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A rights lawyer has warned MPs that the draft constitutional amendment bill to grant automatic citizenship to children born to Malaysian mothers abroad is unconstitutional due to a clause stating that the amendments will only apply to those born after the amendment is passed. N Surendran reminded MPs of their duty to reject  any unconstitutional law, adding that this was only possible if they acted according to their conscience. “They must not let the parliamentary party whip emasculate their sense of right and wrong,” said Surendran, himself a former MP and part of rights group Lawyers for Liberty group. N…

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Singapore’s top judge lost his cool today when a group of prisoners lodged their own appeal against a new law that seeks to further curtail prisoners’ right to appeal their death sentences. In the end, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, sitting in Singapore’s Court of Appeal today, summarily dismissed the death row inmates’ application. Thirty-six prisoners, who were not represented by lawyers and included four Malaysians, sought an order that two provisions in the Post-Appeal in Capital Cases Act (PACC), which allow death row inmates to appeal, violate their constitutional rights. The Malaysian prisoners in question are Saminathan Selvaraju, Lingkesvaren Rajendaren,…

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Question marks continue over the matter of free speech under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as social media influencers not aligned with the government find their accounts often blocked or deleted.  Such occurrences have become more frequent in recent times, with many TikTokers critical of government policies finding their content either blocked or removed.  Na’im Brundage, who regularly uploads short videos questioning government policies, found his TikTok account blocked for the third time on March 26. His last clip had questioned the government for allowing PKR to hold a meeting at Seri Perdana, the prime minister’s official residence. The account was…

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A spate of arrests and harassment by authorities utilising various draconian laws has prompted an international alliance of civil society groups to rate Malaysia’s civic space as “obstructed”, further calling into question the reform promises of Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition government. Civicus, a global alliance of trade unions, faith-based networks, professional associations and non-governmental organisations, said the government has failed to defend human rights at home by silencing dissent online and harassing peaceful protesters and activists. “Critical news websites and blogs have been blocked. Peaceful protesters continue to be hauled in by the police for questioning under the Peaceful Assembly Act.…

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With the registration deadline set to expire in less than 48 hours, the government’s Central Database Hub (PADU) continues to face a trust deficit. This also applies to the ruling politicians themselves, who are still not convinced by the repeated assurances that their personal data is secure. As of March 28, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli – the man at the centre of the new system, which the government claims will help with the distribution of targeted subsidies – claims that almost 9.3 million people have already registered with PADU. Rafizi has publicly refused to acknowledge criticism of PADU’s weakness from…

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With a credibility crisis surrounding the government’s data hub PADU, question arises whether the more than 10.6 million who are said to have registered so far have updated their personal information accurately and sincerely. Many individuals have come forward admitting they did not provide accurate information despite being warned before signing off from the system. They told MalaysiaNow about not being convinced with the authorities’ repeated claims on data security, particularly involving bank account details and other personal information. Such details include their mortgage and debts, specific details of dependents in the household as well as phone number of the…

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Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has become the target of public criticism again, this time over a video clip seen as downplaying public concern about personal data security in Padu ahead of the deadline for registration yesterday. In a short video uploaded on his social media platforms yesterday morning, a smiling Rafizi said he was too “tired” to recite another poem, as he had done in previous clips to encourage public registration in Padu. “No poetry for today. It’s up to you guys. You want to register, go ahead. If you don’t want to register, then all the best in your…

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Putrajaya should prioritise vulnerable groups in the distribution of government subsidies before turning to high-income earners with many dependents, an economist says in response to a recent statement by the economy ministry. In an effort to encourage public registration for the government’s latest data hub, Padu, the ministry said middle-income (M40) and high-income (T20) individuals would be eligible to receive subsidies, taking into account their household expenditure. It gave the example of a person in the T20 category with an income of RM15,000, whom it said could be categorised as M40 if he or she had eight children. However, economist…

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Pakatan Harapan leaders have stepped up their defence of KK Mart, even as the sock controversy dogging the retail chain appears to be dying down with PAS’ refusal to join Umno Youth’s call for a boycott. DAP has led the charge in defence of the company following three attacks on KK Mart outlets apparently linked to anger over the sale of socks with the word “Allah” on them. The move by the Chinese-based party to break its silence on the KK Mart episode came shortly after PKR Youth launched a stinging attack on its Umno counterpart, accusing it of causing…

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