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PN's new DAP bogeyman
Muhyiddin's 'fatwa'
Govt 'censorship'
PN's new DAP seats bogeyman
Perikatan Nasional has found a new way to scare Malay voters into fearing DAP.
This time, the coalition alleges that the Madani government plans to increase the number of parliamentary seats.
This will be done to add 78 more constituencies in urban areas, thereby allowing DAP to win more seats.
PN chief Muhyiddin Yassin claimed that this will further erode Malay power in the country.
However, he claimed voters can stop the Madani coalition's plans if they vote PN in Pulai.
This would deny the ruling coalition the two-thirds majority needed to increase the number of parliamentary seats.
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Muhyiddin's fatwa
PN chief Muhyiddin Yassin issued an edict declaring it was "haram" to vote for Pakatan Harapan's Pulai candidate Suhaizan Kaiat.
This, he said, is because the government has let down the people and failed to address problems like the rising cost of living.
As Muhyiddin himself expected, Harapan and BN leaders criticised the PN chief for issuing such an edict.
Suhaizan himself said making such edicts was inappropriate and appeared to make light of God's decrees.
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Govt 'censorship'
The government has come under fire for blocking online news websites.
Since June, the affected websites are MalaysiaNow, UtusanTV, and TV Pertiwi.
The MCMC - which is in charge of regulating the internet - has denied that the blocks were an act of censoring the media.
Instead, it said that it had moved to stop the spread of slander or misinformation.
Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil also assured that the government will not treat the media with an iron fist while touting improved treatment of the press compared to previous administrations.
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Other news that matter
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Umno Youth will lodge police reports over a purportedly leaked memo recommending charges against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and former Treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah be dropped.
The government will be setting up a Children's Commission to safeguard the interests of children, with severe punishment for abusers planned.
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