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2026 Retrenchment On Track To Challenge Covid Fig.

keybearer — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:00:51 +0800

https://says.com/my/news/2026-is-on-track-t...ce-the-pandemic

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2026 Is On Track To Be Malaysia’s Worst Year For Retrenchments Since The Pandemic

Latest July data from PERKESO shows nearly 53,000 Malaysians have filed for unemployment benefits.

Malaysia is on course for its worst year of retrenchments since the pandemic, with new data showing job losses are accelerating beyond last year's levels

According to the latest Loss of Employment (LOE) report by the Social Security Organisation's (PERKESO) Employment Insurance System (EIS), 52,607 workers had applied for Unemployment Benefits (UB) as of 16 July 2026.

That figure already accounts for about 70% of all applications recorded throughout 2025, when 74,841 workers lost their jobs.

If the current pace continues, 2026 could surpass both 2024 and 2025, making it Malaysia's worst year for retrenchments since 2020, when more than 107,024 cases were recorded.

Job losses have surged every single month this year

As the data shows, the worrying trend isn't driven by one-off layoffs.

Instead, every month in the first half of 2026 recorded more retrenchments than the same period last year.

January 2026 saw the biggest jump, with 10,658 applications compared to 6,275 in January 2025, representing a 70% increase.

The trend continued throughout the following months:

Taken together, 47,053 Malaysians filed for unemployment benefits between January and June, up from 34,005 during the same six-month period last year.

That's a 38% increase in just one year.

White-collar workers continue to make up the biggest group losing their jobs

The latest figures also show that retrenchments are continuing to hit white-collar professionals harder than many would expect.

Workers in the Professionals, Managers, Executives, and Technicians (PMET) category accounted for 51% of all retrenchments recorded so far this year.

Breaking it down further:

Professionals made up the largest group at 13,461 cases (26%)
Technicians accounted for 7,104 cases (14%)
Managers followed with 6,165 cases (12%)

Combined, these three occupations alone represented more than half of everyone who lost their jobs in 2026.

At the same time, lower-income Malaysians remain especially vulnerable

While professionals formed the largest occupational group, the data also highlights the pressure facing lower-income households.

Nearly 44% of all retrenched workers earned below RM3,000 a month, equivalent to 20,878 people.

The single biggest salary bracket affected was workers earning between RM2,000 and RM2,999, accounting for 11,298 cases, or nearly one in four applicants.

Kuala Lumpur and Selangor account for almost 60% of all job losses

Malaysia's economic heartland continues to bear the brunt of the layoffs.

Almost six in every 10 unemployment benefit applications came from just two locations: 15,893 cases (30%) in Kuala Lumpur and 15,228 cases (29%) in Selangor.

Johor followed a distant third with 4,035 cases (8%), while Penang recorded 3,530 cases (7%).

Services and manufacturing remain the hardest-hit industries

The services sector accounted for the overwhelming majority of retrenchments, recording 36,040 cases, or 69% of all applications.

Manufacturing followed with 10,260 cases (20%), while construction recorded 5,403 cases (10%).

Separately, manufacturing was also the single largest industry division affected, making up 20% of all layoffs, followed by wholesale and retail trade at 18%.

Overall, the latest figures point to a labour market that remains under pressure

Although PERKESO's report noted that unemployment benefit applications fell 4% in the second quarter compared with the first quarter, the broader picture remains concerning.

With 52,607 retrenchments already recorded by mid-July and every month in the first half of the year exceeding last year's levels, Malaysia is currently on track to record its highest annual job losses since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest figures also suggest the impact is being felt across the Malaysian labour market, with both highly skilled professionals and lower-income workers continuing to lose their jobs in significant numbers.

This one tracked from unemployment benefits application under SOCSO, bukan actual loss of employment yet (but didn't apply).

