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More political appointments
The premier and the royals
Sultans on interfaith visits
More political appointments
Both Umno and Pakatan Harapan are making political appointments in statutory bodies.
Wanita Umno chief Noraini Ahmad is the new Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) chairperson.
Umno supreme council member Shaik Hussein Mydin is also the Penang Regional Development Authority (Perda) chairperson.
Umno Ulama Council executive secretary Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali has also been appointed as a religious adviser to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Over on Pakatan Harapan's side, long-time Anwar Ibrahim loyalist Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid is slated to be appointed as Tekun Nasional chairperson, with Hulu Langat MP Mohd Sany Hamzan as his deputy.
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The premier and the royals
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's official visit to Saudi Arabia did not go as planned.
The premier was unable to meet with King Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud or Crown Prince Mohammed Salman due to a change in schedule by the Saudi royals.
Anwar said he had been asked to stay in the gulf state longer so the meetings could happen, but had to decline in order to attend a buka puasa with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Perikatan Nasional, however, is painting the situation as a diplomatic snub against Anwar.
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Sultans on interfaith visits
The sultans of Johor and Selangor have both weighed in on controversy regarding Muslims visiting non-Muslim houses of worship.
Both Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar and Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said it was clear that Muslims should not be partaking in non-Muslim rituals.
However, both state rulers said visiting in itself - including for weddings or funerals - was not prohibited.
Meanwhile, a Malaysiakini street survey found that Muslims and non-Muslims who live near places of worship of opposite faiths have no problem with it, despite a Selangor PAS leader clamouring otherwise.
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government is reviewing all monopolies in the system to ensure that the public enjoys fair and better service.
Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar assured that dismantling monopolies won't affect jobs.
He said there was high demand for labour and accused the unemployed of being "choosy".
PSM hit back at the minister, saying the problem is that wages are too low.
Zainab Mohd Salleh has denied being the wife of Abdul Latiff Ahmad, in relation to Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli’s allegations linked to the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal.
PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said that Perikatan Nasional rejected Pejuang’s application to join the coalition due to its demand for seats in the upcoming six state elections.
He said Pejuang should just dissolve and join PAS or Bersatu.
Putrajaya is working on amendments to the Environment Quality Act to increase penalties for illegal e-waste imports.
Rohana Rozhan, the former girlfriend of disgraced Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner, has reportedly returned US$10 million in 1MDB-linked cash and assets to the MACC.
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