Legal in Malaysia

Picture source: http://suehepworth.com/ Article source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123154826952369919.html Hamas's violations are no justification for Israel's actions. By GEORGE E. BISHARAT Israel's current assault on the Gaza Strip cannot be justified by self-defense. Rather, it involves serious violations of international law, including war crimes. Senior Israeli political and military leaders may bear personal liability for their offenses, and they could be prosecuted by an international tribunal, or by nations practicing universal jurisdiction over grave international crimes. Hamas fighters have also violated the laws of warfare, but their misdeeds do not justify Israel's acts. The United Nations charter preserved the customary right of a state to retaliate against an "armed attack" from another state. The right has evolved to cover nonstate actors operating beyond the borders of the state claiming self-defense, and arguably would apply to Hamas. How...

I was asked by one of my client to conduct a quick and brief due diligence report last few days on one construction project some in Kelantan, the client is a bit concern about the validity of the project since it involves very huge amount of contract value. In a way, a respect his attitude, namely prepare to do whatever necessary study (proper) before he give any decision to take the project. Most businessmen especially Malay in Malaysia has a bad attitude of 'safe a penny, lost a mountain'. They don't want to spend money in conducting due study or report on any business venture they want to do, and end up to be a bad business decision. In my case, the project was a 'Private Foreign Investment' scheme proposing to build a government agency office and head quarter that cost around RM800mil. What a huge contract! The project alleged to be endorsed by Prime Minister Department and the fund is arranged by one private company (I named it as company A). Now these company ...

Bernama and TV3 reported today that Malaysian Bar Council urge the Malaysian Government to seriously review Free Trade Agreement with the US, being the super power behind the Israel. I think this is a very good suggestion, as we should do whatever means necessary to help this war to be stopped. Every angle of effort must be made to pressure the Israel and US to stop this war. Be it boycotting US and Israel goods in Malaysia or whatever. I am fully behind the bar suggestion.

I personally condemn the Israelis on waging barbaric war against the Palestinians.. I found this blog showing picture of innocent victims: http://panjisihelang.blogspot.com/ Perhaps, you should view it to 'feel' their suffering. (Note: quite offensive picture, be advised)

Utusan Malaysia Online today reported that Concession Agreements for highways in Malaysia between Malaysian Government and Concession Companies could be reviewed by the public at JKR Library's. This is possible after the documents have been made not classified under OSA any longer. Too bad, it can only be reviewed at the library for a period of 2 hours. I do not have time to review the agreement myself. Anybody has a softcopy of the agreements please email it to me so that I can give my legal opinion. I think: This is a very good move done by the government, the agreements and in fact all other agreements entered between the government and private company or any party which 'the effected party' is the Malaysian public at large, must be made public accessible so that the people may read and understand them properly (even complaint if the agreement seriously against public rights). Malaysian should have a law having the nature of making any information needed by public access...

At the bottom of this blog I have put chat box using Yahoo Messenger Tools, so if you see that I am online, you may ping me to chat directly and to ask whatever legal question you in real time. But please strictly for legal issues, no 'teenage leisure style chatting'.. I am too old for that :) I will try my best to help. May God help us all and give solution to whatever problem we face.