Akmal: I'll quit if Nga quits

keybearer — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:08:39 +0800

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...kmal-tells-teng

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I’ll quit Melaka exco if Nga resigns as minister, Akmal tells Teng

The Umno Youth chief says he accepts the challenge by the former Selangor executive councillor, but with one condition.

Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh speaking at the Kapar Umno Youth’s delegates’ meeting in Klang today.

KLANG:Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh says he is prepared to resubmit his resignation as a Melaka executive councillor, as challenged by DAP’s Teng Chang Khim, if housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming resigns from the Cabinet.

“I accept the challenge, but with one condition: ask Nga to submit his resignation (letter). The day he submits his, I will submit mine,” he said at the Kapar Umno Youth’s delegates’ meeting here today.

On July 15, Teng, a former Selangor exco member, disputed Akmal’s explanation that his resignation had not been approved by the governor, saying that nothing in the Melaka constitution empowered any party to reject or approve the resignation of a state exco member.

Nga, the DAP deputy chairman, also denied pledging to resign as a minister if Barisan Nasional secured a convincing win in Johor, saying his statement had been misinterpreted and had nothing to do with the state election results.

He said he had only vowed to resign if former prime minister Najib Razak was freed from his jail term in the SRC International case, as it would discredit the judicial system and undermine the rule of law.

Previously:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5571014&hl=

Sebelum ni tabuley becos 'perlembagaan, TYT tak perkenan', tiba2 bole pula.

Kek

Akmal: Melaka Constitution Bars Me From Resigning

keybearer — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:43:58 +0800

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/779730

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Tak letak jawatan - Akmal beri alasan TYT Melaka tak perkenan

Ketua Pemuda Umno Dr Akmal Saleh mengemukakan hujah perlembagaan sebagai alasan mengapa dia masih memegang jawatan exco Melaka walaupun pernah berjanji untuk meletakkan jawatan.

Dalam satu video di media sosial malam tadi, Akmal berkata dia sudah mengemukakan peletakan jawatannya pada 19 Jan lalu serta menghantar surat kepada Ketua Menteri Ab Rauf Yusoh dan Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka Mohd Ali Rustam.

"Tapi tak diperkenankan TYT, jadi dalam Undang-undang Tubuh Negeri Melaka kalau tak diperkenan dengan TYT kamu nak buat apa," katanya.

Dia menambah, dirinya tidak seperti DAP yang sanggup menentang titah sultan — merujuk pertelingkahan parti itu dengan Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Tafsiran Akmal kurang tepat

Bagaimanapun, tafsiran Akmal mengenai Perlembagaan Negeri Melaka dilihat tidak tepat.

Tiada peruntukan dalam undang-undang tertinggi negeri itu yang membolehkan Yang di-Pertua Negeri atau ketua menteri menolak peletakan jawatan seseorang exco.

Walaupun Fasal 7(6) menyatakan anggota Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri memegang jawatan selama diperkenankan Yang di-Pertua Negeri, peruntukan itu bukan bertujuan membolehkan peletakan jawatan ditolak.

Sebaliknya, fasal itu secara khusus menyatakan seseorang exco boleh dipecat oleh Yang di-Pertua Negeri atas nasihat ketua menteri.

Lebih relevan dalam kes Akmal, Fasal 7(6) turut menyatakan dengan jelas:

"Tertakluk kepada Fasal (4), seseorang ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan selain daripada Ketua Menteri adalah memegang jawatan selama diperkenankan oleh Yang di-Pertua Negeri, melainkan jika pelantikan mana-mana ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan telah dibatalkan oleh Yang di-Pertua Negeri atas nasihat Ketua Menteri tetapi mana-mana ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan boleh meletakkan jawatannya pada bila-bila masa."

Selain itu, bertentangan dengan dakwaan Akmal, tiada peruntukan dalam perlembagaan negeri yang mewajibkan seseorang mematuhi Yang di-Pertua Negeri dalam perkara tersebut.

