SNAPSHOT | PAS man calls for protest on DAP rep's 'pig farming' view; Rafizi gets another LOD from Bestinet

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Pig farming

• Selangor PAS Youth chief Sukri Omar announced a protest tomorrow against Seri Kembangan assemblyperson Wong Siew Ki, after her comments asking the Selangor government to consider adopting a modern pig farming system.

  On his Facebook page, Sukri said that a memorandum would be handed at Wong's service centre, and called on the public to join in.

  In an immediate response, ex-Selangor legislative assembly speaker Teng Chang Khim suggested Wong’s office lodge a police report immediately and close her service centre tomorrow, to avoid any potential conflict.

  He said PAS already has representation in the Selangor assembly and does not need to go to Wong’s service centre to stage a protest.

  He said choosing to show up after Friday prayers to provoke a confrontation is essentially an attempt to mobilise a crowd to demonstrate strength, which carries elements of intimidation.

Politics

• Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli said he has received a letter of demand from Bestinet Sdn Bhd founder Aminul Islam Abdul Nor.

  Malaysiakini was made to understand that the letter was over a term that Rafizi referred to Aminul by, which the latter said was racist. Aminul is reportedly demanding an apology and a commitment that Rafizi will not use the term again.

  The LOD comes days after Rafizi and nine other PKR MPs issued a statement criticising Bestinet over its purported pitch to the government for yet another migrant worker management system.

  

  Previously, the company sued the former PKR deputy president and others over comments critical of the company.

Negeri Sembilan crisis

• The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) stressed that Malaysia’s constitutional monarchy is grounded in the rule of law, where all forms of authority must operate within constitutional limits.

  In a statement weighing in on the royal tussle in Negeri Sembilan, it said that stability and legitimacy depend on adherence to established legal processes rather than competing claims of authority or unilateral actions.

  The organisation called on civil society and the public to uphold the supremacy of the Federal Constitution, pointing out that the Negeri Sembilan Laws of Constitution 1959 has set out clear procedures for abdication and succession.

  It stressed that any attempt to alter the position of the ruler must strictly follow these provisions, and that the rule of law must take precedence over individual personalities, with decisions concerning the monarchy to be resolved through lawful and recognised mechanisms.

READ MORE: Ex-appeals judge, lawyer question if N Sembilan chieftains accorded ruler due process

Alleged lapses in SOP

• Universiti Malaya Medical Centre’s (UMMC) former X-ray technician Nur Fauzia Abdul Razak will proceed with legal action against the medical centre, despite responses from UM and the Health Ministry against her claims.

  

  Her lawyers Ahmad Rezda Abdullah, Wan Azmir Wan Majid and Eleena Redza confirmed the matter in a press conference today, where they said the suit will be filed soon. Wan Azmir also urged others like Fauzia to step forward for justice.

  In a statement earlier, the ministry said that the radiation safety level at the UMMC’s nuclear medicine unit is safe, controlled and has no critical radiation safety compliance issues.

  The ministry, through its medical radiation regulatory division, said there is no technical evidence to support claims that radiation exposure at the facility has caused cancer among staff.

READ MORE: UM denies 'cancer cluster' allegations as medical centre's ex-worker plans legal action

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