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You have less voting power now
More political shenanigans
S Vinosiny's family to sue UUM
You have less voting power now
As you may or may not recall, anyone 18 years old and above was automatically registered as a voter when the automatic voter registration (AVR) came into effect last December, along with Undi18.
As of February this year, this translated to 6.1 million more voters than there were during the 2018 general election.
More voters mean better democracy because all votes are equal, right? Wrong.
Due to gerrymandering (unfair drawing of electoral boundaries), AVR means voters in urban areas now have less voting power compared to those in rural areas.
For example, one vote in Igan, Sarawak - a small parliamentary constituency - is equal to 10.63 votes in Bangi, according to Kini News Lab's calculations.
This is, of course, assuming everyone goes out to vote, even those who didn't register before this.
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More political shenanigans
Meanwhile, politicians appear to be still actively trying to get power without the people's mandate.
Warisan president Shafie Apdal claimed to have been informed by Bersatu’s Muhyiddin Yassin that the latter had secured the support of 119 MPs, including from Pakatan Harapan.
PKR president Anwar Ibrahim had admitted to meeting with Muhyiddin but added that no one in Harapan wants to back the Perikatan Nasional chairperson.
He claimed that Muhyiddin wanted a second go at the same job.
DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke also outright rejected the notion that his party would support Muhyiddin.
HIGHLIGHTS
 | 'I think the people, too, are sick and tired of this.' |
 | This signalled a shift in the political landscape. |
 | He admits he failed to prove his allegations. |
S Vinosiny's family to sue UUM
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) sought to heal wounds by visiting the family of deceased student S Vinosiny and offering their apologies and condolences.
However, the family did not appear to be appeased and told the UUM delegation point-blank that they plan to sue the university for negligence.
Vinosiny had died in her hostel room at UUM's Sintok campus in Kedah on May 21.
The accounting student was suspected to have suffered a fatal electric shock, something which the family claimed was backed up by injuries on her body and the post-mortem findings.
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 | 'She was lying there without a blanket and mattress.' |
 | S'pore court ordered the lawyers to pay S$20,000. |
A daily glance at Covid-19
1,451 new cases yesterday (May 31) bring the cumulative infections to 4,506,510.
7 new fatalities put the death toll at 35,676.
New cases by states
Selangor (665)
Kuala Lumpur (287)
Penang (84)
Perak (73)
Negeri Sembilan (72)
Kedah (45)
Sarawak (44)
Malacca (43)
Sabah (36)
Johor (29)
Putrajaya (22)
Terengganu (18)
Kelantan (15)
Pahang (13)
Perlis (4)
Labuan (1)
What else is happening?
Convicted former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has found a Queen's Counsel from the UK to represent him in the SRC International case appeal at the Federal Court.
The Human Resources Ministry's plans to welcome the first batch of new Indonesian migrant workers since the pandemic were bungled by delays and eventually cancelled.
Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad has advised the public to grow their own vegetables and rear livestock to overcome the current food supply shortage.
HIGHLIGHTS
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 | Asset disposal is for long-term sustainability. |
 | This is over an internal probe on false claims. |
What are people saying?
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