New Malaysian passports: When and where they are rolling out at the 69 locations nationwide plus seven outside of the country

Kuala Lampur, July 3 -- KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 - If your Malaysian passport is expiring soon and you want to apply for the newly-launched passport version, here is a quick guide on how soon you can get ... Read More

Flexi Parking and Smart Selangor Parking apps back online after cyberattack, but some users flag missing credit

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 -- If you are a user of the Flexi Parking or Smart Selangor Parking apps, you can start using them to pay for parking again, as services have been restored following cyberattacks.... Read More

Seven things you need to know about Malaysia's improved AG-PP Bill, including prosecutor's seven-year cap

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 -- This month, the government's proposed new law to split the Attorney General (AG) and Public Prosecutor (PP) into two separate jobs is expected to return to Parliament. This wi... Read More

As Malaysian Bar turns 80, it will continue to champion justice, stateless persons, persons with disabilities, says new president

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- With the Malaysian Bar celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, its president Anand Raj said the professional body for lawyers in Peninsular Malaysia will continue its main... Read More

Study finds Malaysian women often kept quiet about sexual violence over fears they would not be believed

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 -- In Malaysia, women have said the fear of not being believed was one reason why they did not tell the authorities about the physical and online sexual violence against them, a ... Read More

Nothing 'personal': Malaysian Bar not against Zahid, Najib; court challenges law-based, president says

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- The Malaysian Bar, a professional body which represents all of Peninsular Malaysia's lawyers, is not political or partisan, and instead makes its stand based on the law, its p... Read More

Only half of Malaysian women say they can refuse sex with spouse or partner, survey finds

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- Only about half of the Malaysian women in a nationwide survey said they could decide to refuse to have sex with their spouse or partner, while others said they could not say "... Read More

Some things you should know about Malaysia's proposed new traffic law, including minimum RM500 speeding fine

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 -- The Malaysian government is proposing new changes to the law that will increase the minimum fine from RM300 to RM500 for driving without a driving licence and speeding, and al... Read More

Why Muslim marriages break down in Malaysia: Here's what SIS Forum's 10-year data shows

ARA DAMANSARA, June 19 -- The top three reasons why Muslim couples' marriages broke down in Malaysia over the past 10 years were communication problems, domestic violence and infidelity, a 10-year rep... Read More

What to do when Muslim fathers in Malaysia don't pay child support? Single mothers' group proposes blanket sums for quick court relief

ARA DAMANSARA, June 19 -- How can Malaysia solve the long-standing problem of some Muslim men who refuse to pay any of their children's living expenses after divorce? At a forum yesterday, Siti Hajar... Read More

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