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Apandi loses defamation case
Food insecurity
PKR polls redo
Apandi loses defamation case
One of the most controversial moments in Mohamed Apandi Ali's tenure as the attorney-general was his decision to clear Najib Abdul Razak of wrongdoing in the 1MDB scandal.
All this was while holding up a chart that actually showed money from a former 1MDB subsidiary flowing into the ex-prime minister's bank account.
Apandi maintained that he made the right call, and even sued DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang for suggesting that the decision was improper.
However, Apandi yesterday lost his defamation suit against Lim.
The High Court in Kuala Lumpur said Lim was justified in raising the issue, especially following Najib’s conviction in 2020 for money laundering, abuse of power and criminal breach of trust.
The court also ordered Apandi to pay RM80,000 in legal costs to Lim.
HIGHLIGHTS
 | 'Party should not seek his return as PM.' |
 | Zahid claims ex-secretary mishandled his personal expenses. |
 | 'Legal questions already decided.’ |
Food insecurity
The government is taking various measures to cope with a shortage in chicken supply.
This includes temporarily stopping the export of chickens, ending approved permits for the importation of chicken products and finding alternatives for chicken feed.
Malaysiakini, in a KiniGuide, explores the ”perfect storm” that led to the ongoing chicken supply shortage, including the country's over-reliance on the import of chicken feed and weather factors.
HIGHLIGHTS
 | He was taken to police station. |
 | Poultry farms gave assurance they will continue supply. |
 | He says food security issues are caused by many factors. |
PKR polls redo
The PKR election committee announced that the physical voting for eight divisions will need to be redone due to various technical issues.
The divisions are in Gua Musang, Pengkalan Chepa, Bachok, Ketereh and Tumpat in Kelantan, Dungun, Hulu Selangor and Padang Serai.
Some members have alleged sabotage in Hulu Selangor after voters turned up only to find there were no facilities to vote, prompting the exercise to be cancelled.
In the Kota Kinabalu division, its incumbent chief Christina Liew complained that candidates' names were missing from the tablets for voting.
Voting in other divisions was largely smoother.
HIGHLIGHTS
 | Aziz Bari had lobbied for the Tambun seat. |
 | Perlis BN chair says no cooperation with PAS. |
 | Federal Court ruled in a 2-1 majority decision. |
What else is happening?
Attorney-general Idrus Harun said his office is still examining the investigation papers furnished by the MACC on Court of Appeal judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.
The country is seeing a surge in the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), with Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya alone recording almost 6,200 cases in the past week.
Meanwhile, Europe is seeing an outbreak of monkeypox, prompting calls for Malaysia to tighten its border control to prevent diseases from entering the country.
HIGHLIGHTS
 | The state govt expects to boost its revenue. |
 | He represents the Western Pacific region. |
 | He will meet Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida. |
What are people saying?
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 | By S Thayaparan |
 | By Jamari Mohtar |
