This article seeks to discuss in general the practice of family mediation in some selected Asian countries. For this purpose the practice in Singapore, China, Japan and Hong Kong is described. However the focus of the article is the law and practice of conciliation in Malaysia which are governed by the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act, 1976. S

The higher education industry is in the knowledge business, both creating knowledge through research and transferring knowledge to students. The conventional view on the major role of a higher education institution is always educating students but there are many institutions, particularly the research-oriented universities which contended that the

Perkahwinan merupakan satu cara yang baik untuk menyatukan pasangan lelaki dan wanita yang sedang dilamun cinta. Persoalannya, kenapa lelaki dan wanita Islam di Malaysia perlu membelanjakan wang yang banyak untuk berkahwin di selatan Thailand sedangkan di Malaysia proses perkahwinan di pejabat kadi lebih tersusun dan terjamin?Baik buruk nikah di Th

Sikap prihatin kerajaan terhadap pengawalan harga barangan perlu berterusan supaya para peniaga tidak mengambil kesempatan terhadap kenaikan gaji kakitangan kerajaan. Secara rasional kenaikan harga barangan tidak boleh dikaitkan dengan kenaikan gaji kerana jumlah kakitangan kerajaan adalah kecil jika dibandingkan dengan jumlah penduduk keseluruhann

SIKAP keterbukaan kerajaan memberi mandat yang penuh kepada Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) adalah satu tindakan yang bijak. Kuasa yang diberikan kepada badan tersebut perlu dilihat dalam perspektif yang lebih luas. Ia bukan hanya tertumpu kepada golongan bawahan yang menerima rasuah begitu kecil jumlahnya jika dibandingkan dengan orang yang berkuasa d

Peristiwa pelajar sekolah dimasukkan ke hospital akibat minum susu beracun sumbangan dari kerajaan merupakan isu serius yang perlu dipantau oleh kerajaan. Hasrat kerajaan untuk membantu pelajar-pelajar sekolah membina pemikiran yang sihat dan cergas melalui minuman dan makanan yang seimbang akan gagal jika bahan-bahan minuman dan makanan yang diber

It is a deep wish of 'most' married couples that the marriage will last until 'death do as part.' Nonetheless, despite this wish, it is often found that a crisis occurs between married couples when it comes to money matters, more so if the concern is about a business which both parties foresee as a source of wealth. The right of pat

There has been a string of courts decision on the right to religious freedom in Malaysia. Despite that, the interpretations to the relevant constitutional provision are still shrouded in mystery and contradictions. This is particularly when the decisions concern Muslims right to freedom of religion. This paper seeks to highlight some of the reporte

Article 'Apostasy and Religious Freedom: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Lina Joy Litigation' by Thio Li-ann has given rise to several points of interest. While the essay was a commentary on the constitutional issues arising from the Lina Joy decisions, some issues need to be discussed further: primarily on the scope of religious fre

States in a federal type of government are allowed a certain amount of autonomy. Under the Malaysian federal structure Islamic criminal law has been put under state jurisdiction. Despite this clear position various questions pertaining to the state jurisdiction on Islamic criminal have recently been raised. This article seeks to discuss those issue