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.
Sinar Harian | Mahkamah Sesyen menetapkan 27 Ogos sebagai tarikh baharu bagi prosiding pembacaan pertuduhan dan pengambilan pengakuan terhadap Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, yang dipercayai mengalami masalah degupan jantung tidak sekata sehingga terpaksa dikejarkan ke IJN. Peguam Ismail Sabri termasuk Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay dan Tan Xu Yin.
AICHR | Discussions at the AICHR consultation emphasised that any future ASEAN Human Rights Index should strengthen evidence-based decision-making, identify implementation gaps, promote policy coherence across ASEAN sectoral bodies, facilitate peer learning, and reinforce ASEAN’s ownership of its human rights agenda. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
AICHR | On the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July 2026, observed under the theme “Trapped Behind the Scam”, AICHR reaffirmed its commitment to preventing and eradicating trafficking in persons. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
Free Malaysia Today | Rosmah Mansor will not get a retrial in the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project corruption case after the Federal Court dismissed her application to review its earlier decision to not disqualify the trial judge who convicted her. Her legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
AICHR | The workshop reaffirmed the importance of a human rights-based and multi-stakeholder approach to addressing forced labour and modern slavery and called for stronger regional cooperation to promote responsible business practices and ensure greater protection for migrant workers throughout ASEAN.
Free Malaysia Today | The Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered the Government and police to pay 13 activists RM15,000 in damages each, totalling RM195,000, for wrongfully arresting them five years ago during a candlelight vigil for those who died from COVID-19. The legal team for the activists included New Sin Yew.
AICHR | At its Special Meeting 1/2026, AICHR discussed, among others, a proposed ASEAN Declaration on the Right to Mental Health of Children in the Digital Age, to address the profound and accelerating impact of digital technologies and their implications on children’s mental health. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
ASEAN | The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, had an Interface with AICHR in Manila. The meeting exchanged views on AICHR’s ongoing work and priorities in advancing human rights cooperation and dialogue in ASEAN, in alignment with ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
ASEAN | Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim participated in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Interface with Representatives of AICHR. The Interface saw candid exchanges between the Ministers and AICHR Representatives on human rights in the region, including efforts to strengthen regional cooperation and support the implementation of AICHR’s mandate and functions.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia said that AICHR could consider having “a more balanced discharge of its mandates in the promotion and protection of human rights and in the thematic areas including civil and political rights”.
Malay Mail | KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd’s RM800,000 donation in 2022 to political party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia is related to a government project it had won under the Jana Wibawa programme, the High Court heard. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
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.
Sinar Harian | Mahkamah Sesyen menetapkan 27 Ogos sebagai tarikh baharu bagi prosiding pembacaan pertuduhan dan pengambilan pengakuan terhadap Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, yang dipercayai mengalami masalah degupan jantung tidak sekata sehingga terpaksa dikejarkan ke IJN. Peguam Ismail Sabri termasuk Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay dan Tan Xu Yin.
AICHR | Discussions at the AICHR consultation emphasised that any future ASEAN Human Rights Index should strengthen evidence-based decision-making, identify implementation gaps, promote policy coherence across ASEAN sectoral bodies, facilitate peer learning, and reinforce ASEAN’s ownership of its human rights agenda. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
AICHR | On the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July 2026, observed under the theme “Trapped Behind the Scam”, AICHR reaffirmed its commitment to preventing and eradicating trafficking in persons. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
Free Malaysia Today | Rosmah Mansor will not get a retrial in the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project corruption case after the Federal Court dismissed her application to review its earlier decision to not disqualify the trial judge who convicted her. Her legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
AICHR | The workshop reaffirmed the importance of a human rights-based and multi-stakeholder approach to addressing forced labour and modern slavery and called for stronger regional cooperation to promote responsible business practices and ensure greater protection for migrant workers throughout ASEAN.
Free Malaysia Today | The Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered the Government and police to pay 13 activists RM15,000 in damages each, totalling RM195,000, for wrongfully arresting them five years ago during a candlelight vigil for those who died from COVID-19. The legal team for the activists included New Sin Yew.
AICHR | At its Special Meeting 1/2026, AICHR discussed, among others, a proposed ASEAN Declaration on the Right to Mental Health of Children in the Digital Age, to address the profound and accelerating impact of digital technologies and their implications on children’s mental health. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
ASEAN | The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, had an Interface with AICHR in Manila. The meeting exchanged views on AICHR’s ongoing work and priorities in advancing human rights cooperation and dialogue in ASEAN, in alignment with ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
ASEAN | Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim participated in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Interface with Representatives of AICHR. The Interface saw candid exchanges between the Ministers and AICHR Representatives on human rights in the region, including efforts to strengthen regional cooperation and support the implementation of AICHR’s mandate and functions.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia said that AICHR could consider having “a more balanced discharge of its mandates in the promotion and protection of human rights and in the thematic areas including civil and political rights”.
Malay Mail | KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd’s RM800,000 donation in 2022 to political party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia is related to a government project it had won under the Jana Wibawa programme, the High Court heard. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