Sebaliknya, seperti perlembagaan lain di Malaysia, Fasal 8(1) Perlembagaan Negeri Melaka menyatakan Yang di-Pertua Negeri hendaklah bertindak mengikut nasihat Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri atau mana-mana anggotanya — kecuali dalam perkara tertentu yang boleh diputuskan mengikut budi bicaranya.

Kuasa budi bicara itu terhad kepada pelantikan ketua menteri berdasarkan individu yang mendapat sokongan majoriti dalam Dewan Undangan Negeri serta penolakan persetujuan terhadap pembubaran awal DUN.

Bagaimanapun, sebagai ketua negeri dan anggota Majlis Raja-Raja, terdapat kelaziman budaya yang menghendaki Yang di-Pertua Negeri diberikan penghormatan dan layanan penuh takzim.

Akmal pertama kali mengumumkan peletakan jawatannya sebagai exco Melaka pada Januari lalu dengan berkata langkah itu membolehkannya berjuang habis-habisan menentang DAP, yang ketika itu merupakan sebahagian daripada kerajaan negeri.

Isu tersebut terus membayangi Akmal dan kembali mendapat perhatian baru-baru ini selepas dia mendesak Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan Nga Kor Ming meletakkan jawatan susulan kekalahan Pakatan Harapan dalam PRN Johor.

Ketua DAP Melaka Khoo Poay Tiong turut menyindir kegagalan Akmal meletakkan jawatan semalam selepas parti itu keluar daripada kerajaan negeri, sekali gus mendorong ketua Pemuda Umno itu memuat naik video berkenaan malam tadi.

Sementara itu, dalam video berasingan yang dimuat naik pagi ini, Akmal turut membidas DAP Melaka kerana keluar daripada kerajaan negeri susulan penggubalan undang-undang baru negeri bagi melantik anggota DUN.

Dia menyifatkan tindakan DAP itu sebagai hipokrit dengan merujuk kepada Pengerusi PH Melaka Adly Zahari yang sebelum ini mencadangkan pelantikan Adun sebagai syarat kerjasama PH-BN dalam pilihan raya negeri akan datang.

Menurut laporan FMT, Adly membuat kenyataan itu pada April lalu.

Akmal turut membangkitkan bahawa tiga Adun DAP Pahang pada 2024 mengundi untuk meluluskan pelantikan lima anggota DUN, termasuk seorang pemimpin PKR.

The video:
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[Update] Jantan Parang Dijel 10 Tahun

keybearer — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:29:19 +0800

https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/7868...-dijel-10-tahun

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Tetak penunggang motosikal gara-gara hon, pembuli jalanan dijel 10 tahun

Azmi dibawa ke Mahkamah Sesyen Shah Alam pada Rabu bagi keputusan kes menetak seorang penunggang motosikal bulan lalu.

SHAH ALAM - Hanya kerana dibunyikan hon, tindakan ganas seorang pembuli jalanan menetak penunggang motosikal dengan pisau potong daging di Lebuhraya Persekutuan, bulan lalu, mengundang padah apabila dia dihukum penjara 10 tahun dan dua sebatan oleh Mahkamah Sesyen di sini pada Rabu.

Jurujual, Azmi Jantan, 43, dikenakan hukuman berkenaan bermula tarikh tangkap, 11 Jun lalu, selepas mengekalkan pengakuan bersalah di hadapan Hakim, ‘Ainul Bashiirah Dona Don Biyajid.

Mengikut pertuduhan, Azmi didakwa sengaja menyebabkan cedera parah terhadap eksekutif sebuah syarikat, Mohd Fairus Jaafar, 45, dengan menetak mangsa menggunakan senjata yang boleh menyebabkan kematian.

Perbuatan itu dilakukan di Kilometer 14.6 laluan motosikal Lebuhraya Persekutuan, Seksyen 13 di sini, jam 8.19 pagi pada 11 Jun lalu.

