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The Sun
30-07-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Dewan Rakyat news in brief: July 30
HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL FEASIBILITY STUDY TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER – KULASEGARAN KUALA LUMPUR: The feasibility study on the proposed establishment of a Human Rights Tribunal in Malaysia is expected to be completed by October this year, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran. He said the study was conducted by the Feasibility Study Committee on the Human Rights Tribunal(JKKTHAM), which was established in June, and involved examining various perspectives and inputs relevant to the tribunal's proposed formation. 'This effort began with an initial meeting that I chaired on Nov 21, 2024, to discuss the proposal to establish the tribunal. Following that, JKKTHAM was set up to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study,' he said. Kulasegaran said this in response to a question from Teresa Kok Suh Sim (PH-Seputeh) who asked about the latest status of the government's plan to establish a Human Rights Tribunal during the oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today. 2,812 RKAT UNITS COMPLETED, OVER 3,000 MORE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NATIONWIDE The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has completed six Armed Forces Family Housing (RKAT) projects nationwide, comprising a total of 2,812 units since 2022. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said 10 more RKAT projects involving 3,206 units, implemented under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) at a cost of RM1.002 billion, were currently under construction and scheduled for completion by 2026. 'Eight new RKAT construction projects involving 2,456 units are still in the procurement phase, with an estimated cost of RM1.4 billion,' he said in reply to a question from Manndzri Nasib (BN-Tenggara) on the status of military housing nationwide during the oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today. He said under the MADANI Government, the RKAT maintenance allocation had increased to RM426.5 million in 2025, up 6.62 per cent compared to RM400 million in 2024 and RM236.7 million in 2023. TASK FORCE SET UP TO DEVELOP COMMON BAR COURSE CURRICULUM The Legal Profession Qualifying Board has formed a task force to design the curriculum, training methods, pedagogy and standards of the Common Bar Course (CBC), which will replace the Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP), said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran. He said the decision was made at a meeting on July 23 after taking into account and agreeing to a proposal paper by the CBC Curriculum Committee titled 'Study on the Development of Curriculum, the Method and Practice of Training (Pedagogy) and Standards of the Common Bar Course to Replace the Certificate of Legal Practice'. 'This CBC Task Force comprises experts from public and private higher education institutions, as well as representatives from the Bar Council. 'It will begin conducting the study and developing the CBC on Aug 1, 2025, and the work is expected to be completed within eight months, by March 31, 2026,' he in response to a question from S. Kesavan (PH–Sungai Siput) on the latest status of the implementation of the CBC by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board during the oral question-and-answer session at the Dewan Rakyat today. - Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Another task force set up to study Common Bar Course
The Common Bar Course is meant to provide a more practical and modern legal training programme for law graduates, similar to the Bar Training Course in the UK. KUALA LUMPUR : The Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) has formed a new task force to carry out an eight-month study on the Common Bar Course (CBC), a long-delayed proposal to replace the current legal qualifying exam known as the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP). The task force will begin its study on Aug 1, deputy law and institutional reform minister M Kulasegaran told the Dewan Rakyat today. He said the task force would comprise experts from public and private universities, along with representatives from the Bar Council, and would design the course's syllabus, teaching methods, and assessment standards. Kulasegaran said that from July 5 to July 10, officials from the LPQB, which is headed by the attorney-general, visited the UK to study how the Bar Training Course was being run. The officials met with representatives of institutions like the UK's Bar Standards Board, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Legal Services Board, University of Law, City Law School, and Lincoln's Inn, who shared insight on course regulation, curriculum design, and student assessment. The CBC is meant to provide a more practical and modern legal training programme for law graduates, similar to the Bar Training Course in the UK. 'The current CLP exam is fully written, but the CBC will include skills-based assessments and practical training in areas like criminal litigation, advocacy, ethics, opinion writing, and conference skills,' Kulasegaran said in response to S Kesavan (PH-Sungai Siput), who had asked for an update on the CBC's implementation. In a supplementary question, Kesavan asked why the CBC had not been introduced despite being discussed as far back as 2001, and why there was no timeframe for its implementation. Kulasegaran, a lawyer by training, replied that the delay was unacceptable. 'This is a question that is always asked, why has it taken more than 25 years? Are we just reviewing and reviewing without end? We have now given a clear push to the LPQB under the Madani government. 'The implementation must be expedited for the benefit of law graduates,' he said. The CBC is a proposed training course for all law graduates, both local and foreign-trained. It is meant to replace or improve the current CLP system, which has been criticised as too academic and not reflective of real world legal practice. At present, law graduates from universities outside of Malaysia and some local private institutions must pass the CLP to qualify for pupillage and be called to the Bar.
