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Shanmuga K sometimes sees a purple banana emerging in his sub-conscious. An article seems to then be magically written. He is @shanmuga_k on Twitter.
UKM4: Court of Appeal Judgment

“Peruntukan” challenge: Court can’t question government

“Peruntukan” challenge: Court can’t question government

Discriminatory government spending seems to be nonjusticiable!

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Rebel With a Cause: Moving the Call of Farhan Afiq

Rebel With a Cause: Moving the Call of Farhan Afiq

Shanmuga K tries to match Fahri Azzat’s oratorical skills in moving a call.

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Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: Take Action

Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: Take Action

A plea to take action against the war criminals who still wield an iron fist in Sri Lanka, hiding the horrific extermination of thousands of Tamils during the country’s long civil war.

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UPDATED: Touting & Lawyers — Is The Bar Council Making Things Up?

UPDATED: Touting & Lawyers — Is The Bar Council Making Things Up?

Malaysian lawyers are restricted enough already. An angry, big, bald, Indian man in San Francisco wonders why the Bar Council of Malaysia is giving wrong advice to lawyers, and creating new restrictions out of thin air?

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Litigation Lawyer Wish List

Litigation Lawyer Wish List

In this 3rd instalment of LoyarBurokking for the Bar, some modest requests are made which ought not be too difficult to fulfil. If sorted out, practising law as a litigation lawyer may be a little bit more comfortable.

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Bar Council: Scared of Banks?

Bar Council: Scared of Banks?

The Bar Council bans lawyers from accepting fees from developers to pay for the legal fees of homebuyers. But it does not stop lawyers accepting fees from borrowers to pay for the legal fees of banks. Why this disparate treatment for two entities who are both in superior bargaining positions?

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“Peruntukan” challenge: Leave granted

The grounds of judgment of Aziah Ali J in granting leave to Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj to challenge the “Special Constituency Allocation” given by the Federal Government only to Barisan Nasional MPs.

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Seriously: What Is LoyarBurok And What Does It Do?

Seriously: What Is LoyarBurok And What Does It Do?

Welcome Speech delivered on behalf of LoyarBurok at Remember | Review | Reclaim on 12th December 2010 at the Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, Kuala Lumpur at the launch of Perak: A State of Crisis. On behalf of LoyarBurok and all LoyarBurokkers, welcome to “Remember, Review, Reclaim” 1212 LoyarBurok began as a forum by 6 [...]

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UKM 4 Judgment: Students can be barred from politics

UKM 4 Judgment: Students can be barred from politics

A commentary of the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s dismissal of the challenge mounted by the infamous UKM 4 against the constitutionality of Section 15(5)(a) of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (Act 30).

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