The central principle of full equality before the law seems simple enough. The truth is much more complicated. To those who, as per principle, can claim their right to seek justice, it’s all too easy to discover how painfully costly it can actually be. It often becomes a credit risk to a good cause when the legal costs, retention fees, …

PETALING JAYA: Even as the government appears to be reconsidering the blanket big compounds, Umno Youth has become the latest political group to provide legal assistance to those fined RM10,000 for breaching the movement control order regulations. Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, the leader of Umno Youth, backed the government’s attempts to tighten standard operating procedures, but said the high fines would …