Where the buck must stop
You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility. – Byron L. Dorgan, former US Senator President Harry S. Truman had a sign on his desk that read “the buck stops here.” Those four words spell mental agility, accountability, responsibility and response-ability. Read: Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the sacking of General MacArthur. That’s genuine leadership […]
Spanish court confirms Stampa’s annulment as arbitrator in Sulu dispute
KUALA LUMPUR: The Spanish Constitutional Court has upheld the annulment of Dr Gonzalo Stampa’s appointment as arbitrator in the so-called Sulu dispute. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, said the court rejected the extraordinary constitutional appeal filed by a group of individuals styling themselves as the […]
Indonesian female jailed in two separate courts
KUCHING: An Indonesian woman was sentenced to jail in two separate courts yesterday, after pleading guilty on an account of entering Malaysia without any legal document and involved in online gambling activities. Sessions Court Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman sentenced Nur Hasan, 22, to four months in prison and one stroke of the cane, after she […]
Prosecution closes case in Syed Saddiq’s money laundering trial
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in the criminal breach of trust (CBT) and money laundering case involving Muar Member of Parliament (MP) Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman closed its case today after calling 30 witnesses. Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin told the court that the prosecution was closing its case today after calling […]
Senator extols death penalty abolishment
SIBU: Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew welcomes the move made by the government to abolish the mandatory death penalty and get it replaced with the discretionary power of the courts. It is indeed a historic decision and a milestone for our country, Lau said in a press statement yesterday. “According to the press statement by […]
Insurance agent claims trial to drug trafficking
KUCHING: An insurance agent, Maxine Rose Frederick, 27, has pleaded not guilty and claimed trial to a charge of trafficking 17.55kg of marijuana. Kuching High Court Judge Datuk Zaleha Rose Pandin fixed Jan 4 next year for mention of the case. She also ordered the accused to be remanded at Puncak Borneo Prison while awaiting […]
Courts continue to function to ensure justice
PUTRAJAYA: The courts will continue to operate but in a more limited scope to ensure continuous access to justice, said Chief Justice Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat. In her statement, she said the Malaysian Judiciary was adapting to keep its processes and services running despite the Covid-19 pandemic. “It is unrealistic and impossible for the courts to […]
