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Chinese birth rates reshaping M'sia
PM: Najib, 1MDB not the only problems
No walkover for Nurul Izzah
Chinese birth rates reshaping M'sia
Birth rates in Malaysia is declining across all races.
However, for the Chinese community - who have the lowest birth rates - it is a matter that could reshape Malaysia.
Already, Chinese schools are starting to have less Chinese students, and more non-Chinese - resulting in accommodations that some Chinese education purists reportedly feel threatened by.
MCA warns that a smaller Chinese population would spell decreased Chinese representation in politics in the future.
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PM: Najib, 1MDB not the only problems
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim wants Malaysians who are overly critical when it comes to Najib Abdul Razak to move on and stop being so "obsessed".
He said that Najib and 1MDB are not the only problems the country has to deal with, and that there are many involved in corruption cases who are still at large.
It's likely Anwar is referring to his old foes, not anyone in his government who has also been accused of corruption in the past.
Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh appeared to misunderstand Anwar's remarks, and countered that Najib's supporters are not obsessed with him, but only want the former premier to be treated fairly.
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No walkover for Nurul Izzah
Incumbent PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli appears resigned that Nurul Izzah Anwar will be taking over his job in the party election at the end of this week.
He claims that the entire party machinery is being mobilised to ensure he loses.
However, he said that he's too hard-headed to let Nurul Izzah win uncontested, as some allegedly hoped.
Rafizi is even throwing in some jabs, saying it was Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and himself who mainly negotiated seats for PKR in 2018 with Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and not Nurul Izzah as she implied.
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