Free Malaysia Today | The Federal Court remitted Muhyiddin Yassin’s sedition case for trial in the High Court after a five-member bench declined to answer the constitutional questions posed by the ex-PM, stating that the questions could be raised before the trial judge. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Lee Yee Woei.
Malay Mail | The Federal Court ruled that the government has to meet higher standards before it can charge a Malaysian with “offensive” online remarks with the “intent to annoy” under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act. Activist Heidy Quah’s lawyer New Sin Yew said that the Federal Court has now made clear that such action cannot be taken against political speeches.
Scoop | The Federal Court decided there was no basis to prosecute activist Heidy Quah under section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act, as her Facebook post did not amount to a communication that was “offensive with intent to annoy”, as the content was not offensive and the mens rea element of “intent to annoy” was absent. Quah’s legal team included lawyer New Sin Yew.
Free Malaysia Today | The Federal Court ruled that there was no basis to prosecute activist Heidy Quah on the grounds that a Facebook post she had made was “offensive” and communicated “with intent to annoy”, although those words under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 were constitutional. Heidy Quah’s legal team included New Sin Yew.
Malaysiakini | The Federal Court has reinstated a provision in the Communications and Multimedia Act that criminalises content that “annoys” or is “offensive”. However, the court affirmed the Court of Appeal’s decision that activist Heidy Quah should not have been charged under the provision in September 2021 for her Facebook post. New Sin Yew, among others, represented Quah.
AICHR | The 5th Interface Meeting between AICHR and ACWC was chaired by Edmund Bon, AICHR Chair and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR. It continued AICHR and ACWC’s constructive cooperation on the promotion and protection of the rights of women and children in the region.
AICHR | The 2nd ASEAN Dialogue on Human Rights and Policing convened by AICHR aimed to advance practical cooperation on human rights-based policing across ASEAN. Participants discussed regional and national approaches to strengthening integrity, accountability, and professionalism in policing, including integrity mechanisms, and policing vulnerable groups and crisis situations.
Free Malaysia Today | The High Court has fixed 29 April 2026 to deliver its decision in a judicial review case brought by two government backbenchers challenging former PM Muhyiddin Yassin’s advice that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong suspend Parliament in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Sin Yew acted for BERSIH, a co-applicant.
The Edge Malaysia | Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, lawyer to Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, told the Sessions Court that they may submit representations to the Attorney General’s Chambers for a review of the five bribery charges. Shamsul’s legal team includes lawyer Joshua Tay.
Bernama | Kes rasuah Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin di Mahkamah Sesyen Shah Alam akan dibicarakan bersama empat lagi pertuduhan rasuah melibatkan kelulusan lesen penerokaan mineral di Sabah yang dihadapinya di Mahkamah Sesyen di Kuala Lumpur. Pihak pembelaan beliau termasuk Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad dan Joshua Tay.
Sinar Harian | Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin membuat permohonan untuk memindahkan pertuduhan rasuah yang dihadapinya ke Mahkamah Tinggi kerana ingin membangkitkan isu berkaitan undang-undang melibatkan pertuduhan terhadapnya di peringkat Mahkamah Tinggi. Pihak pembelaan beliau termasuk Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad dan Joshua Tay.
The Star | Five corruption case involving Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, all linked to the approval of a mineral exploration licence in Sabah, will be tried together at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad and Joshua Tay represent the former senior political secretary to the Prime Minister.
Malaysiakini | Lawyers representing Shamsul Iskandar Akin, former aide to PM Anwar Ibrahim, have sent a letter to the government, citing public comments which they claimed risk prejudicing his trial. Shamsul’s legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad and Joshua Tay.
New Straits Times | Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin’s legal team told the KL Sessions Court that the defence may consider filing a representation after studying documents from the prosecution. The former political secretary to the Prime Minister is represented by Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad and Joshua Tay.
Harian Metro | Yusmadi Yusof, peguam bela kepada bekas Setiausaha Politik Kanan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd memaklumkan bahawa surat rasmi telah dihantar bagi menarik perhatian pihak Peguam Negara terhadap beberapa komen awam yang dikhuatiri boleh menjejaskan prinsip perbicaraan adil. Tertuduh juga diwakili oleh Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad dan Joshua Tay.
AICHR | The dialogue focused on General Comment No. 17, which elaborates on the right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts. Discussions sought to deepen understanding of the importance of Article 31 of the Convention, in harmony with Article 32 of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration under Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
The Edge Malaysia | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon said a regional plan of action is being developed to address the implementation of the recently adopted ASEAN declaration on environmental rights. He added that more buy-in is needed from ASEAN sectoral bodies, such as the environmental and economic bodies at national levels, to ensure the declaration is realised effectively.
Malay Mail | Malaysia’s courts handed down several landmark rulings in 2025 that touched on Malaysians’ rights. New Sin Yew was legal counsel in some of the cases, which involved the freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, and right of stateless persons in Malaysia to legally marry and register their marriages.
AICHR | The AICHR regional consultation held on 15 and 16 December 2025 marked an important step in moving the ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment from political commitment to structured and practical implementation.
Free Malaysia Today | The magistrate’s court in Kuala Lumpur acquitted rapper Namewee of a drug use charge after his negative urine test. His drug possession case has been fixed for mention on 19 Jan 2026. Namewee is represented by lawyer Joshua Tay.
