ECRL, multi-billion contracts can be legally cancelled — Arun Kasi

AUGUST 22 — The old government had granted various multi-billion dollar contracts, on terms probably more favourable to the contractor than to the government of Malaysia. This includes HSR, ECRL, Exchange Tower 106, TRX and Bandar Malaysia contracts.

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ECRL may be legally cancelled under ‘exchequer principle’

THE old government had granted various multi-billion dollar contracts, on terms probably more favourable to the contractor than to Malaysia. This includes the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail, East Coast Rail Link, Exchange Tower 106, Tun Razak Exchange, and Bandar Malaysia contracts.

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The benefits of University cum Court Annexed Arbitration?

Justice Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, a judge of the Court of Appeal Malaysia, an adjunct professor in many universities locally and abroad and a renowned international jurist, introduced an innovative concept of dispute resolution to cater for the poor, needy and oppressed, called University cum Court Annexed Arbitration in 2017.

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Court orders Works Minister, de-facto Law Minister and Govt to be defendants in contractor’s suit

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): The High Court today ordered the Works Minister, the de-facto Law Minister and government to be defendants in a suit brought by contractor Mega Sasa Sdn Bhd against the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), its director Vinayak Pradhan, Kinta Bakti Sdn Bhd and one Soh Lieh Sieng.

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