Ismail Sabri downplays cryptic post Meanwhile, Azmin urges others not to speculate.
	Azmin: 15 ministries vetting CIMS 3.0 applications Minister denies Miti is the sole arbiter for lockdown travel permits
	Is it one or two passengers, confused cabbies ask NSC says one, IGP says two.

Death toll crosses 3,000

The Covid-19 death toll is now at 3,096 after another 103 victims succumbed to the virus. Yesterday was the second day in a row that fatalities were in triple digits.

Daily deaths are expected to continue worsening, as the numbers of patients in ICU and on ventilators remain at record highs.

The Health Ministry is also seeing an increasing trend of serious cases of Covid-19 in children below the age of five, some of which have been fatal.

HIGHLIGHTS

	WHO names M'sia to its executive board Health Minister and DG will represent the country.
	More experts say public sanitisation unscientific They're also concerned chemicals used may be harmful.
	Covid-19 more widespread in Indonesia than official data shows Tests estimate 15 pct of Indonesians have been infected.

Pay-to-vaccinate soon

A handful of large companies are preparing for a pilot programme where they will cover costs for the immunisation process, while vaccines are provided for free.

One of the participating companies, Sunway Group, is reportedly planning to charge Bandar Sunway tenants and employees around RM50 per dose.

The pay-to-vaccinate model has raised concerns of profiteering, a charge which the Malaysia Shopping Mall Association denied.

The private vaccination initiative also comes as public inoculation efforts continue to be an uphill battle.

Selangor, which has been the hardest hit by the pandemic, says it is struggling with vaccine supplies - contrary to disputed data claiming it had 2.5 million doses unused as of May 30.

HIGHLIGHTS

	ProtectHealth probes harassment claim Woman claims she received unsolicited message from PPV doctor.
	Latest MySejahtera issue: Vanishing appointments Users claim their vaccine appointments are gone.
	'Let private healthcare workers through roadblocks' APHM is concerned private healthcare workers not considered "essential".

A daily glance at Covid-19

• 8,209 new cases yesterday (June 3).
  
  
• Selangor saw 3,125 new cases, the highest since the resurgence of the third wave, which started in mid-April.
  
  
• States that are seeing elevated cases (more than 500) also included: Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Sarawak, and Negeri Sembilan.
  
  
• For trends on daily cases, tests, hospital beds capacity, vaccination progress and more, follow our Covid-19 tracker.

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What else is happening?

• The Pahang government-approved mining operations in the vicinity of Tasik Chini in Pekan to a royalty-linked company, despite its pledge to rehabilitate the country's second-largest natural lake.
  
  
• The Court of Appeal ruled that the federal government had no legal standing to sue on behalf of the Temiar Orang Asli in a land dispute in Kelantan.
  
  
• Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin urged elected representatives fighting for the rights of undocumented migrants to be their “sponsor” and assist in the vaccination process.
  
  
• Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng said emergency powers can be used to compel banks to extend loan moratoriums to the M40.
  
  
• A detainee at the Klang Selatan District police headquarters died while in police custody, just one day after he was arrested, according to the family’s lawyer.
  
  

HIGHLIGHTS

	Wealth of M'sia’s richest persons jumps 14pct in 2020 Tycoon Robert Kuok continues to top the list.
	Student hardship: 20km round trip to borrow a friend's laptop Hamstrung by spotty internet, student forced to make long journey to study.
	Israel's opposition declares new government Opposition forms unlikely coalition to oust Netanyahu.

 

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What are people saying?

	Who are the warlords? By Zaid Ibrahim
	Updating your voting address is your responsibility By Danesh Prakash Chacko & SV Singam
	Tommy Thomas is not anti-Malay By S Thayaparan

 

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