SNAPSHOT | Malacca school sees latest knife scare; PAS No 2 accuses Harapan of fear politics

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Crime

• A Form One student in Malacca reportedly chased three schoolmates with a knife yesterday afternoon, days after a separate stabbing incident at a school in Banting, Selangor.

  Berita Harian reported that the incident occurred at 3pm at a secondary school in Alor Gajah. A teacher intervened and, with help from prefects, managed to disarm him.

  Police have yet to comment on the incident.

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Johor polls

• PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said Pakatan Harapan’s focus on the “Green Wave” narrative shows it is nervous about its Johor polls prospects.

  Taking to Facebook, the Kubang Kerian MP said confident parties would not resort to fear-mongering when campaigning.

  

  “They just have to inform voters of their plans, how they will implement them, and get people to trust them.

  “Politics of fear may create temporary panic, but in the long run, it would damage public confidence in the democratic process,” the former minister added.

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• DAP leader Liew Chin Tong listed seven alleged mistakes by caretaker Johor menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi, including misreading the last state election results and dissolving the assembly prematurely.

  “He had also dissolved the Johor state assembly prematurely as it is clear to observers that national BN leaders were not ready for the dissolution.

  “And his current blunders and mistakes made multiracial voters see him as an arrogant leader who looks down on other people,” said the deputy finance minister on Facebook.

Energy

• Russia has banned diesel exports until July 31 to shore up domestic fuel supplies after Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries caused gasoline shortages and price hikes.

  According to Reuters, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said the fuel situation remained complex, with public concerns over petrol station supplies. Existing agreements, including one with Mongolia, will be exempted from the ban.

  On June 20, Channel News Asia reported Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim saying Russia had assured Malaysia of oil, gas, and diesel supplies for the next 20 years.

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