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Key Highlights

  • Najib's assets

  • GEG pit stop

  • Tasik Chini 'restoration'




Najib's assets

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak declared his wealth in court - totalling RM4.49 million.

This included RM2.52 million in Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB), and RM1.24 million in a current account.

The disclosure was court ordered, as part of an asset freeze injunction against him by SRC International - which is seeking RM42 million from the Pekan MP in a civil suit.

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GEG pit stop

The "Generational End Game" (GEG) bill which seeks to ban smoking for youths born in 2007 and beyond, has been put on hold.

The bill will be "fine-tuned" by a newly-formed Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC).

This is after the bill came under heavy scrutiny for criminalising possession of tobacco products instead of its sale, as well as the wide range of powers given to police to enact the law.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin agreed to tone down the law just before it was debated in the Dewan Rakyat - and he subsequently agreed to have it reviewed even further.

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Tasik Chini 'restoration'

The Pahang state government claims it has rehabilitated 80 percent of Tasik Chini after years of damage from logging and mining activities.

The restoration works include broad efforts to restore greenery, as well as to control erosion.

When Malaysiakini visited the lake last month, its once pristine waters were mostly murky and Orang Asli villagers declared that it would take decades, if not a century, for Tasik Chini to fully recover.

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What else is happening?

  • Johor Bahru was hit by flash floods which submerged more than 500 vehicles.

  • Politicians paid tribute to former Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim at his funeral, recalling his stern work ethic and principles.

  • DAP has joined the NFT bandwagon, selling digital copies of Tony Pua's Langkah Sheraton painting to generate election funds.

  • Single mother Loh Siew Hong got the greenlight to commence legal action to quash her three children’s unilateral conversion to Islam.



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