Syahredzan Johan

COMMENT | Section 13 of Sosma provides that bail shall not be granted to a person who has been charged with a security offence.

COMMENT | Tthe fact that there were 35 contenders vying for 12 places shows that more people are willing to serve the Malaysian Bar.

COMMENT | Civil society groups have long criticised the OSA and have called for its abolishment.

COMMENT | Malaysia has come a long way from the days in which assemblies are looked upon negatively as disruptive and destructive.

COMMENT | This year, there are 35 contenders vying for the 12 places. This is more than usual.

COMMENT | There have been many instances whereby actual harm has been occasioned by the spread of fake news and disinformation.

COMMENT | There is no good reason for any lawmaker to refuse to declare his or her assets or income for public scrutiny.

COMMENT | The biggest problem with Sosma is the many provisions, inconsistent with the established rules of evidence, which favour the prosecution in a trial.

COMMENT | Some argue that that the government should not intervene in the decisions of individual companies.

COMMENT | The coroner finds that 'more than two unidentified persons' caused the injuries that led to his death.

COMMENT | Such acts are insulting to the many Malaysians whose lives are affected by issues relating to citizenship and statelessness.

COMMENT | I, you, they, we are Malaysians. There is a place for all Malaysians under the Malaysian sky, without exclusion.

COMMENT | In international human rights law, hate speech is a justifiable restriction on freedom of expression.

COMMENT | The fundamental freedom of free speech and expression under Article 10(1)(a) of the Federal Constitution is reserved exclusively to citizens.

COMMENT | The month of July saw many important reforms tabled and passed in Parliament.

COMMENT | The biggest difference between the proposed IPCMC and the current EAIC are the disciplinary powers.

COMMENT | At 18, a Malaysian can marry, be tried in court as an adult, but cannot vote.

COMMENT | Suhakam, our national human rights statutory body, is currently without a chairperson and commissioners.

COMMENT |  'In advocating for extrajudicial killings, Helmi has stepped beyond the boundaries of free speech.'

COMMENT | We must understand why the riots happened to ensure that we do not see a repeat.

COMMENT | He has been one of the country’s most experienced commercial litigators for the past 40 years.

COMMENT | Young Malay voters no longer feel the same attachment to Umno as their elders.