Anwar ‘seriously considering’ bringing back law ministry

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00:00Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today said he was giving serious thought to re-establishing the law ministry.

00:08Anwar said reviving the law ministry would ensure greater coherence in the national legal ecosystem

00:13and enable Malaysia to engage more meaningfully with regional partners in advancing the rule of law.

00:20He also stressed that Malaysia would be better placed to shape a more just and responsive region

00:26by aligning its best practices with those of neighboring countries.

00:31He called on ASEAN to continue investing in mutual legal assistance,

00:35strengthen mechanisms for dispute resolution,

00:38and confront the new challenges of digital governance and artificial intelligence.

00:44Malaysia had a law ministry until 1995,

00:47when it was dissolved and replaced by the Legal Affairs Division under the Prime Minister's Department,

00:52currently led by Law and Institutional Reform Minister Azalina Offman-Sayed.

00:59Natalie Chan, FMT.

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