From the Media

Here, you’ll find my appearances and views expressed in the media arranged from latest to oldest.

9.3.2024Mandate confidence votes for newly-appointed MPs, says lawyer | Free Malaysia Today
8.3.2024Top 5 at 5: Sexist Textbooks, Kelantan vs the Federal Court, and MH370 | BFM 89.9 (5:59 – 7:48)
24.2.2024Lawyers question govt’s plans for shariah prosecution dept | Free Malaysia Today (FMT)
5.2.2024Federal Court denies woman’s bid to renounce Islam | Free Malaysia Today
27.1.2024Reinstate open court hearings to improve advocacy skills, says lawyer | Free Malaysia Today
17.1.2024Mentega Terbang Makers Charged in Court | BFM 89.9
31.12.2023Bar should head lawyers’ qualifying board, says ex-president | Free Malaysia Today
17.12.2023Muslim men can be charged for enticing married Muslim women for sex, says lawyer | Free Malaysia Today
6.12.2023Cover Story: The coder investment banker | The developer behind the locum legalis app | The Edge Malaysia
2.12.2023Najib’s lawyer Shafee not among those elected to Bar Council for 2024/2025; Fahri Azzat tops polls | The Edge Malaysia
1.12.2023Shafee Abdullah fails to win seat in Bar Council | Malay Mail
1.12.2023Shafee fails to secure Bar slot as activists win | Free Malaysia Today
24.11.2023Health Minister, Government Oppose MMA’s Bid To Join Nicotine Lawsuit | Codeblue
20.11.2023Comments about matters surrounding the Nik Elin Case on Astro AEC
20.11.2023Apex court reserves judgment on shariah enactment challenge | Free Malaysia Today
9.11.2023Najib’s lawyer Shafee Abdullah joins race for Bar Council seat | Malay Mail
9.11.2023Trending Today: Syed Saddiq Guilty as Charged | BFM 89.9
26.10.2023Tiga sahabat dilepas, dibebaskan kerana tidak dapat perbicaraan adil | Harian Metro
26.10.2023Widow, 2 men acquitted in ‘body never found’ murder trial | Free Malaysia Today
4.10.2023Court denies Muslim convert’s bid to return to Christianity | Free Malaysia Today
4.10.2023Civil court bins man’s bid to leave Islam after marriage crumbled | Malaysiakini.com
30.8.2023Jais wins appeal to reinstate provision in Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2003 | Sinar Daily
30.8.2023Remand provision in S’gor shariah law constitutional, rules court | Free Malaysia Today
28.8.2023Court of Appeal affirms High Court’s ruling in denying Malaysian woman bid’s to leave Islam for Confucianism, Buddhism | Malay Mail
28.8.2023Court of Appeal denies woman leave in bid to renounce Islam | Free Malaysia Today
28.8.2023Bid to renounce Islam: Civil court denies appeal by Eurasian | Malaysiakini
24.7.2023Judicial review needed as Shariah court dismissal of woman’s apostasy bid ‘irrational’, appellate court told | Malay Mail
24.7.2023If bid to leave Islam fails, woman needs to flee M’sia – lawyer argues | Malaysakini.com
24.7.2023Shariah court wrong to deny woman’s renunciation bid, says lawyer | Free Malaysia Today
12.7.2023Cabaran Akta 814 dalam menaik taraf undang-undang syariah | Utusan Malaysia
21.6.2023Fail Mahkamah | Season 1 Episode 6 | Kes Zulfarhan | TV3 (19th minute)
7.6.2023Fail Mahkamah | Season 1 Episode 4 | Gurauan Maut | TV3 (7th minute)
30.5.2023Kuantan High Court to hear Orang Asli challenge over Islam status | Malaysiakini.com
9.5.2023Property owner, tenant lose bid to declare Bangsar Park security scheme illegal | Free Malaysia Today
11.4.2023Death penalty in Islam only imposed in limited circumstances – religious experts | Sinar Daily
27.3.2023137 Orang Asli seek court order to quash Islam status | Malaysiakini
23.3.2023Revealing marriage woes online paints Islam negatively, say lawyers | Sinar Daily
13.3.2023In 2-1 ruling, court rejects Sisters in Islam’s bid to challenge Selangor fatwa declaring it as deviant | The Malay Mail
12.1.2023Proposals mulled to resolve inmates’ fate on death row | The Star
11.1.2023Look before you leap: Risky for BM translation of Federal Constitution to override original English text, lawyers caution | The Malay Mail
29.12.2022Can businesses in Malaysia refuse to take cash as payment? | Cilisos.my
19.12.2022Sinar Specials Episode 2: Of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and His Vote of Confidence
