New Sin Yew

Mahkamah: UM tak patuhi prosedur denda, gantung pelajar

Malaysiakini | New Sin Yew mewakili lima pelajar UM yang dikenakan tindakan disiplin atas penganjuran perhimpunan bekas Ketua Pembangkang Anwar Ibrahim. Mahkamah Rayuan membuat keputusan sebulat suara untuk mengekalkan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi bahawa UM tidak mematuhi prosedur.

Ridiculous censorship law, says activist after paying RM10,000 fine

Free Malaysia Today | Human rights activist Lena Hendry, who was fined for screening a documentary on the Sri Lankan civil war, said the censorship board should let the general public judge what is deemed right or wrong in a movie. Lawyer New Sin Yew added that people should not be penalised when trying to highlight public interest issues such as a genocide.

I can move on with my life now, ex-Miss Malaysia says after divorce win

Malay Mail | Malaysian ex-beauty queen Pauline Chai said today she can finally continue with her life after ending a four-year battle to end her marriage with billionaire husband Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng. Her lawyer New Sin Yew said Malaysian proceedings should be academic following the UK court decision on the matter.

Lawyers: Parliamentary immunity extends to OSA offences

The Star | Parliamentary privilege that protects lawmakers from criminal and civil liability for what they say inside the Dewan Rakyat extends to offences under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), said legal experts. One exception is when an MP is charged with an offence under the Sedition Act 1948, as amended by the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 45, 1970, said New Sin Yew.

Court declares ban on Bersih yellow T-shirt ‘unreasonable’

Malaysiakini | Fellow steering committee member and lawyer, New Sin Yew, who appeared with lead counsel Edmund Bon, said the decision meant that police could not use the order by the home minister to arrest anyone possessing the yellow Bersih T-shirt.

High Court quashes UM’s action on five students

Malaysiakini | The High Court ruled that when the UM disciplinary board met with the appeals board on the students’ appeal, it was done without the students’ presence. New Sin Yew represented the five students.

Mahkamah Tinggi batal keputusan UM terhadap lima siswa

Malaysiakini | Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam membenarkan permohonan semakan kehakiman bagi membatalkan keputusan lembaga disiplin UM yang didapati tidak dijalankan mengikut tatatertib. Lima pelajar didenda atau digantung kerana menganjurkan dan menyertai perhimpunan bekas Ketua Pembangkang Anwar Ibrahim. Mereka diwakili peguam New Sin Yew.

Lawyer Edmund Bon called in over sedition

Malaysiakini | Edmund Bon has been called up by police for sedition, joining the growing list of individuals caught in the sedition dragnet. According to New Sin Yew, the police report against Bon was lodged in Penang in relation to his comment that non-Muslims are not bound by a fatwa or royal decree as it is against their freedom of religion.

LoyarBurokking it up in Esquire Magazine!

LoyarBurok | The May 2013 edition of Esquire Malaysia featured LoyarBurok’s Edmund Bon, Fahri Azzat, New Sin Yew, and Marcus van Geyzel, as they spoke about human rights, legal practice, and LoyarBurok/MCCHR as a communal platform for any Malaysian to speak up.

Mahkamah: UM tak patuhi prosedur denda, gantung pelajar

Malaysiakini | New Sin Yew mewakili lima pelajar UM yang dikenakan tindakan disiplin atas penganjuran perhimpunan bekas Ketua Pembangkang Anwar Ibrahim. Mahkamah Rayuan membuat keputusan sebulat suara untuk mengekalkan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi bahawa UM tidak mematuhi prosedur.

Ridiculous censorship law, says activist after paying RM10,000 fine

Free Malaysia Today | Human rights activist Lena Hendry, who was fined for screening a documentary on the Sri Lankan civil war, said the censorship board should let the general public judge what is deemed right or wrong in a movie. Lawyer New Sin Yew added that people should not be penalised when trying to highlight public interest issues such as a genocide.

I can move on with my life now, ex-Miss Malaysia says after divorce win

Malay Mail | Malaysian ex-beauty queen Pauline Chai said today she can finally continue with her life after ending a four-year battle to end her marriage with billionaire husband Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng. Her lawyer New Sin Yew said Malaysian proceedings should be academic following the UK court decision on the matter.

Lawyers: Parliamentary immunity extends to OSA offences

The Star | Parliamentary privilege that protects lawmakers from criminal and civil liability for what they say inside the Dewan Rakyat extends to offences under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), said legal experts. One exception is when an MP is charged with an offence under the Sedition Act 1948, as amended by the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 45, 1970, said New Sin Yew.

Court declares ban on Bersih yellow T-shirt ‘unreasonable’

Malaysiakini | Fellow steering committee member and lawyer, New Sin Yew, who appeared with lead counsel Edmund Bon, said the decision meant that police could not use the order by the home minister to arrest anyone possessing the yellow Bersih T-shirt.

High Court quashes UM’s action on five students

Malaysiakini | The High Court ruled that when the UM disciplinary board met with the appeals board on the students’ appeal, it was done without the students’ presence. New Sin Yew represented the five students.

Mahkamah Tinggi batal keputusan UM terhadap lima siswa

Malaysiakini | Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam membenarkan permohonan semakan kehakiman bagi membatalkan keputusan lembaga disiplin UM yang didapati tidak dijalankan mengikut tatatertib. Lima pelajar didenda atau digantung kerana menganjurkan dan menyertai perhimpunan bekas Ketua Pembangkang Anwar Ibrahim. Mereka diwakili peguam New Sin Yew.

Lawyer Edmund Bon called in over sedition

Malaysiakini | Edmund Bon has been called up by police for sedition, joining the growing list of individuals caught in the sedition dragnet. According to New Sin Yew, the police report against Bon was lodged in Penang in relation to his comment that non-Muslims are not bound by a fatwa or royal decree as it is against their freedom of religion.

LoyarBurokking it up in Esquire Magazine!

LoyarBurok | The May 2013 edition of Esquire Malaysia featured LoyarBurok’s Edmund Bon, Fahri Azzat, New Sin Yew, and Marcus van Geyzel, as they spoke about human rights, legal practice, and LoyarBurok/MCCHR as a communal platform for any Malaysian to speak up.