVID-19 spread are unduly harsh ad could even be counter-productive, The Malaysian Insight (TMI) reported today. Criminal lawyer Jacky Loi told the news portal that jailing a first-time offender is “unduly harsh […]
Hukuman ingkar PKP tidak produktif, kata peguam
SEORANG pelajar berusia 18 tahun menghabiskan seminggu di penjara apabila tidak dapat membayar wang jaminan RM800 selepas didakwa ingkar perintah kawalan pergerakan (PKP) di Marang, Terengganu pada 30 Mac. Beliau ditangkap selepas meninggalkan rumahnya untuk membeli sebungkus mee segera. Tiga hari kemudian, dua lelaki bergaji harian dijatuhi hukuman penjara kerana tidak dapat membayar denda sebanyak […]
3 pekerja Invoke dibebaskan selepas ditahan miliki ganja
KUALA LUMPUR: Tiga individu yang dikaitkan dengan Invoke Malaysia, badan penyelidikan diketuai Naib Presiden PKR, Rafizi Ramli, dibebaskan hari ini daripada reman bagi siasatan berhubung pemilikan dadah. Tiga individu itu ditahan Ahad lalu atas dakwaan memiliki 75g ganja dan direman selama 6 hari. Peguam bagi 3 individu itu, Collin Andrew dan Rajsurian Pillai, berkata majistret yang […]
Malaysian Legal Aid Scheme to Empower Refugees On Rights
Kuala Lumpur, 19 December 2018 (UNHCR) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Bar Council (Kuala Lumpur) Legal Aid Centre (KLLAC) launched the first phase of a programme to provide legal empowerment for refugee communities living in the Klang Valley. The Refugees and Asylum-seekers Legal Aid Scheme (RALAS) is the first of its kind […]
“Suicide is not a blot on anyone’s name; it is a tragedy.”
Due to a lack of awareness on the validity behind mental health issues, there is a tendency for mental illness to be chalked down as ‘something that went wrong’ with the people who dare to share about their struggles. For example, depression is often confused with sadness. There is a clear failure to recognize that […]
Dua Pegawai TLDM Mengaku Tidak Bersalah Pertuduhan Rasuah
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