Another watershed judgment: On 21 June, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the Sarawak state government and recognised pemakai menua as native customary land (NCR) in a victory for native land rights. Justice Hishamudin Mohd Yunus
The verdict affirmed a decision in the Sibu High Court in the Tuai Rumah Sandah Tabau case. Costs were awarded against the state government.
Pemakai Menoa is an Iban description for the territory around a landhouse community which has been used to provide resources to support the community since the time of their ancestors.
He delivered justice in the case of A Kugan, who was brutally tortured and found dead in police custody. Justice V T SIngham
And he spoke up for the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission, which is what many are clamouring for.
Justice V T Singham retires after delivering a judgement that stunned the nation.
Blog visitor Hamid Ibrahim adds:
I knew Singham from 1966 when I was the Town Council Secretary in Teluk Intan. He was Judge’s clerk and he was very keen on learning the law. He was with Cheang Lee Ong – Advocates & Solicitors.
Much of the negotiations surrounding the TPPA have been shrouded in secrecy, and there has been little media analysis even though the stakes are high. Lim Mah Hui discusses what the TPPA all about.
A community of about 300 households in Pepper Estate on Penang Island is facing an uncertain future after it emerged that the land they are living on has been quietly sold to a developer.
Yesterday it was the IGP who was on the wrong end of a High Court decision when he, as the then Selangor police chief, was held responsible for the death in custody of A Kugan.
Two of the towns worst hit by the recent smog were Muar and Port Klang. The general consensus was that they bore the brunt of the smoke billowing in from Sumatra – but local plantation burning in Johan Setia near Port Klang and in Mukim Air Hitam near Muar may have aggravated the smog. View Larger Map
Update (25 June, 5.00pm): Port Klang – 484, Seri Manjung – 333.
Update (25 June, 10.00am): Port Klang – 493; Seri Manjung – 322; Shah Alam – 301.
Update (25 June, 7.00am): Port Klang – 487; Seri Manjung, Banting, Shah Alam approaching hazardous levels.
24 June:Where does the buck stop? Denials from big plantation companies that they are responsibile for the smog emergency have been coming in thick and fast as the wind blows the dense smog up the peninsula. Source: NEA
DBKL officers turned up at the Padang Merbok site to remove the tents at the field. Occupiers had intended to remain put until top Election Commission officials stepped down.
Visual artist Ismail Hashim, one of seven founding members of social reform group Aliran, passed away in a road accident in Penang yesterday evening. Ismail Hashim at work
Update: At 2.00pm, Singapore’s 3-hour PSI reading dipped to 245, still at a very unhealthy level. Not looking good: Singapore’s 3-hour PSI index has soared to an alarming 401 at noon, while Kota Tinggi (314) and Pasir Gudang (323) in Johor were also at hazardous levels an hour earlier.
Update: Just heard from MPPP that work has now been stopped. A few majestic trees have been uprooted from a private site along Brook Road to make way for a luxury property development project. View Larger Map
This seems to have slipped past the radar: An incinerator capable of burning 1000 tonnes of rubbish daily is slated to be built in Taman Beringin in Kepong. Map: DBKLView Larger Map
The API reading at Pasir Gudang in Johor has shot up to 333, hitting the hazardous range at 5.00pm. Muar remains under hazardous smog conditions as well, though inexplicably no new reading was provided at 5.00pm.Image: Asean haze action online
