Bendito Freitas (Facebook) | In his high-level address, Timor Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, H.E. Bendito dos Santos Freitas, reaffirmed that ASEAN’s progress must ultimately be measured by its impact on people, including ensuring that the benefits of regional integration are shared by all.
CodeBlue | Edmund Bon explained to CodeBlue that “anxious scrutiny” in issues of human rights was a new test for public interest cases that has now been adopted by the High Court. The lawyers who represented the three NGOs that brought the case included Kee Shu Min.
Malay Mail | Malaysian Chinese businessman Lian Tan Chuan today said he was not intentionally hiding his name from official records on who actually owned the Bumiputera contractor Nepturis Sdn Bhd, claiming that “nobody” had asked about it. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Free Malaysia Today | Metrasys director Lian Tian Chuan admitted in the High Court that he used his other firm, Nepturis, which was structured as a wholly Bumiputera-owned firm, as a vehicle to secure government projects allocated to Bumiputera contractors. Muhyiddin Yassin’s legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
In Diplomacy | At the AICHR event held in Dili on 20 and 21 August, Timor-Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito Freitas said development should go beyond economic growth, national income and infrastructure, emphasising opportunities, human dignity, reduced inequality and public participation. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
ANTIL | Timor-Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito Freitas delivered a high-level address at the 4th ASEAN Consultation on the Human Right to Development to Enhance and Strengthen the ASEAN Community and Its Implementation, held in Dili from 20 to 21 August 2026.
The Star | A businessman who contributed RM1mil to Bersatu told the High Court that party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin never sought contributions for himself or the party, as he did not know the former Prime Minister personally. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Rafa 103.5 FM | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MNEC), Bendito dos Santos Freitas declared that the right to development must become an important part of ASEAN’s efforts to build an inclusive, sustainable, and people-centred regional community. He said this at the opening of the 4th ASEAN Consultation on Human Right to Development held in Dili.
The Edge | During cross-examination by Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, a key prosecution witness in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s trial conceded that an assertion in his written statement claiming that the former PM had minuted a support letter for his company was factually inaccurate. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
BFM | The Government has dropped its appeal against a High Court ruling that found the 2023 decision to remove liquid and gel nicotine from the Poisons List unlawful. BFM spoke to lawyer Kee Shu Min about what the decision means for the regulation and sale of nicotine-containing vape products.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | AICHR will convene the 4th ASEAN consultation on the human right to development in Dili, jointly led by Malaysia and Timor-Leste. The consultation will feature, among others, interventions by H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
CodeBlue | Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad and the Government have dropped their appeal against a High Court decision that struck down the delisting of liquid nicotine as a scheduled poison. Lawyers K Shanmuga, Edmund Bon, and Kee Shu Min represented the three NGOs that brought the case as a matter of public interest.
AICHR | On the 59th ASEAN Day, AICHR joins the peoples of Southeast Asia in commemorating the 59th anniversary of the Association’s founding. AICHR recalls that the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms is not an external standard imposed upon our region, but a purpose and a principle of ASEAN itself. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
Malay Mail | Former PM Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s pacemaker implantation procedure this afternoon was successful, his lawyer Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad confirmed. The Sessions Court decided to allow Ismail Sabri’s request to postpone the reading of the charge against him to 27 August due to health reasons. Ismail’s lawyers include Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin.
New Straits Times | Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob remains determined to clear his name as he prepares to face charges under the MACC Act later this month, despite a setback to his health caused by heart arrhythmia. His lawyers include Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
Malaysiakini | Former PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob developed heart complications following a fall last week, with his heart stopping for at least two seconds, and he is scheduled to undergo a pacemaker procedure later this afternoon, his lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said. Ismail Sabri’s lawyers include Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin.
The Edge Malaysia | Former PM Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will not be charged today as he has been admitted into National Heart Institute (IJN). The court allowed the charges and recording of plea to be postponed to 27 August. His lawyers include Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
New Straits Times | Former PM Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob suffered an irregular heartbeat and will undergo a pacemaker procedure at the National Heart Institute (IJN) today. His lawyer Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad said the medical issue has forced the reading of the charge and recording of Ismail Sabri’s plea to be postponed to Aug 27. The legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin.
Astro Awani | Pendakwaan terhadap bekas Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yang sepatutnya berlangsung di Mahkamah Sesyen hari ini, ditangguhkan ke 27 Ogos susulan masalah kesihatan yang dihadapi beliau. Peguam beliau termasuk Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay dan Tan Xu Yin.
Malaysiakini | Prosiding untuk mendakwa Ismail Sabri Yaakob — yang dijadual berlangsung hari ini — ditunda 20 hari lagi selepas ahli politik terbabit dimasukkan ke hospital dan disahkan tidak sesuai untuk didakwa. Peguam beliau termasuk Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay dan Tan Xu Yin.
