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Najib's 3rd court victory
BN wooed to leave Anwar
Flood season is back
Najib's 3rd court victory
Najib Abdul Razak and former Treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA).
This is for their criminal breach of trust case involving the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).
The DNAA was granted after the prosecution failed to hand over several classified documents crucial to the two accused to prepare their defence.
This is Najib's third court victory to date.
In March last year, Najib and former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy were acquitted of abuse of power involving the audit of the sovereign wealth fund.
The High Court ruled then that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against the duo.
Najib's next victory was in September 2023 when the prosecution failed to file their petitions of appeal in the audit case on time.
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BN wooed to leave Anwar
PN lawmakers have apparently been wooing BN to leave Anwar Ibrahim's coalition government.
Opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin, however, said there was no official mandate given to anyone to make such offers.
Former BN strongman, Arau MP Shahidan Kassim, has been confirmed as one of those MPs who approached BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
However, Zahid claimed other PN leaders had also approached him, but said he would keep their names a secret.
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Flood season is back
The monsoon is back, and with it, heavy floods in multiple states across the peninsula.
As of 11pm on Sunday night, over 143,000 people are still in evacuation centres.
Six people have died so far including a one-year-old child.
There are reports that flooding is worse this year than in the past, affecting localities that were not previously badly affected.
The official residence of the Kedah Menteri Besar was one of the homes that was flooded this year.
The flooding also coincides with SPM examinations.
SPM students affected are being transferred to shelters and are expected to continue sitting for the exams.
PKR has postponed its AGM, which was due to be held two weeks from now due to the floods.
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