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Key Highlights

• Twist and shout: Emergency edition
  
  
• Amnesty for striking doctors?
  
  
• Sports and sexism
  
  

Twist and shout: Emergency edition

The government's surprise announcement that all emergency ordinances enacted under the state of emergency have been revoked came with a new twist yesterday.

While de facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan said it had already been revoked, effective July 21, Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa claimed the revocation was still "in the process".

Takiyuddin had also dodged queries by lawmakers, some of whom were shouting at him to answer a simple question: Did the King assent to annulling the emergency laws?

It looks like no answer will be forthcoming until Takiyuddin's turn to address the Dewan Rakyat on Monday next week - a day after the state of emergency expires.

Until then - or until a gazette to revoke the emergency pops up - ambiguity over the revocation will remain, which legal experts warned would lead to inconsistent law enforcement.

HIGHLIGHTS

	'I removed EOs with due process' Najib touts own record with emergency ordinances.
	BN MP: 'No point' discussing emergency Speaker assures answers on Monday
	'Opposition has no useful ideas' 'They just scream about everything'.

Amnesty for striking doctors?

Health Minister Dr Adham Baba gave his assurance that contract doctors who went on strike Monday would not face disciplinary action.

This is after 24 contract doctors from Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang were slapped with show-cause letters, while the hospital's director implied that the strikers were selfish.

However, Adham's assurance of amnesty may not extend to police probes. Strikers at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital are among those being investigated for illegal assembly,

Malaysiakini understands a late-night round of police questioning was also conducted in Selangor. More news on this on our website later this morning.

HIGHLIGHTS 

	PAS lauds PN 'help' for contract doctors MP claims Harapan, BN did nothing.
	Cops probe article on PPV outbreak CodeBlue investigated under Penal Code.
	'Mass testing too late' Ex-minister says Covid-19 numbers will rise.

Sports and sexism

Harassment and sexism against women athletes reared an ugly head again during the Tokyo Olympics.

Among those targeted was national gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi - whose Olympics debut was sullied by inappropriate and lewd comments on her photos, including those that sexualised her outfit.

Shuttlers Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying were also the target of vitriol after their loss in the Olympics group stages.

The harassment prompted the Federation of Reproductive Health Association of Malaysia’s (FRHAM) Youth wing to call on policymakers and religious leaders to condemn disrespect against women.

However, Goh is not perturbed by critics - saying she would not take heed of undue criticism from keyboard warriors and focus on improving instead.

HIGHLIGHTS

	'Unfair to mock Liu Ying-Peng Soon' Minister says negative comments could demoralise others.
	We did our best - Pandelela Pandelela, Mun Yee said mistakes cost them.
	Filipino gold medalist trained in Malacca Hidilyn Diaz wins the Philippines' first Olympics gold.

A daily glance at Covid-19

• 16,117 new cases yesterday (July 27).
  
  
• Active cases have exceeded the 170,000 mark.
  
  
• 207 deaths pushed the national death toll to 8,408.
  
  
• For trends on daily cases, tests, hospital beds capacity, vaccination progress and more, follow our Covid-19 tracker.
  
  

What else is happening?

• Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah requested to sit in the Dewan Rakyat's independent bloc, so he is not perceived as a supporter of the Perikatan Nasional government.
  
  
• Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman was issued another compound for not wearing a face mask in Parliament.
  
  
• The Sarawak state election is back on the cards as the emergency is set to expire on Aug 1. Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg, however, indicated he wanted to avoid causing another wave of Covid-19 infections.
  
  
• Refuge for the Refugees founder Heidy Quah was charged over a Facebook post on alleged mistreatment of refugees at the Immigration Department's detention centres.
  
  
• A CSI equipment firm lodged a report with the MACC after it lost a tender to provide the police with forensic items despite offering the lowest bid and meeting specifications.
  

HIGHLIGHT

	Undi18 activist is denied higher education Nurul Rifayah alleges govt retaliation.
	Heli's 'nasi ganja' spree not approved It only had approval for maintenance work.
	MCO delays Najib inspecting '1MDB jewellery'  BNM vault closed due to MCO.

What are people saying?

	How PN unwittingly admitted to abuse of power By James Chai
	MOH, provide more context on Covid-19 statistics By Tony Pua
	A flair for the dramatic By William Tham Wai Liang

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