Ashes and Silence [Part 9/11-The Malaysian Judiciary Then and Now]

7–11 minutes to read

The Bar went to court twice for the judges, and lost twice. The second time, it was the Bar that was punished.

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The Constitutional Amendment [Part 8/11-The Malaysian Judiciary Then and Now]

7–11 minutes to read

Fourteen words went out. Three went in. What the courts had held by right, they now held by permission. Parliament gives. Parliament may take away. ... The heading is still there. Underneath it, there is none.

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Tirbunal Two [Part 7/11-The Malaysian Judiciary Then and Now]

8–12 minutes to read

Three of them apologised. Two refused. That is how the story is usually told. It is wrong in every part.

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Saturday, 2 July [Part 6/11-The Malaysian Judiciary Then and Now]

6–9 minutes to read

The Supreme Court of Malaysia sat that Saturday at ten minutes to one. It had no registry.

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Tribunal One [Part 5/11-The Malaysian Judiciary Then and Now]

8–11 minutes to read

Six men were appointed to try the head of the Malaysian judiciary. One of them would get his job.

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The Letter that Lit the Fuse [Part 4/11-The Malaysian Judiciary Then and Now]

6–9 minutes to read

The letter that brought down the Malaysian judiciary asked for nothing. It made no demand. It threatened nobody. It sought no remedy from any court. It expressed disappointment, and it expressed a hope. It was ...

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