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JULY 25 — I was not planning to write about Malay unity this week, but after a little talk I just had with my father, I've decided it's imperative to underscore yet again the very real effect so-called "Malay unity" has on Malaysian society.

Malay unity as it is presently understood is fundamentally undemocratic, and fundamentally a threat to Malaysian unity. The notion that it is not just okay but morally right to prefer one Malaysian over another because of his or her racial identity undermines everything that the concept of a Malaysian stands for; it justifies racism, communalism and separatism.

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by V. Anbalagan

PUTRAJAYA: Local governments are not allowed to impose a penalty on unpaid assessment fees, the Federal Court has ruled.

The decision came after the apex court allowed on Friday an appeal by Generation Products Sdn Bhd against two notices of assessment issued by Majlis Perbandaran Klang (MPK) on two pieces of land for the half year ending June 30,1994.

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PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ruled that a deputy public prosecutor can help the trial judge determine the competency of a child of tender age to give evidence.

The court said this was because a specific procedure to be observed in such a situation was not proscribed by law.

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by by V. Vasudevan

THE government may reveal the quantum of ex gratia paid to former judges in about three to six months, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim yesterday.

He said the government had agreed not to announce the quantum following a request from the judges.

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by Teoh El Sen

• Mont Kiara maid back with employer

‘Sorry’ ends it

I AM SORRY: Jack Ho (right), boyfriend of the late Jacqueline Foo (left), met her parents at the police station. Police still classify the case as sudden death.

• Credibility of police witness questioned
• Lawyer: Cop’s testimony inconsistent
• Sirul never made any disclosures, says lawyer

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by Maria J.Dass

SHAH ALAM (July 24, 2008): The defence team in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder trial today questioned the credibility of statements by C/Insp Koh Fei Cheow and ASP Zulkarnain Samsudin and the validity of the methods they had used to extract a purported disclosure from second accused Cpl Sirul Azhar Umar, 37.

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by Zakaria Abdul Wahab

• Rais explains Anwar's case to Condoleezza Rice

SINGAPORE, July 24 (Bernama) - The United States will continue to speak about cases that it believed did not meet the basic principles of the rule of law, transparency and fairness, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday.

A great loss of a great soul.

Thina (as he was popularly known) graduated with an LL.B (Hons) degree from the Newcastle Upon Tyne Polytechnic and was a member of Lincoln's Inn. He was called to the Malaysian Bar on July 28, 1984.

He did his pupilage in the chambers of Messrs Cheang Lee & Ong. He worked as a Legal Assistant with a number of firms in Ipoh and Teluk Intan before joining Messrs Lalchand & Nawawi, Ipoh as a Partner on July 1, 1992. He was instrumental in setting up the branch office in Teluk Intan, his hometown.

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by Stephen Tan Ban Cheng, George Town

I REFER to the commentary on bloggers, "Liars hiding behind the cyber curtain" (NST, July 13) by Tunku Abdul Aziz.

For a long time now, there has been a growing credibility gap between the government and the governed in Malaysia, with the latter thinking that they have not always been given the correct or complete information on matters in the public domain that affect their daily lives.