Pertuduhan dibuat mengikut Seksyen 326 Kanun Keseksaan yang memperuntukkan hukuman penjara sehingga 20 tahun dan denda atau sebatan, jika sabit kesalahan.

Mengikut fakta kes, semasa menunggang motosikal di laluan berkenaan, tertuduh berang selepas mangsa membunyikan hon.

Suspek kemudiannya menyerang mangsa sehingga dia mengalami kecederaan patah tulang bahu, tulang tangan, jari dan pergelangan tangan kiri serta luka di kepala.

Hakim: Kamu kenal mangsa?

Azmi: Tidak.

Hakim: Kenapa kamu bawa pisau pemotong daging itu?

Azmi: Saya bawa dari rumah sebab nak buang.

Hakim: Buang di mana?

Azmi: Di tong sampahlah.

Azmi dikenakan hukuman berkenaan bermula tarikh tangkap, 11 Jun lalu.

Semasa prosiding, Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Amir Saifullah Mohammad Sallehuddin memohon mahkamah menjatuhkan hukuman berat kerana kes itu menyebabkan mangsa mengalami kecederaan serius pada bahagian organ penting.

Menurutnya, insiden terbabit berpunca daripada isu remeh apabila mangsa hanya membunyikan hon, namun tertuduh bertindak agresif dengan menggunakan senjata berbahaya yang boleh membawa maut.

“Perbuatan tertuduh mencetuskan ketakutan kepada pengguna jalan raya dan nasib baik mangsa tidak meninggal dunia.

“Selain mengambil kira kepentingan awam, hukuman berat wajar dikenakan sebagai pengajaran serta bagi membendung kes buli jalanan,” katanya.

Bagaimanapun, Azmi yang tidak diwakili peguam, merayu hukuman diringankan.

Previously:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5568188
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5567518

Kempen PKR in 2026

keybearer — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:44:37 +0800

[fb]https://www.facebook.com/reel/3251522061699694[/fb]

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/779029

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'Diberi RM100, mintalah RM500, tapi tetap undi PH' - Shamsul

Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Johor semakin hangat apabila parti-parti bertanding memperhebat kempen menerusi pelbagai pendekatan.

Berbaki lima hari menjelang hari mengundi, bekas Setiausaha Politik Kanan Perdana Menteri, Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin mencuri perhatian apabila menyeru pengundi supaya memilih PH dalam gaya seperti membacakan talkin.

Dengan mengenakan selendang dan berkopiah sambil diterangi cahaya suram, Shamsul menyampaikan pesanan "menyeramkan" itu kepada pengundi Johor.

"Wahai pengundi-pengundi Johor, akan datang kepada kamu Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional dan parti-parti Bersama yang lain. Janganlah kamu merasa gerun dan gentar kerana mereka adalah makhluk Allah.

"Apabila diberi RM100, mintalah RM500. Apabila diberi kopi dan teh, mintalah Milo, susu dan beras untuk keperluan selama sebulan.

"Namun apabila diminta untuk mengundi mereka, jawablah dengan lidah yang fasih dan terang. Kami tetap akan undi Harapan," ujarnya dalam suara bergema.

Bekas Pengerusi PKR itu berkata demikian menerusi video yang dimuat naik di Facebook pada Isnin.

Sebelum ini, bekas mursyidul am PAS,Nik Aziz Nik Mat juga pernah mengeluarkan kenyataan yang hampir sama.

“Beri pitih, ambik. Beri gula, kacau. Beri kain pakai.

“Beri kertas undi, pangkah bulan (logo PAS). Dia nak buat guano kito?” katanya ketika itu.

Altimet suruh padam

Bagaimanapun tindakan Shamsul itu tidak diterima baik rakan seperjuangannya dalam PKR, Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad atau lebih dikenali sebagai Altimet.

"Jangan main-mainkan hal macam ni. Mohon delete," kata Altimet.

Pengguna media sosial lain turut mengecam bekas pembantu Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim itu, dengan mengingatkannya mengenai kes rasuah yang sedang dihadapinya di mahkamah.

