Visit to the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex @ Jalan Duta

Welcome to the 'Kompleks Mahkamah Kuala Lumpur'

At a final cost of RM290 million, I'm still wondering whether the newly-constructed court in 2007 can help solve the issue of a lack of judges and courts in the country.

Federal Court chief registrar Datuk Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (as reported in New Straits Times, 20/9/2006), disclosed that the number of judges in the country was low compared with other Commonwealth nations. He was quoted as saying that the Malaysian ratio is "2.4 judges to a million people - a far cry from the ratio in India (10.5), Australia (57.1), Britain (50.1) and Canada (75)." - Malaysianbar.org

The front and grand entrance of court, notice the 'Buat Kerja' slogan? If you've worked with or in and a government department in Malaysia, get use to slogans. That don't work.

It takes a lawyer to walk for at least 10 minutes straight to walk from one end of the courtrooms to the other end. No wonder it is the largest court complex in the world.

One of the rooms where payments can be paid, documents collected or inquiries made.

We had the opportunity to follow Mr.Rajah, another two decade work experience guy. He showed us how to extract documents, make payments, check the B.C Box, take note of places we may go to often and basically shared everything we needed to know about this Courts Complex.

Playing around with the pillars.

The court is a very picturesque building, a gargantuan place indeed.

Making a call inside to extract a court document.

During our break time. We tried their Pisang Goreng and Ubi Keladi. Court Cafeteria food are cheap and good!

This was followed by a mouth-watering Banana Leaf meal which Mr. Rajah belanja-ed (spent) us along the Jalan Ipoh. I Love Banana Leaf. Especially with an assortment of ori-indian stuff added along with that generous scooping of papadum. Haha.. only thing is that all the rice, spice and everything nice makes you sleepy during work..

We went back to work and continued by sorting a whole stack of Sale & Purchase agreements, sorting them by dates in boxes and fitting misplaced receipts into the designated files. 6 boxes and a cup of coffee later, It was nearly 6 and time to go home!

It was a full, but fun day!