Free Malaysia Today | The Federal Court remitted Muhyiddin Yassin’s sedition case for trial in the High Court after a five-member bench declined to answer the constitutional questions posed by the ex-PM, stating that the questions could be raised before the trial judge. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Lee Yee Woei.
Malay Mail | The Federal Court ruled that the government has to meet higher standards before it can charge a Malaysian with “offensive” online remarks with the “intent to annoy” under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act. Activist Heidy Quah’s lawyer New Sin Yew said that the Federal Court has now made clear that such action cannot be taken against political speeches.
Scoop | The Federal Court decided there was no basis to prosecute activist Heidy Quah under section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act, as her Facebook post did not amount to a communication that was “offensive with intent to annoy”, as the content was not offensive and the mens rea element of “intent to annoy” was absent. Quah’s legal team included lawyer New Sin Yew.
Free Malaysia Today | The Federal Court ruled that there was no basis to prosecute activist Heidy Quah on the grounds that a Facebook post she had made was “offensive” and communicated “with intent to annoy”, although those words under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 were constitutional. Heidy Quah’s legal team included New Sin Yew.
Malaysiakini | The Federal Court has reinstated a provision in the Communications and Multimedia Act that criminalises content that “annoys” or is “offensive”. However, the court affirmed the Court of Appeal’s decision that activist Heidy Quah should not have been charged under the provision in September 2021 for her Facebook post. New Sin Yew, among others, represented Quah.
AICHR | The 5th Interface Meeting between AICHR and ACWC was chaired by Edmund Bon, AICHR Chair and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR. It continued AICHR and ACWC’s constructive cooperation on the promotion and protection of the rights of women and children in the region.
AICHR | The 2nd ASEAN Dialogue on Human Rights and Policing convened by AICHR aimed to advance practical cooperation on human rights-based policing across ASEAN. Participants discussed regional and national approaches to strengthening integrity, accountability, and professionalism in policing, including integrity mechanisms, and policing vulnerable groups and crisis situations.
Free Malaysia Today | The High Court has fixed 29 April 2026 to deliver its decision in a judicial review case brought by two government backbenchers challenging former PM Muhyiddin Yassin’s advice that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong suspend Parliament in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Sin Yew acted for BERSIH, a co-applicant.
The Edge Malaysia | Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, lawyer to Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, told the Sessions Court that they may submit representations to the Attorney General’s Chambers for a review of the five bribery charges. Shamsul’s legal team includes lawyer Joshua Tay.
Bernama | Kes rasuah Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin di Mahkamah Sesyen Shah Alam akan dibicarakan bersama empat lagi pertuduhan rasuah melibatkan kelulusan lesen penerokaan mineral di Sabah yang dihadapinya di Mahkamah Sesyen di Kuala Lumpur. Pihak pembelaan beliau termasuk Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad dan Joshua Tay.
Sinar Harian | Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin membuat permohonan untuk memindahkan pertuduhan rasuah yang dihadapinya ke Mahkamah Tinggi kerana ingin membangkitkan isu berkaitan undang-undang melibatkan pertuduhan terhadapnya di peringkat Mahkamah Tinggi. Pihak pembelaan beliau termasuk Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad dan Joshua Tay.
The Star | Five corruption case involving Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, all linked to the approval of a mineral exploration licence in Sabah, will be tried together at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad and Joshua Tay represent the former senior political secretary to the Prime Minister.
Malaysiakini | Lawyers representing Shamsul Iskandar Akin, former aide to PM Anwar Ibrahim, have sent a letter to the government, citing public comments which they claimed risk prejudicing his trial. Shamsul’s legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad and Joshua Tay.
New Straits Times | Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin’s legal team told the KL Sessions Court that the defence may consider filing a representation after studying documents from the prosecution. The former political secretary to the Prime Minister is represented by Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad and Joshua Tay.
Harian Metro | Yusmadi Yusof, peguam bela kepada bekas Setiausaha Politik Kanan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd memaklumkan bahawa surat rasmi telah dihantar bagi menarik perhatian pihak Peguam Negara terhadap beberapa komen awam yang dikhuatiri boleh menjejaskan prinsip perbicaraan adil. Tertuduh juga diwakili oleh Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad dan Joshua Tay.
AICHR | The dialogue focused on General Comment No. 17, which elaborates on the right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts. Discussions sought to deepen understanding of the importance of Article 31 of the Convention, in harmony with Article 32 of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration under Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
The Edge Malaysia | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon said a regional plan of action is being developed to address the implementation of the recently adopted ASEAN declaration on environmental rights. He added that more buy-in is needed from ASEAN sectoral bodies, such as the environmental and economic bodies at national levels, to ensure the declaration is realised effectively.
Malay Mail | Malaysia’s courts handed down several landmark rulings in 2025 that touched on Malaysians’ rights. New Sin Yew was legal counsel in some of the cases, which involved the freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, and right of stateless persons in Malaysia to legally marry and register their marriages.
AICHR | The AICHR regional consultation held on 15 and 16 December 2025 marked an important step in moving the ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment from political commitment to structured and practical implementation.
Free Malaysia Today | The magistrate’s court in Kuala Lumpur acquitted rapper Namewee of a drug use charge after his negative urine test. His drug possession case has been fixed for mention on 19 Jan 2026. Namewee is represented by lawyer Joshua Tay.