Pada Disember lalu, Shamsul mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur atas empat pertuduhan menerima rasuah berjumlah RM176,830 daripada ahli perniagaan Albert Tei.

Dia didakwa menerima suapan ketika memegang jawatan setiausaha politik kepada Anwar bagi membantu syarikat milik Tei mendapatkan lesen perlombongan mineral di Sabah.

Tei juga didakwa atas pertuduhan menawarkan rasuah berkenaan.

Sebelum itu, video Shamsul menghisap cerut di sebuah gerai tepi jalan yang dipercayai di Johor turut tular di media sosial.

Tindakan itu dipersoalkan oleh sesetengah pihak yang mendakwa ia mungkin melanggar larangan merokok di premis makanan.

Selain dakwaan rasuah, Tei turut mendakwa dia membelanjakan ribuan ringgit untuk membeli cerut premium dan menyediakan sut khas untuk Shamsul.

That lighting effects plus that reverb, wew.

The Beast versi Malaysia

keybearer — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:53:52 +0800

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https://www.dagangnews.com/article/terkini/...ian-ramai-71169

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Kenderaan rasmi PM Anwar, BMW 7 Series Protection versi kalis peluru dan letupan tarik perhatian ramai | DagangNews - Berita Bisnes Anda

KUALA LUMPUR 6 Julai - Kemunculan sebuah BMW 7 Series Protection yang digunakan sebagai kenderaan rasmi Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ketika majlis pelancaran Teksi MADANI baru-baru ini mencuri perhatian apabila model berperisai itu dilengkapi pelbagai ciri keselamatan bertaraf tinggi bagi melindungi penumpangnya daripada ancaman tembakan dan letupan.

Sekilas pandang, model berkenaan kelihatan seperti BMW 7 Series G70 biasa, namun pemerhatian lebih teliti menunjukkan ia memiliki bingkai cermin hadapan dan tingkap yang jauh lebih tebal selain dipadankan dengan tayar khas, sekali gus menandakan ia merupakan varian 7 Series Protection, lapor portal permotoran <link removed>

Model itu dibangunkan terus oleh BMW di kilangnya di Dingolfing, Jerman menerusi struktur badan BMW Protection Core, yang menggabungkan keluli panas berperisai sebagai sebahagian daripada struktur utama kenderaan.

Bagi meningkatkan tahap keselamatan, kenderaan itu turut dilengkapi bumbung dan bahagian bawah badan tahan letupan bagi melindungi penumpang daripada ancaman bom tangan dan serangan dron, selain menggunakan cermin keselamatan khas dengan lapisan polikarbonat.

BMW turut memasang tangki bahan api jenis self-sealing yang mampu menghalang kebocoran sekiranya ditembusi peluru.

Dari aspek mobiliti, model berkenaan menggunakan tayar Michelin Primacy 4 yang dipadankan dengan teknologi PAX Run-Flat, membolehkan kenderaan terus dipandu pada kelajuan sehingga 80 kilometer sejam walaupun mengalami kebocoran tayar.

Hasil peningkatan sistem perlindungan itu, BMW 7 Series Protection menerima pensijilan VP9 daripada Persatuan Makmal Ujian Bahan dan Struktur Tahan Serangan Jerman (VPAM) bagi ketahanan terhadap tembakan peluru dan letupan.

Tangki bahan api jenis self-sealing menghalang kebocoran bahan api sekiranya ditembusi peluru. - Gambar/ <link removed>

Cermin keselamatannya pula memperoleh penarafan VP10, membolehkannya menahan tembakan peluru berkaliber 7.62x54mm R yang lazim digunakan oleh senapang penembak tepat dan mesingan.

Model berkenaan juga boleh dipertingkatkan dengan perlindungan tambahan sehingga standard VR10 pada bahagian tertentu.