Bendito Freitas (Facebook) | In his high-level address, Timor Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, H.E. Bendito dos Santos Freitas, reaffirmed that ASEAN’s progress must ultimately be measured by its impact on people, including ensuring that the benefits of regional integration are shared by all.
CodeBlue | Edmund Bon explained to CodeBlue that “anxious scrutiny” in issues of human rights was a new test for public interest cases that has now been adopted by the High Court. The lawyers who represented the three NGOs that brought the case included Kee Shu Min.
Malay Mail | Malaysian Chinese businessman Lian Tan Chuan today said he was not intentionally hiding his name from official records on who actually owned the Bumiputera contractor Nepturis Sdn Bhd, claiming that “nobody” had asked about it. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Free Malaysia Today | Metrasys director Lian Tian Chuan admitted in the High Court that he used his other firm, Nepturis, which was structured as a wholly Bumiputera-owned firm, as a vehicle to secure government projects allocated to Bumiputera contractors. Muhyiddin Yassin’s legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
In Diplomacy | At the AICHR event held in Dili on 20 and 21 August, Timor-Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito Freitas said development should go beyond economic growth, national income and infrastructure, emphasising opportunities, human dignity, reduced inequality and public participation. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
ANTIL | Timor-Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito Freitas delivered a high-level address at the 4th ASEAN Consultation on the Human Right to Development to Enhance and Strengthen the ASEAN Community and Its Implementation, held in Dili from 20 to 21 August 2026.
The Star | A businessman who contributed RM1mil to Bersatu told the High Court that party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin never sought contributions for himself or the party, as he did not know the former Prime Minister personally. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Rafa 103.5 FM | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MNEC), Bendito dos Santos Freitas declared that the right to development must become an important part of ASEAN’s efforts to build an inclusive, sustainable, and people-centred regional community. He said this at the opening of the 4th ASEAN Consultation on Human Right to Development held in Dili.
The Edge | During cross-examination by Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, a key prosecution witness in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s trial conceded that an assertion in his written statement claiming that the former PM had minuted a support letter for his company was factually inaccurate. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
BFM | The Government has dropped its appeal against a High Court ruling that found the 2023 decision to remove liquid and gel nicotine from the Poisons List unlawful. BFM spoke to lawyer Kee Shu Min about what the decision means for the regulation and sale of nicotine-containing vape products.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | AICHR will convene the 4th ASEAN consultation on the human right to development in Dili, jointly led by Malaysia and Timor-Leste. The consultation will feature, among others, interventions by H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
CodeBlue | Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad and the Government have dropped their appeal against a High Court decision that struck down the delisting of liquid nicotine as a scheduled poison. Lawyers K Shanmuga, Edmund Bon, and Kee Shu Min represented the three NGOs that brought the case as a matter of public interest.
AICHR | On the 59th ASEAN Day, AICHR joins the peoples of Southeast Asia in commemorating the 59th anniversary of the Association’s founding. AICHR recalls that the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms is not an external standard imposed upon our region, but a purpose and a principle of ASEAN itself. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
Malay Mail | Former PM Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s pacemaker implantation procedure this afternoon was successful, his lawyer Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad confirmed. The Sessions Court decided to allow Ismail Sabri’s request to postpone the reading of the charge against him to 27 August due to health reasons. Ismail’s lawyers include Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin.
New Straits Times | Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob remains determined to clear his name as he prepares to face charges under the MACC Act later this month, despite a setback to his health caused by heart arrhythmia. His lawyers include Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
Malaysiakini | Former PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob developed heart complications following a fall last week, with his heart stopping for at least two seconds, and he is scheduled to undergo a pacemaker procedure later this afternoon, his lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said. Ismail Sabri’s lawyers include Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin.
The Edge Malaysia | Former PM Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will not be charged today as he has been admitted into National Heart Institute (IJN). The court allowed the charges and recording of plea to be postponed to 27 August. His lawyers include Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
New Straits Times | Former PM Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob suffered an irregular heartbeat and will undergo a pacemaker procedure at the National Heart Institute (IJN) today. His lawyer Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad said the medical issue has forced the reading of the charge and recording of Ismail Sabri’s plea to be postponed to Aug 27. The legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin.
Astro Awani | Pendakwaan terhadap bekas Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yang sepatutnya berlangsung di Mahkamah Sesyen hari ini, ditangguhkan ke 27 Ogos susulan masalah kesihatan yang dihadapi beliau. Peguam beliau termasuk Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay dan Tan Xu Yin.
Malaysiakini | Prosiding untuk mendakwa Ismail Sabri Yaakob — yang dijadual berlangsung hari ini — ditunda 20 hari lagi selepas ahli politik terbabit dimasukkan ke hospital dan disahkan tidak sesuai untuk didakwa. Peguam beliau termasuk Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay dan Tan Xu Yin.
