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Gov’t jet zips across Australia; MACC men in SRC probe transferred

KINI ROUNDUP Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

Government jet zips across Australia

The government’s Airbus Corporate Jet A319, used by Najib Abdul Razak for official purposes, came under the spotlight again as it zipped across Australia while the prime minister’s family happened to be holidaying Down Under.

Najib in a New Year’s message said Malaysia’s growth rate was something Western countries could only dream of.

The retail price of RON95 and diesel went up by 20 sen per litre, while RON97 went up by 15 sen.

MACC men in SRC probe transferred

Six Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers involved in the SRC International investigation have been transferred.

The opposition demanded an explanation over a reported move to downsize MACC’s special division which had pursued the 1MDB case.

Two hundred members quit Umno to join Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, citing corruption in the top leadership.

Umno supreme council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi ticked off Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali for suggesting BR1M was a form of bribery, pointing out that would make Selangor’s free water policy bribery, too.

Rafizi raises outside interference in Felda

PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli asked police to investigate if there was outside interference in Felda that prompted the proposed 37 percent acquisition of Eagle High Plantations which have been criticised as being overpriced.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak decried alleged fake stories about Malaysia including claims that it was going bankrupt.

Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister James Masing claimed the state’s harmony was due to the absence of Umno in Sarawak.

Other Kinibites

PAS MP Khairuddin Aman Razali defended his presence at an Umno function in UK.

Kelantan and Terengganu have been hit by floods which could hamper the new school term.

Goldstar Express denied the bus which crashed in Pagoh, killing 14, was under its management, claiming that it now belonged to one of its former directors who had started his own company.

The Health Ministry warned doctors not familiar with circumcision not to carry out the procedure, after two cases where clinic doctors accidentally amputated penis glands.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said employers will be required to pay for foreign workers’ levy effective Jan 1, 2017.

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