15.12.2022Explainer: What does a law commission do and why? | Malay Mail
5.12.2022A breakdown of Terengganu’s New Syariah Law Amendments | BFM 89.9
2.12.2022Freedom of speech shields PN man’s ‘kerajaan zina’ comment, say lawyers | Free Malaysia Today
29.11.2022Expectations v Reality: Malaysians share painful truths about their jobs | Cilisos
23.11.2022From ‘interim PM’ to minority govt: Constitutional experts explain what’s next as Malaysia awaits hung Parliament | Malay Mail
2.10.2022Budget 2023 void if Parliament disbands before its passage, constitutional experts say |Malay Mail
7.9.2022What is a Lemon Law? | Free Malaysia Today
3.9.2022Penjara sahaja sudah cukup, tidak perlu kekerasan | Sinar Harian Premium
2.9.2022Di Sebalik Isu Bersama FY | Mansuh Hukuman Sebat Penjenayah Hela Nafas Lega? | Sinar Harian
25.8.2022Abolish caning of criminals, govt urged | Free Malaysia Today
23.8.2022As Najib makes prison his home, what options does he have left? | The Vibes.com
18.8.2022Lead Counsel in Najib’s Appeal Fails to Get Discharged | BFM 89.9
18.8.2022Smokin’ barbecued meat that fall off the bone | The Star
4.8.2022Law expert sees no violation of constitutional rights in GEG bill | Free Malaysia Today
3.8.2022It’s the Final Countdown (To Najib’s Final Appeal) | BFM 89.9
3.8.2022Lawyers urge AG to explain Sulu case to public | The Malaysian Insight
30.7.2022Game changer or ageist wedge: Lawyers weigh in on Putrajaya’s generational bid to phase out tobacco addiction | The Malay Mail
29.7.2022Syariah courts: Own testimony insufficient to show one has left Islam | Malaysiakini
28.7.2022Human rights group voice concerns over Bill | The Star
29.6.2022Dangerous lure of ‘plastic money’ | The Sun Daily
28.6.2022Raising bankruptcy threshold will not solve issue but leave people deeper in debt: Experts | The Sun Daily
15.6.2022Court says won’t proceed to hear Malaysian woman’s bid to leave Islam for Confucianism, Buddhism | Malay Mail
10.6.2022Govt lawyer applies to court to stop representing teacher | The Star
30.5.2022Why the delay with SUHAKAM appointments? | BFM 89.9
1.5.2022Can restaurants sell food to Muslims during Ramadan and/or allow those exempted from fasting to dine in? Here’s what lawyers say | Malay Mail
27.4.2022The Federal Constitution guarantees individual religious freedom (Chinese) | Astro Local Circle
27.4.2022Court to decide June 15 whether woman who wants to leave Islam to embrace Confucianism and Buddhism can continue with court challenge | Malay Mail
27.4.2022Syariah Court refusal to allow apostasy is final: government | Malaysiakini.com
14.4.2022Muslim woman seeks to convert to Buddhism (Chinese) | Astro Local Circle
14.4.2022Chasing nirvana, woman seeks court order to leave Islam | The Vibes.com
1.4.2022Claiming alimony through Tabung Haji | BFM 89.9
25.3.2022‘No need for Sosma, good extension not passed’ | The Star
15.3.2022Six state govts refusing to dissolve assembly with next GE possibly due to fear of losing, says analyst | The Star
27.2.2022Why are unilateral conversions still an issue in Malaysia? | Free Malaysia Today
21.2.2022Federal Court: Selangor cannot empower Shariah courts to perform judicial reviews, power solely held by civil courts | The Malay Mail
20.2.2022Experts: Challenges ahead for Malaysia’s proposed tobacco sales ban to those born after 2005 | The Malay Mail
18.2.2022Conversion of minors opens door to criminal charges, lawyer says | The Malaysian Insight
16.2.2022A Single Mother’s Struggle to Reunite with her children | BFM 89.9
10.2.2022Boost it or lose it: is Khairy’s third-dose ultimatum legal? | The Vibes.com
13.1.2022Wrongful prosecution: Assessment of damages for Mohd Ezra resolved, says lawyer | The Edge markets
10.1.2022BFM Radio: Najib won’t be called as a witness at Rosmah’s trial
7.1.2022Lawyers unconvinced by Azam Baki, Abu Zahar | The Vibes.com
21.12.2021Floods: Malaysians lament the poor response to crisis in Klang Valley | The Star
12.10.2021Shariah High Court has same powers as civil court, Federal Court told | Free Malaysia Today
