A. Introduction

1. The Motor Insurance Bureau of Malaysia ("MIB") was established with a view to provide for compensation for road accident victims in certain cases where the insurers were unable to do so. To facilitate a better understanding of the role of the MIB, it would be beneficial to briefly explore the law relating to motor insurance.

2. Cars have become a convenient and necessary mode of transport with an annual increase in sales. With this came a corresponding increase in road accidents which resulted in many people getting injured, and some dying. In the past, some car owners who were at fault were wealthy enough to pay the damages awarded by the courts, but many others were unable to do so.

3. This left many victims of motor accidents uncompensated. In the UK in the 1920s the issue of distributing risk in relation to accidents to private bodies and public authorities was considered.

4. One such example albeit not in respect of a motor accident is the Workmen's Compensation Act where an employee injured in the course of employment was entitled to be compensated if he came within the ambit of the Act.

Child marriage remains a controversial topic and is still prevalent in today's society. Brunei Darussalam, a country that applies Shariah and common law, is also impacted by this. The legal system permits marriage through the civil and the Shariah courts; however, interpretations for the minimum age of marriage are inconsistent. As a result, the United Nations has urged that the minimum marriage age in the country be raised and set at 18 years old. To shed light on the practical application of the laws, references to the Islamic Family Law Act, the Marriage Act, and the Chinese Marriage Act of Brunei were made in this article. In addition, a thorough examination of education laws was conducted to verify their adherence to their implementation. This article explores the above matter in the context of Islamic perspectives and adopts a qualitative approach, including examining the primary and secondary sources to discuss the practice and its implications. The findings highlight that mandatory education may reduce child marriage even though Islamic law and other marriage laws in the country allow marriage at a younger age.

Understanding and applying corporate theories is becoming increasingly important in today's fast-paced business environment. This article provides a brief analysis and discussion of key corporate theories that impact the operational structure and strategic decision-making processes within a corporation. The theories discussed include Concession/Fiction Theory, Realist Theory and Aggregate/Nexus of Contracts Theory among others. We examine each theory in the context of current corporate settings, highlighting the implications for legal issues, organisational efficiency, ethical considerations, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility.

Despite the fact that few people are familiar with it, anti-dumping laws are not new in Malaysia. Just two years after the nation gained independence, in 1959, the law was established. However, many believe it has to do with disposing of hazardous trash. Generally, the term anti-dumping was created to prevent the importation of foreign goods at prices significantly less than what has been initiated by those countries, according to the World Trade Organization, which is the international organisation whose primary purpose is to open trade for the benefit of all. The Anti-Dumping Agreement, also known as the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994, elaborates further on the fundamental rules laid out in Article VI to guide the examination, determination, and imposition of anti-dumping duties. This article will concentrate on the legal aspect of anti-dumping attested by Malaysia and Singapore. The idea of this implementation is to encourage governments to take action regarding the issue of dumping for their domestic industries. Malaysia and Singapore both provided the Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Act as provisions to protect local businesses and markets from unfair competition by foreign imports. In Malaysia, MITI, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industries, is responsible for international trade issues, while Singapore had their own MTI on the same competency over the exact matter. Both countries take serious concern over this issue as it will undoubtedly bring losses to the countries.

The Canadian government has presented a sustainable jobs bill intended to prepare workers for a transition to a lower-carbon economy following years of consultation and opposition from Alberta, Canada’s main fossil-fuel producing province.

Canada, the world’s fourth-largest oil producer and sixth-largest natural gas producer, has aimed for a 40 percent to 45 percent reduction in emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050.

As many as 4.5 million Malaysians are likely to lose their jobs by 2030, if they do not improve their skills or attend reskilling and upskilling programmes with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).

Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said this is based on the 2020 World Economic Forum warning that AI could cause a recession in the job market as it is already being used to automate tasks in various industries including manufacturing, healthcare and customer service.

The Employees Provident Fund yesterday explained that the pension-fund like approach of a monthly drawdown ,still under works, is for a portion of member's savings, up to a certain limit, to be converted into a monthly income.

The remaining portion can be withdrawn lump-sum.

EPF said this is needed to prevent old-age poverty and for consumption smoothing during retirement.

The process of formalising the proposed monthly withdrawal mechanism is still being studied and will take into account the ability and readiness of members to make such transition.

The EPF has been encouraging members to voluntarily shift to regular monthly payout rather than lump-sum withdrawals.