More than six decades after government surveyors first nailed acquisition notices to rubber trees at Ladang Batu, the Court of Appeal has tried to bring the Semantan Estate saga to a close.

The road to a broad-based consumption tax in Malaysia has been long and tortuous, stretching back more than a decade before its brief life under Barisan Nasional (BN). In December 2009, the then-government first introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in Parliament, pledging that a uniform, 6% levy would replace the patchwork of Sales and Service Taxes (SST) then ranging from 5 to 15%.

THE rule of law is one of the most fundamental principles that underpins a democratic society.

ON 2 August 2024, my father, Harpal Singh Grewal, passed away. In one of the most poignant traditions of the Malaysian Bar, a special proceeding known as a "Reference" is held before the High Court to honour members of the Bar who have departed.

IN RECENT weeks, three countries – Canada, Australia and Singapore – held national elections.

On April 2, 2025, United States president Donald Trump unleashed his "Liberation Day" tariffs, a sweeping policy hitting all US imports with a 10 percent baseline tariff, plus "reciprocal" rates aimed at countries he accuses of taking advantage of America's trade openness.

MALAYSIA is one of the most diverse nations in the world, with a mix of ethnicities, religions, languages, and cultures.

FOR decades, the United States has been the guiding force of the liberal world order — an anchor of stability built on mutual respect, the rule of law, open trade, capitalism, and the pursuit of happiness. As someone who, like many outside of America, has always viewed the US as the world's moral authority, I have long admired its role in upholding these ideals. However, over the past decade and a half, it has felt as though America has lost its way.

Poetry has the power to shape our thoughts, to give us solace and to remind us that even in the darkest of times, light exists.

CONTRACTS are an essential part of daily life, governing countless transactions and interactions that many people do not even realise fall under the purview of contract law. From buying groceries to taking up a subscription service, from hiring a contractor to providing professional services, every transaction is built upon contractual principles.

THE Malaysian judiciary once stood as a beacon of judicial excellence within the Commonwealth. Its decisions were revered and emulated, especially in emerging Commonwealth nations where the judiciary looked to Malaysia for guidance.

Datuk Seri Najib Razak, once a towering figure in Malaysian politics, has emerged as an unlikely unifying symbol amidst simmering discontent with the current administration led by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Najib’s resurgence, however, may not be necessarily rooted in a re-evaluation of his leadership or policies but rather in the frustrations of a populace feeling increasingly disillusioned with the promises of reform that Anwar's government has failed to deliver.