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Key Highlights
Najib in rehab
Healthcare reforms
Cost of flood polls
Najib in rehab
The Pigeon-gate allegations have turned out to be partly true.
Najib Abdul Razak has indeed been warded at the Cheras Rehabilitation Centre.
The Health Ministry said he had a condition that required physiotherapy - but could not disclose what exactly he was suffering from due to patient confidentiality.
The authorities gave the assurance that Najib would be sent back to Kajang Prison.
However, the question of whether Najib's prison cell has been renovated remains unanswered.
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Healthcare reforms
Government hospital directors will soon be evaluated - not just by their bosses, but also by those serving under their command.
The Health Ministry is also setting up an online complaint system - to be ready next month - to provide a safe avenue to report bullying cases and toxic work environments.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin also seeks to double the national spending on healthcare from 2.1 percent of the GDP to 5 percent.
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Cost of flood polls
GE15 is expected to cost RM1 billion to hold, according to the EC's estimates.
However, if it coincides with monsoon floods, a former EC commissioner says the cost would increase by 10 percent.
That's a whopping RM100 million extra.
The cost will probably be even higher if several states refuse to hold state elections at the same time.
If polling does occur during floods, and the situation becomes dire - the Election Commission can hit pause and push voting to another day.
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What else is happening?
The courts will decide today whether Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will be acquitted or have to enter his defence in the VLN corruption case.
A group of Kuala Lumpur residents led by veteran lawyer Ambiga Sreenevasan is threatening to sue DBKL and Federal Territories Minister Shahidan Kassim if they don't reveal flood mitigation plans for the capital during the monsoon season.
Muda is organising a rally outside Sogo this Saturday to protest against GE15 being held during the monsoon.
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is in New York and will be addressing the United Nations General Assembly - in Malay - tonight.
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