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For Malays - dad, son pick different paths
MP’s 90 weddings and funerals
1MDB: Ex-banker’s ‘immense regret’
‘Malay struggle’ - dad, son pick different paths
Dr Mahathir Mohamad has joined the Ibrahim Ali-led Putra to “save the Malays”, whom he claims have lost political and economic control.
Whereas, his son Muhkriz, who heads Pejuang, is hoping to become part of Perikatan Nasional, which is led by one of his father’s many political nemeses, Muhyiddin Yassin.
“Although I’m already 97, my heart is still for the struggle of the Malays, who are now facing more problems than the other races. This is not about racism,” Mahathir said after receiving his membership card and appointment as Putra adviser.
On the other hand, Mukhriz said Pejuang’s participation as a PN component would ensure there is no split in Malay votes in the forthcoming elections for six states.
In the last general election, both father and son were decimated in their respective strongholds in Mahathir's home state of Kedah and lost their deposits.
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MP’s 90 weddings and funerals
First-time federal lawmaker Siti Mastura Muhammad courted flak when she listed attending weddings, funerals and thanksgiving events as part of her achievements as an elected representative.
The 33-year-old Kepala Batas MP stated in her "100 days report card" that, among others, she attended 58 weddings and thanksgiving ceremonies as well as 36 funerals.
However, the PN lawmaker also listed other businesses she had completed, including holding meetings with seven government agencies, being involved in programmes with NGOs and the community (21 times), extending assistance to 16 victims of disasters, and visiting 64 senior citizens and the less fortunate.
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1MDB: Ex-banker’s ‘immense regret’
A former banker with the defunct Singapore branch of BSI Bank has ”immense regret” over his involvement in layering funds linked to 1MDB.
Kevin Michael Swampillai revealed this during the RM2.28 billion 1MDB corruption trial of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.
The ex-banker was responding to lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s cross-examination about Swampillai’s extensive oral evidence of how he and a few others at BSI dealt with fugitive businessperson Jho Low, invested billions of dollars of the funds of 1MDB and other related companies in an “obscure” method involving layering and hiding the identity of the client companies.
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Views that matter
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Other news that matter
A total of 325 out of 346 TikTok videos flagged by the MCMC were removed, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.
Selangor PKR refuted an allegation that Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari has personal interests in a company to which the state government awarded a contract worth RM700 million.
Only seven out of 13 state assemblies have enacted anti-hopping laws, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Johor, Kedah, Malacca, Pahang, Sabah and Terengganu have not amended their laws.
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