There has been a steady stream of media reports of people faking Covid-19 test results. One such report was about a construction worker who craftily doctored a picture of his self-test kit result using a photo-editing software. See: https://www.therakyatpost.com/news/malaysia/2022/03/19/a-new-norm-employees-faking-covid-19-illness-to-get-out-of-work/ Some employees have resorted to uploading fake positive results to obtain the Home Surveillance Order which is…
Have you ever tried returning a product you purchased, but was not allowed to? Were you turned away by the store’s customer service on grounds that the store practiced a “no return or refund” policy? The law generally permits such “no return or refund” policies to exist. However, such policies are only valid in law…
Muhammad Sajjad Kamaruz Zaman, or “Sajat” is back in the news again, this time over her legal gender identity. Sajat had recently posted on her Instagram account that she was now legally a woman in Australia. In reply, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs), Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary reiterated that Sajat remains…
Roses, chocolates, and expensive candlelight dinners. For many love-struck couples, these would have been the order of the day yesterday, Valentines Day. Much would have been spent, whether in terms of time, effort and money. For some couples, yesterday would have also been the day when the man (or woman) proposed his/her desire to marry…
Many of us have had to endure punishment of various kinds while in school or at home. The same goes for me given my propensity to test the rules and argue my point vehemently. Punishments ranged from being made to write those dreaded 500x “I will behave” lines to standing outside the classroom in the…
We’ve all seen the signs when we walk into shops selling breakable items, some larger than others, some more creatively worded than others, all essentially meaning to say the same thing – if you accidentally break an item, you will have to pay for it! What happens if a customer refuses to pay for the…
There has been much confusion over who ought to investigate the corruption allegation that has engulfed the MACC’s Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Haji Azam bin Baki over alleged improper share trading / ownership between 2015 and 2016 involving millions of shares in two public companies. The Anti-Corruption Advisory Board Chairperson (ACAB), Tan Sri…
Since 17 December 2021, 45 lives have been lost. 40,000 people displaced. Over 50,000 cars damaged, not to mention the many buildings destroyed. Losses have been estimated at over RM20 billion. The numbers are painfully staggering. Much has been said about official relief efforts. The frustration is palpable. However, as the scale of the damage…
Have you ever wanted to report someone for a disciplinary or criminal offence (“improper conduct”) but hesitated because you feared reprisal? Then you may not have heard of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010. This piece of law protects a whistleblower against civil / criminal action, intimidation / harassment, interference with your business or employment (e.g….
The Rule of Law is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “[t]he authority and influence of law in society, especially when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behaviour” This includes the behaviour of any public authority – whether it is the Prime Minister, an enforcement agency, local authority or tribunal. When a…