Scoop | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon called on ASEAN to act swiftly in addressing rising non-traditional security challenges such as refugee crises, forced labour, and conflict, warning that failure to do so could undermine the bloc’s relevance. He said the emergence of non-traditional security challenges has become increasingly evident across the region.
Astro Awani | Dua perbincangan AICHR berkaitan hak asasi manusia yang berlangsung pada 28 dan 29 April 2025 merupakan “sebahagian daripada inisiatif Malaysia dalam kepimpinan ASEAN tahun ini dan menekankan komitmen AICHR untuk membentuk agenda hak asasi manusia yang berpaksikan rakyat, berorientasikan rakyat dan berpandangan ke hadapan”.
Bernama | Malaysia will host two AICHR regional consultations on human rights to strengthen ASEAN’s commitment to a people-centred and inclusive agenda. The consultations form part of Malaysia’s broader initiatives in ASEAN this year, which underscore the regional body’s efforts to advance inclusive, sustainable, and gender-responsive programmes.
Kementerian Luar Negeri Malaysia | Edmund Bon, Pengerusi AICHR dan Wakil Malaysia ke AICHR, akan menganjurkan dua perbincangan penting berkaitan hak asasi manusia di peringkat serantau. Perbincangan utama akan bertumpu kepada rundingan lanjut terhadap cadangan Malaysia mengenai satu Deklarasi ASEAN mengenai Promosi Hak Kepada Pembangunan dan Keamanan.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | Malaysia will host two pivotal regional consultations on human rights, which underscore AICHR’s commitment to shaping a people-centred, people-oriented and forward-looking human rights agenda. Central to the consultations will be further deliberations on Malaysia’s proposal for an ASEAN declaration on promoting the right to development.
Free Malaysia Today | Edmund Bon, Chair of AICHR in 2025 and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, called for a “humanitarian pause” so proper aid and relief can be provided to those in need. He said that all parties — not only one side — must stop the violence, irrespective of who is in the right or wrong.
AICHR | AICHR hosted a lunch meeting with Pusat KOMAS, which currently serves as the convening secretariat for the ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025 events. There was a frank and interactive exchange of information on, among others, AICHR’s priority programmes and thematic areas, and activities of the ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025.
AICHR | The AICHR Special Meeting 1/2025 was chaired by Edmund Bon, Chair of AICHR in 2025 and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR. AICHR agreed on the text of two proposed ASEAN Declarations — on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment; and on Promoting the Right to Development and Peace Towards Realising Inclusive and Sustainable Development.
AICHR | At their inaugural Interface Consultation in Penang, Malaysia, AICHR and the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) reaffirmed ASEAN’s commitment to enhancing and advancing policies that will promote environment and climate resilience and awareness, inclusivity and sustainability, and the protection of human rights for present and future generations.
Malay Mail | A 38-year-old woman who ended up living as a stateless person all her life — even though she should actually be a Malaysian — is now recognised as a Malaysian, after the National Registration Department recently helped correct an error in her birth certificate. She was represented by lawyer New Sin Yew.
The Star | New Sin Yew, counsel for R.K. Tamileswaaran, submitted that damages should be awarded to his client, a registered voter, for being denied his constitutional right to vote in the 2022 Johor state election. The lawyer proposed RM10,000 as an appropriate sum. The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the appeal.
Malay Mail | The Federal Court granted leave to a 32-year-old Orang Asli woman to appeal against her registration as a Muslim, following her conversion to Islam at the age of two. A three-member panel unanimously held that leave should be granted, as the matter raises several novel questions of public importance that merit further consideration. The applicant’s legal team includes New Sin Yew.
Herald Malaysia Online | As ASEAN is witnessing a changed pattern of disasters, AICHR has been urged to change its policy so that ASEAN can evolve from a region that reacts to crises into one that leads in resilience, foresight, and sustainable preparedness.
Malay Mail | On 4 April, former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s lawyers filed an application to refer a legal question concerning the Sedition Act 1948 to the Federal Court. The prosecution will file a preliminary objection against the application. Muhyiddin is represented by Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay and Lee Yee Woei.