27.9.2021The 1MDB of M’sian dog shelter scams isn’t over yet. They gave proof. We checked. | Cilisos.my
13.9.2021There are at least 14 words non-Muslims are banned from saying under M’sia’s Syariah Law | Cilisos.my
27.8.2021Maintaining Cabinet ‘status quo’ not necessarily a bad thing, say lawyers | The Star
26.8.2021Appoint the best and the brightest brains, PM urged | The Star
20.8.2021Asking Agong to form unity govt will set a dangerous precedent, say experts | The Malaysian Insight
17.8.2021A gentlemen’s agreement | The Star
17.8.2021Muhyiddin’s resignation may be lifeline for Malaysia, say political watchers | The Star
16.8.2021Caretaker PM’s role is to ‘keep the motor running’, say legal experts | The Star
14.8.2021SDs and letters of support unreliable, stick to confidence vote in Parliament, say lawyers | The Malay Mail
6.8.2021‘Takiyuddin should resign, not merely apologise.’ | The Sun Daily
5.8.2021General election may be only solution to impasse | The Sun Daily
28.7.2021Revocation of Emergency Ordinance should be done through gazette: Lawyers | The Sun Daily
27.7.2021VK Lingam fails again in bid to return to law practice | Free Malaysia Today
21.6.2021BFM: The Business Station – Podcast Evening Edition: Text Messages Surface Around Judicial Fixing Allegations
3.6.2021Court asks Ezra Zaid, Jais to negotiate compensation for wrongful Shariah prosecution over book | The Malay Mail
30.4.2021Will Putrajaya use surge in Covid-19 cases to extend emergency? | Free Malaysia Today
31.3.2021Take care of my kids, says ex-cop who killed step-daughter | Free Malaysia Today
31.3.2021Lawyers raise fears over govt’s free hand in the kitty | Free Malaysia Today
1.3.2021BFM: The Business Station – Podcast Evening Edition: Why We Should Be Able To Challenge Laws
20.2.2021Lawyers: Sugarbook just glorified ‘dating’ service, should not be policed for morality | Malaysia | The Malay Mail
11.2.2021Are we to just sing praises of PM, ask opposition MPs | Free Malaysia Today
10.2.2021BFM: The Business Station – Podcast Evening Edition: What Does The Law Say On Banning Books?
5.2.2021Lawyers divided over banning Thomas’ book | Free Malaysia Today
2.2.2021Neighbourhoods can legally block public roads in their | AskLegal.my
1.2.2021Picking local lawyers soured relationship with Teresa Kok: Thomas | The Vibes.com
31.1.2021Property experts, lawyers: No laws allow for condo management to make Covid-19 tests mandatory for residents | Malaysia | The Malay Mail
22.1.2021Trump pardoned an American involved in 1MDB. Will it affect investigations in Malaysia? (cilisos.my)
15.1.2021Calling for Dewan sitting on emergency not ‘treason’ | Free Malaysia Today
14.1.2021Mais allowed to be part of Sisters in Islam’s constitutional challenge of Selangor law on Shariah courts’ powers for judicial review | The Malay Mail
7.12.2020Landmark decision brings hope to owners of vehicles stolen at car parks | Free Malaysia Today
3.12.2020BFM: The Business Station – Podcast Evening Edition: Ten Gombak Voters Bring Azmin To Court
19.11.2020Should Budget 2021 fail, is a govt shutdown inevitable? Not quite, says constitutional experts | The Malay Mail
29.9.2020Federal Court rejects Jais’ bid to appeal against quashing of Shariah charges against Ezra | The Malay Mail
22.9.2020Top court grants Sisters in Islam leave to continue challenge against Selangor law allowing Shariah courts to decide on judicial reviews | The Malay Mail
24.7.2020Can Finas enforce licensing law on film producers in digital age? Here’s what lawyers say | The Malay Mail
21.7.2020Editor of book that besmirched Jata Negara did not flee, been in Australia since January, says cops | The Star
8.7.2020Immigration D-G’s threat to revoke foreign national’s passes over negative statements ‘extreme’ but legal, says lawyers | The Malay Mail
18.5.2020Tommy Thomas Disputes Claim of Involvement in Riza Aziz Decision | BFM
2.3.2020Umno men on trial may see charges dropped | The Sun Daily
15.2.2019Group lauds High Court ruling freeing paintball markers of arms tag | The Malay Mail
14.7.2018New Horizons: Innovation and the legal profession | The Edge Markets