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Najib closer to bankruptcy
Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak failed to stay a court ruling for him to pay RM1.69 billion in taxes to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).
This clears the way for the IRB to move forward with the bankruptcy proceeding against him, which was first initiated in April.
A defiant Najib vowed that bankruptcy won’t paralyse him from “voicing out for the people”.
If declared bankrupt, Najib won’t be able to contest in the next general election.
He also has ongoing graft cases relating to 1MDB and SRC International Sdn Bhd.
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Agong wraps up meetings
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong wrapped up the last of his meetings with the country’s top political leaders.
Upko, which is aligned with the opposition, expectedly asked for the emergency, which expires in August, to end.
GPS, which is part of the PN-led federal government, kept its cards close to its chest – at least in its public statement.
It had three requests: (1) Achieve herd immunity by August; (2) Ensure a stable government; and (3) Ensure a Covid-19 exit plan.
It did not reveal its position on the emergency or the current political configuration. The Sarawak coalition is a kingmaker with 18 MPs.
The next focus will be tomorrow when the Conference of Rulers meets. The Agong is expected to consult the rulers on what may happen after the emergency expires.
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Violence in a hospital
Medical personnel are facing abuse, sometimes turning violent, due to grieving family members of Covid-19 patients who succumb to the disease.
One such incident took place at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang, Selangor, where the son of a Covid-19 patient who died punched the doctor on duty.
Covid-19 active cases are tapering off from an all-time high, but a substantial number of deaths are still expected in the coming weeks.
This is because the number of Covid-19 patients in the intensive care unit is still creeping up to new highs, although the pace of increase has slowed.
As of yesterday, 921 Covid-19 patients were still in the ICU. 1,172 people died from Covid-19 since the start of this month.
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A daily glance at Covid-19
- 4,949 new cases yesterday (June 14).
- Sarawak saw a surge in cases with 744 new infections. That’s the highest for the state since May 27.
- The national Covid-19 infectivity rate remains stable at the 0.9 range for the 10th consecutive day, indicating that cases are starting to come down. It must be kept under 1.0 to prevent exponential growth in new cases.
- For trends on daily cases, tests, hospital beds capacity, vaccination progress and more, follow our Covid-19 tracker.
What else is happening?
- Malaysian-born science journalist Ed Yong won a Pulitzer Prize in the “explanatory reporting” category for his writing on the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Immunisation minister Khairy Jamaluddin explained that the incidents where people were sent to certain vaccination centres that were closed on weekends were due to “manual errors”. However, he said this would be solved as most centres will soon operate seven days a week.
- Pahang regent Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah decreed for mining activities at Tasik Chini to be stopped. This followed Malaysiakini‘s special report on a new royalty-linked mining project in the area.
- A lawyer who likened the Unduk Ngadau, an annual Kadazandusun harvest festival pageant, to an “exotic cattle show”, apologised following public outrage.
- Members of the public took to Twitter to complain that they were registered as Rela members without consent. This included an MP and his wife.
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