Establishing Motive

By Hakim Joe One of the general orthodox principles in criminal law is intent. However, in criminal jurisprudence, motive is only paramount to the investigation of the case before trial as the…

Public caning for schools?

Consider the recent suggestion to re-introduce "public caning" in schools. Ask ourselves -- why have we come to a point where we need to reintroduce such a sign and symbol of…

Politicians and slogans

I think journalists in those days had to have very strong willpower not to roll up our eyes every time someone mentioned Vision 2020. The phrase wore out very fast. WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?By HAFIDZ…

Finishing Point

Malik Imtiaz Sarwar The Internal Security Act has no place in the modern society that Malaysia is. It was designed for a very different time and purpose. As Tun Abdul Razak emphasized in Parliament in…

Khairy snub sets tongues wagging

(The Straits Times) - The decision by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to leave out Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin from the Cabinet has become fodder for debate on the Internet as well as by…

Of 4% And 10%

Bukit Gantang is basically a mixed constituency in which Chinese, Malay and Indian voters make up 27%, 63.5% and 9% of the electorate respectively, which is pretty close to the national racial…

The case of the virgin prostitute

When you run naked on the street and have sexual intercourse on a park bench, can you fault the passer-by for thinking you may be not quite right in the brain?NO HOLDS BARREDRaja Petra Kamarudin

SAYA TIDAK MAHU JADI TUHAN

Apa yang berlalu sekiranya kita tersilap. Apa yang terjadi jika kita tersalah tangkap. Apa yang terjadi apabila kita tersalah temu bukti. Apakah kita dapat mengembalikan Derek kepada kakaknya? Tidak…