Unit yang digunakan Perdana Menteri dipercayai merupakan versi petrol berdasarkan konfigurasi empat muncung ekzos.

Ia dikuasakan enjin S68 V8 4.4 liter pengecas turbo berkembar bersama sistem hibrid ringan 48 volt yang menghasilkan kuasa 530 PS dan tork 750 Nm, dipadankan dengan sistem pacuan semua roda xDrive.

Ketebalan cermin mampu menahan tembakan peluru berkaliber 7.62x54mm R yang lazim digunakan oleh senapang penembak tepat dan mesingan. - Gambar/ <link removed>

Walaupun berat tambahan akibat sistem perisai menjejaskan prestasi pecutan, model itu masih mampu memecut dari sifar ke 100 kilometer sejam dalam masa 6.6 saat dengan kelajuan maksimum 210 kilometer sejam.

Bagi memastikan pengendalian kekal stabil, BMW menala semula sistem suspensi selain melengkapkan model itu dengan sistem stereng roda belakang yang membantu meningkatkan tahap kelincahan walaupun beratnya bertambah.

Dari segi kemudahan, 7 Series Protection turut dilengkapi lampu amaran biru tersembunyi pada gril hadapan, pemegang bendera rasmi, pintu automatik, tempat duduk pelbagai fungsi berbalut kulit Merino serta bidai tingkap khas yang membolehkan penumpang melihat keadaan di luar tanpa mudah dilihat dari luar.

Kenderaan masih boleh dipandu pada kelajuan sehingga 80 kilometer sejam walaupun mengalami kebocoran tayar. - Gambar / <link removed>

BMW 7 Series Protection merupakan antara model limosin berperisai paling canggih yang ditawarkan pengeluar automotif Jerman itu dan direka khusus untuk kegunaan ketua negara, ketua kerajaan serta individu berprofil tinggi yang memerlukan tahap perlindungan keselamatan maksimum. - DagangNews.com

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Gigachad Parent vs Vape Epidemic

keybearer — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:08:45 +0800

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utk perhatian semua.

parents, doctors, cikgu cikgis, ahli masyarakat yg cakna
this is how you deal with kesalahan vape dikalangan budak sekolah.

jum kita semua bekerjasama membenteras vape dari negara kita. Ciptaan yg sedikit sahaja gunanya(can’t even be called manfaat), dan berganda keburukannya.

For me personally dah macam dosa arak dah vape ni, every person along the way yang menyumbang kepada vape ni sampai ke tangan generasi anak2 yang tidak berdosa, terpalit sama

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12 y.o. Drove On Highway, Claims Dwarfism

keybearer — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:20 +0800

https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/7852...a-lelaki-kerdil

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Kanak-kanak 12 tahun ditahan pandu kereta di lebuh raya, dakwa dia lelaki kerdil

GUILIN – Seorang kanak-kanak berumur 12 tahun ditahan polis selepas dipercayai memandu sebuah kereta milik jirannya secara bersendirian di lebuh raya selama lebih enam jam di Wilayah Autonomi Guangxi Zhuang, selatan China.

Lebih mengejutkan, kanak-kanak itu cuba mengelirukan pihak berkuasa dengan mendakwa dirinya seorang dewasa yang kerdil apabila dihentikan di sebuah plaza tol.

Menurut laporan media tempatan, kejadian itu terbongkar pada 15 Jun lalu apabila petugas di Plaza Tol Gaotian berasa curiga selepas pemandu terbabit memaklumkan dia tidak mempunyai wang yang mencukupi untuk membayar tol.

Pemeriksaan lanjut mendapati, individu di belakang stereng kelihatan terlalu kecil untuk menjadi seorang pemandu yang sah.

Apabila ditanya mengenai umurnya, kanak-kanak berkenaan berkeras mendakwa dirinya seorang dewasa dan menyatakan saiz tubuhnya yang kecil berpunca daripada keadaan kekerdilan.

