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Sentencing involves an order of punishment by a court on a defendant found guilty or pleaded guilty for violation of the criminal law. This is part of the criminal justice system. Generally, the criminal justice system is a complex social institution, which regulates potential, alleged and actual criminal activity within limits designed to protect people from wrongful treatment and wrongful conviction. The criminal justice system is a set of legal and social institutions for enforcing criminal law following a defined set of procedural rules and limitations. Child offenders are not excluded from this criminal justice system. Lack of discussion amongst the judges on how the judges derive the sentences given to child offenders. Globally, it is known that national legislation should treat child offenders differently from adult offenders. For child offenders in criminal justice, the process is known as the juvenile justice system. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyse whether the best interest of the child offender is taken into account in sentencing child offenders in Malaysia as compared to the international framework and the United Kingdom juvenile justice system.

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This paper critically examines Malaysia's proposed Urban Renewal Act ('URA'), a legislative framework, presently at the Bill stage, designed to facilitate large-scale urban redevelopment, regeneration, and revitalisation across Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territories, which is currently at the Bill stage.^[1] While the Bill aims to modernise ageing infrastructure, address neglected developments, and promote sustainable urban growth, it has also sparked intense debate over property rights, due process, and governance. The study contextualises the URA within Malaysia's broader legal landscape, including the Land Acquisition Act 1960 ('LAA 1960'), the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 ('TCPA 1976'), and Article 13 of the Federal Constitution, highlighting key tensions around compulsory acquisition, compensation, and appeal mechanisms. Drawing on policy critiques from professional bodies such as the Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia ('PAM') and housing advocacy groups, the paper explores the Bill's strengths, weaknesses, and socio-political implications, particularly for low-income and marginalised communities. This paper further proposes integrating architects more substantively into decision-making structures to ensure redevelopment projects are not only legally sound but also socially equitable, culturally sensitive, and technically robust.

Dua pemimpin anak negeri Sabah tampil memberikan respons terhadap kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Presiden Borneo’s Plight in Malaysia Foundation, Daniel John Jambun yang mencadangkan reformasi besar-besaran terhadap sistem Mahkamah Anak Negeri, termasuklah pengecualian pegawai-pegawai Muslim daripada pentadbiran hal ehwal anak negeri.

Kenyataan beliau yang menyarankan bahawa hanya anak negeri bukan Muslim sahaja yang layak mentadbir institusi berkaitan undang-undang adat telah menimbulkan kebimbangan terhadap arah tuju dan nada perbincangan reformasi ini.

The apex court rules that transactions premised on gambling activities are against public policy and are illegal, null, and void.