Barnama
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Barnama
Dewan Rakyat News In Brief: July 30
He said the study was conducted by the Feasibility Study Committee on the Human Rights Tribunal(JKKTHAM), which was established in June, and involved examining various perspectives and inputs relevant to the tribunal's proposed formation. KUALA LUMPUR -- The feasibility study on the proposed establishment of a Human Rights Tribunal in Malaysia is expected to be completed by October this year, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran. Kulasegaran said this in response to a question from Teresa Kok Suh Sim (PH-Seputeh) who asked about the latest status of the government's plan to establish a Human Rights Tribunal during the oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today. 'This effort began with an initial meeting that I chaired on Nov 21, 2024, to discuss the proposal to establish the tribunal. Following that, JKKTHAM was set up to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study,' he said. KUALA LUMPUR -- The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has completed six Armed Forces Family Housing (RKAT) projects nationwide, comprising a total of 2,812 units since 2022. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said 10 more RKAT projects involving 3,206 units, implemented under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) at a cost of RM1.002 billion, were currently under construction and scheduled for completion by 2026. 'Eight new RKAT construction projects involving 2,456 units are still in the procurement phase, with an estimated cost of RM1.4 billion,' he said in reply to a question from Manndzri Nasib (BN-Tenggara) on the status of military housing nationwide during the oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today. He said under the MADANI Government, the RKAT maintenance allocation had increased to RM426.5 million in 2025, up 6.62 per cent compared to RM400 million in 2024 and RM236.7 million in 2023. -- BERNAMA TASK FORCE SET UP TO DEVELOP COMMON BAR COURSE CURRICULUM KUALA LUMPUR -- The Legal Profession Qualifying Board has formed a task force to design the curriculum, training methods, pedagogy and standards of the Common Bar Course (CBC), which will replace the Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP), said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran. He said the decision was made at a meeting on July 23 after taking into account and agreeing to a proposal paper by the CBC Curriculum Committee titled 'Study on the Development of Curriculum, the Method and Practice of Training (Pedagogy) and Standards of the Common Bar Course to Replace the Certificate of Legal Practice'. 'This CBC Task Force comprises experts from public and private higher education institutions, as well as representatives from the Bar Council. 'It will begin conducting the study and developing the CBC on Aug 1, 2025, and the work is expected to be completed within eight months, by March 31, 2026,' he in response to a question from S. Kesavan (PH–Sungai Siput) on the latest status of the implementation of the CBC by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board during the oral question-and-answer session at the Dewan Rakyat today. -- BERNAMA BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies. Follow us on social media : Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio Twitter : @ @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial TikTok : @bernamaofficial
Malaysiakini
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
New taskforce formed to study Common Bar Course
PARLIAMENT | A new task force has been set up to study the Common Bar Course (CBC) and Common Bar Examination (CBE), Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M Kulasegaran told the Dewan Rakyat today. He said the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) formed the task force, and it will begin its eight-month study on Aug 1.
Free Malaysia Today
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Implement Common Bar Course to address CLP under-performance, says lawyer
Former Selangor Bar chief V Kokila Vaani says the proposed Common Bar Course, if properly implemented, can enhance legal training in Malaysia and produce competent, practice-ready lawyers. PETALING JAYA : A lawyer is calling for the government to introduce the Common Bar Course (CBC) immediately to tackle the poor performance of aspiring lawyers at the recent Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) examination. Vince Tan. Vince Tan said the legal profession has long recognised the need for the CBC to be put in place. 'We keep talking about it, but it has yet to be implemented,' he told FMT. Tan, a director of the Young Lawyers Community, also called for private universities to raise the entry requirements for law schools to ensure only 'the best of the best' enter the profession. Last year, deputy law and institutional reform minister M Kulasegaran said the government was looking at introducing the CBC with the aim of meeting international standards, particularly the UK's Bar Professional Training Course. A recent follow-up with the deputy minister revealed that the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) was in the process of drawing up a proposed structure for the CBC, before setting up a research team comprising academics from local universities to develop a draft curriculum. A report recently released by the LPQB also spoke of the 'poor' to 'average' command of English among CLP candidates, inadequate preparation, failure to understand questions, the regurgitation of model answers, and a refusal to take the examination seriously. V Kokila Vaani. Former Selangor Bar chief V Kokila Vaani said the proposed CBC would involve continuous assessments instead of relying solely on a one-off examination. She said this would allow for better evaluation of key skills such as legal reasoning, advocacy, communication and client interaction, which were crucial for real-world legal practice but often overlooked in traditional academic assessments. Kokila said the CBC, if properly implemented, would enhance legal training in Malaysia and produce competent, practice-ready lawyers. Six-month internships Apart from the CBC, the LPQB report also recommended that CLP candidates undergo a six-month internship with legal firms before being allowed to sit for the examination. Justin Yap, a CLP graduate from the 2019 class, said he supported the proposal as the examination was heavily theoretical, despite law being a practice-oriented profession. 'An internship at a law firm would expose candidates to real-world legal work and deepen their understanding of how legal principles apply in practice. However, the internship must be well-structured,' he said. Tan said while internships were important, they may not be sufficient to prepare law graduates for legal practice. He said a six-month internship may be ineffective if interns were only given routine clerical tasks, such as photocopying, instead of engaging in real legal work. 'True learning starts in pupillage,' he said.
