Donald Trump’s speech is controversial again – not because of what he said this time, but because how it was edited by the BBC. In the BBC’s Panorama documentary, viewers heard Trump saying, “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol… and I’ll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell.” What…
Imagine waking up one morning to find out the government wants to build a railway right where your home now stands. Can they do that? Your land is freehold, your name is on the title – surely it’s yours forever, right? This isn’t just a hypothetical – it happens more often than you think. Recently,…
Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) faces scrutiny after local creative agency, Current Media Group (CMG) alleged that MITI used its proposal for the Malaysia’s Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, without credit or compensation [1]. While MITI has announced an internal investigation, the case raises important legal questions about ownership of pitched ideas,…
In a bustling streets of Penang island, the “Bicycle Mural” painted by Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic in 2012 has not only drawn the attention of millions of tourist and locals alike, but has also caught the eye of AirAsia, a Malaysian-based budget airline. A recent claim by Ernest against AirAsia of using his iconic mural…
Under Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad Act 2001 (“Act 612”), every employer from key industries has a duty to pay a human resources development levy at the rate of 1% of his employees’ monthly wages to the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp).[1] HRD Corp is a government agency incorporated for the promotion and development of…
Have you ever eagerly awaited the arrival of a product, only to discover that it is a fake? Imagine receiving a vPhone even though you purchased an iPhone! While platforms like Zalora and Shopee may have return policies and specific measures to handle counterfeit products, some resellers do not have such a policies or measures….
Following the tragic incident in Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur where a man lost his life and others injured due to a fallen tree during a storm, many have labelled it as an ‘Act of God’. But is it truly so? The Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) was quick to point out that the…