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Najib's health
Media turmoil
Bukit Cerakah
Najib's health
Najib Abdul Razak is back in hospital after his health deteriorated.
The former prime minister was first warded last week due to stomach ulcers.
His family claims that despite doctors finding more ulcers and a biopsy causing internal bleeding, Najib was discharged instead of being warded.
They also claim that he was given different medication than what he used to take, blaming it for his irregular blood pressure which caused him to be hospitalised again.
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has ordered the Health Ministry to ensure Najib gets the best care possible.
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Media turmoil
Two incidents have rocked the local media landscape.
The first is The Edge's former editor-in-chief being charged with criminal defamation over news reports.
This has raised questions about why a criminal route was pursued in a civil dispute.
Meanwhile, a change of leadership at NST has prompted concerns over alleged political interference by Umno leaders.
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Bukit Cerakah
Pressure has been mounting against the Selangor state government to protect the Bukit Cerakah forest reserve in Shah Alam.
The reserve is currently being degazetted to pave way for development.
The degazetting process took place from 1991 to 2006.
The current state government decided to proceed with the degazettement, citing legal obligations it inherited from BN.
A stay on the process has been granted by the courts, but environmentalists allege that development is still ongoing.
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Views that matter
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What else is happening?
Suhakam's new chief Rahmat Mohamad denies being opposed to the Rome Statute or ICERD - saying that his opposition in 2019 was because Malaysia had not taken the necessary preparations to actually implement such statutes locally.
His views were shared by DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang.
On a separate matter, the Suhakam chief said a delicate balance needs to be struck between immigration concerns and human rights issues.
A Singaporean blacklisted from Malaysia has won his lawsuit against the Malaysian Immigration Department in the High Court - which declared that he was unlawfully detained for eight days, four years ago.
A witness in a rape trial withdrew allegations that Bersatu's Hilman Idham had helped the accused - who is his aide - set up the sexual assault.
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