Bernama | AICHR akan mengadakan Mesyuarat Khas 1/2025 di Pulau Pinang dari 8 hingga 10 April, menandakan mesyuarat kedua di bawah pimpinan Wakil Malaysia ke AICHR, Edmund Bon. Agenda utama mesyuarat termasuk perbincangan mengenai perkembangan terkini di rantau ini, khususnya gempa bumi dahsyat pada 28 Mac.
Kementerian Luar Negeri Malaysia | AICHR akan mengadakan Mesyuarat Khas 1/2025 dari 8 hingga 10 April 2025, dan akan meneliti langkah-langkah tuntas yang boleh diambil bagi menyokong respon yang menyeluruh dan berkesan di peringkat ASEAN terhadap gempa bumi dahsyat pada 28 Mac yang telah memberi kesan besar kepada penduduk di Myanmar dan Thailand.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | The second AICHR meeting under the leadership of H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, will explore possible concrete measures to support a comprehensive and effective whole-of-ASEAN response to the devastating earthquakes on 28 March that severely impacted people in Myanmar and Thailand.
Bernama | At its Special Meeting 1/2025 in Penang from 8 to 10 April, AICHR will continue deliberations on Malaysia’s proposed ASEAN declaration on the right to peace and development (encompassing social, cultural, political and economic aspects), inclusive growth and sustainable development — key priorities under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship theme of “Inclusivity and Sustainability”.
Free Malaysia Today | A key agenda item for AICHR’s upcoming Special Meeting 1/2025 will be deliberations on measures to support a comprehensive and effective whole-of ASEAN response to the March 28 earthquake. An initiative to develop ASEAN conceptual frameworks on peace and conflict prevention, management, and transformation is also on the agenda.
BFM | A dispute between YP Olio Sdn Bhd and the Temoq Orang Asli community in Pahang has ended with a landmark settlement. Lawyer New Sin Yew, who represented the community, shared insights into the 728-hectare land agreement and ongoing efforts to protect the rights of Orang Asli.
Scoop | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon called on ASEAN to act swiftly in addressing rising non-traditional security challenges such as refugee crises, forced labour, and conflict, warning that failure to do so could undermine the bloc’s relevance. He said the emergence of non-traditional security challenges has become increasingly evident across the region.
Astro Awani | Dua perbincangan AICHR berkaitan hak asasi manusia yang berlangsung pada 28 dan 29 April 2025 merupakan “sebahagian daripada inisiatif Malaysia dalam kepimpinan ASEAN tahun ini dan menekankan komitmen AICHR untuk membentuk agenda hak asasi manusia yang berpaksikan rakyat, berorientasikan rakyat dan berpandangan ke hadapan”.
Bernama | Malaysia will host two AICHR regional consultations on human rights to strengthen ASEAN’s commitment to a people-centred and inclusive agenda. The consultations form part of Malaysia’s broader initiatives in ASEAN this year, which underscore the regional body’s efforts to advance inclusive, sustainable, and gender-responsive programmes.
Kementerian Luar Negeri Malaysia | Edmund Bon, Pengerusi AICHR dan Wakil Malaysia ke AICHR, akan menganjurkan dua perbincangan penting berkaitan hak asasi manusia di peringkat serantau. Perbincangan utama akan bertumpu kepada rundingan lanjut terhadap cadangan Malaysia mengenai satu Deklarasi ASEAN mengenai Promosi Hak Kepada Pembangunan dan Keamanan.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | Malaysia will host two pivotal regional consultations on human rights, which underscore AICHR’s commitment to shaping a people-centred, people-oriented and forward-looking human rights agenda. Central to the consultations will be further deliberations on Malaysia’s proposal for an ASEAN declaration on promoting the right to development.
Free Malaysia Today | Edmund Bon, Chair of AICHR in 2025 and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, called for a “humanitarian pause” so proper aid and relief can be provided to those in need. He said that all parties — not only one side — must stop the violence, irrespective of who is in the right or wrong.
