High Court to rule on May 20 over preliminary objections in Cahya Mata Sarawak–Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib injunction dispute

Decision to determine whether challenge to quia timet injunction proceeds to full hearing By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUCHING, May 13 – The High Court here has fixed May 20 to deliver its decision on preliminary objections in a legal dispute involving Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad and Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib. The matter came before Kuching High…

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SPECIAL ANALYSIS | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW & ADAT PERPATIH

The Throne on Trial: Power, Procedure and the Limits of Authority in Negeri Sembilan With expert commentary from Datuk Mokhtar Ngah, Managing Consultant at Messrs Mokhtar Ngah & Co. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH The Crisis in Context In Negeri Sembilan, a constitutional crisis has unfolded with unusual speed and unsettling clarity. What began…

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MALAYSIA THIS WEEK

Four Crises, One Nation: Fire, Death, Power Struggle and a Record Tax Windfall Your Weekly Briefing on Politics, Economy & SocietyEdition 3 | Week of April 19–25, 2026 By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR – The week of April 19–25, 2026 confronted Malaysia with an uncomfortable truth: national resilience is not a single…

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After Islamabad: The Rise of ASEAN, GCC and Africa as the New Global Growth Triad

Reduced geopolitical tail risks after the US-Iran talks are triggering a structural rotation of global capital toward ASEAN, the Gulf and Africa — regions increasingly positioned to anchor the next phase of global growth, says Juwai IQI Global Chief Economist Shan Saeed. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 – The conclusion…

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