AICHR | AICHR hosted a lunch meeting with Pusat KOMAS, which currently serves as the convening secretariat for the ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025 events. There was a frank and interactive exchange of information on, among others, AICHR’s priority programmes and thematic areas, and activities of the ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025.
AICHR | The AICHR Special Meeting 1/2025 was chaired by Edmund Bon, Chair of AICHR in 2025 and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR. AICHR agreed on the text of two proposed ASEAN Declarations — on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment; and on Promoting the Right to Development and Peace Towards Realising Inclusive and Sustainable Development.
AICHR | At their inaugural Interface Consultation in Penang, Malaysia, AICHR and the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) reaffirmed ASEAN’s commitment to enhancing and advancing policies that will promote environment and climate resilience and awareness, inclusivity and sustainability, and the protection of human rights for present and future generations.
Malay Mail | A 38-year-old woman who ended up living as a stateless person all her life — even though she should actually be a Malaysian — is now recognised as a Malaysian, after the National Registration Department recently helped correct an error in her birth certificate. She was represented by lawyer New Sin Yew.
The Star | New Sin Yew, counsel for R.K. Tamileswaaran, submitted that damages should be awarded to his client, a registered voter, for being denied his constitutional right to vote in the 2022 Johor state election. The lawyer proposed RM10,000 as an appropriate sum. The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the appeal.
Malay Mail | The Federal Court granted leave to a 32-year-old Orang Asli woman to appeal against her registration as a Muslim, following her conversion to Islam at the age of two. A three-member panel unanimously held that leave should be granted, as the matter raises several novel questions of public importance that merit further consideration. The applicant’s legal team includes New Sin Yew.
Herald Malaysia Online | As ASEAN is witnessing a changed pattern of disasters, AICHR has been urged to change its policy so that ASEAN can evolve from a region that reacts to crises into one that leads in resilience, foresight, and sustainable preparedness.
Malay Mail | On 4 April, former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s lawyers filed an application to refer a legal question concerning the Sedition Act 1948 to the Federal Court. The prosecution will file a preliminary objection against the application. Muhyiddin is represented by Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay and Lee Yee Woei.
Bernama | AICHR akan mengadakan Mesyuarat Khas 1/2025 di Pulau Pinang dari 8 hingga 10 April, menandakan mesyuarat kedua di bawah pimpinan Wakil Malaysia ke AICHR, Edmund Bon. Agenda utama mesyuarat termasuk perbincangan mengenai perkembangan terkini di rantau ini, khususnya gempa bumi dahsyat pada 28 Mac.
Kementerian Luar Negeri Malaysia | AICHR akan mengadakan Mesyuarat Khas 1/2025 dari 8 hingga 10 April 2025, dan akan meneliti langkah-langkah tuntas yang boleh diambil bagi menyokong respon yang menyeluruh dan berkesan di peringkat ASEAN terhadap gempa bumi dahsyat pada 28 Mac yang telah memberi kesan besar kepada penduduk di Myanmar dan Thailand.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | The second AICHR meeting under the leadership of H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, will explore possible concrete measures to support a comprehensive and effective whole-of-ASEAN response to the devastating earthquakes on 28 March that severely impacted people in Myanmar and Thailand.
Bernama | At its Special Meeting 1/2025 in Penang from 8 to 10 April, AICHR will continue deliberations on Malaysia’s proposed ASEAN declaration on the right to peace and development (encompassing social, cultural, political and economic aspects), inclusive growth and sustainable development — key priorities under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship theme of “Inclusivity and Sustainability”.
Free Malaysia Today | A key agenda item for AICHR’s upcoming Special Meeting 1/2025 will be deliberations on measures to support a comprehensive and effective whole-of ASEAN response to the March 28 earthquake. An initiative to develop ASEAN conceptual frameworks on peace and conflict prevention, management, and transformation is also on the agenda.
BFM | A dispute between YP Olio Sdn Bhd and the Temoq Orang Asli community in Pahang has ended with a landmark settlement. Lawyer New Sin Yew, who represented the community, shared insights into the 728-hectare land agreement and ongoing efforts to protect the rights of Orang Asli.