Bagaimanapun, polis yang dipanggil ke lokasi mengesahkan pemandu terbabit sebenarnya seorang kanak-kanak lelaki berusia 12 tahun bernama Luo serta tidak memiliki lesen memandu.

Siasatan mendapati Luo dipercayai mengambil kunci kereta jirannya kira-kira jam 4 pagi sebelum memandu keluar dari Guilin melalui Plaza Tol Xiangshan sekitar jam 4.45 pagi.

Dia kemudian memandu merentasi beberapa daerah dan berada di lebuh raya selama lebih enam jam sebelum dihentikan di Plaza Tol Gaotian.

Ketika disoal siasat, Luo pada mulanya mendakwa dia dalam perjalanan untuk melawat neneknya dan mengatakan kereta yang dipandunya milik ibu saudaranya.

Malah, dia turut mendakwa itu adalah kali pertama dia memandu dan belajar mengendalikan kenderaan sepanjang perjalanan tersebut.

Namun, hasil siasatan polis mendapati kereta sedan berkenaan sebenarnya milik jirannya yang tidak menyedari kenderaannya telah diambil sehingga dihubungi pihak berkuasa.

Luo kemudian mengaku bahawa dia dan beberapa rakannya pernah belajar memandu sendiri secara rahsia semata-mata untuk berseronok.

Susulan kejadian itu, polis memanggil penjaga kanak-kanak berkenaan serta pemilik kenderaan bagi membantu siasatan.

PSA to Take Care of Your Health & Hygiene

keybearer — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:33:35 +0800

https://www.threads.com/@nrlnadiaz/post/DZ4ojCXk6Wu

Google 'Fournier's Gangrene' at your own risk.

[Update] IKRAM Sgor Fakhrudin Mengaku Tak Bersalah

keybearer — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:44:26 +0800

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/06/...oney-laundering

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[UPDATED] Hulu Selangor Ikram member pleads not guilty to money laundering charges

Fakhrudin Abd Karim arrives at the KL court complex today. -- NSTP/EIZAIRI SHAMSUDIN

KUALA LUMPUR: The public were on the edge of their seats in the Sessions Court today as prosecutors said out details of an alleged money laundering scheme involving nearly RM18 million purportedly linked to Pertubuhan Ikram Hulu Selangor.

There were audible murmurs in the public gallery as the court interpreter read out the 17 charges against Fakhrudin Abd Karim, which detailed alleged spending on a bungalow, luxury vehicles and credit card payments.

According to the charge sheet, the 57-year-old had allegedly used:

1. RM10,542,650.10 for payments related to the renovation of his bungalow.

2. RM2,660,236.59 to pay for his platinum credit card.

3. RM1,675,442.40 for a Porsche 911 Turbo S S-A.

4. RM1,449,986.22 for a Range Rover SVA-Bio V8 SC.

5. RM680,055.35 for a Porsche 911 Carrera S S-A.

6. RM387,420.55 for a Mercedes-Benz AMG S63.

7. RM348,640 for two Toyota Alphard S-C Package vehicles.

8. RM253,240 for a Lexus RX300.

Some people in the gallery appeared to be making quick calculations on their phones, while others quietly whispered among themselves about the staggering sums involved.

Fakhrudin, dressed in a dark blue jacket, remained composed throughout the proceedings.

He listened attentively as each of the 17 charges was read before firmly replying, "Tidak bersalah" (not guilty).

The offences were allegedly committed at banks in Bangsar and Bukit Bintang between Jan 6, 2021 and April 21 this year.

He was charged under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act, which carries a maximum jail term of 15 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the proceeds of the unlawful activity or RM5 million, whichever is higher, upon conviction.

On June 16, Fakhrudin was charged in the Shah Alam Sessions Court with 158 counts of using his position to obtain gratification amounting to RM98.27 million.

Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Ahmad Akram Gharib applied for the case to be transferred to the Shah Alam Sessions Court so that it could be heard together with the 158 corruption charges already pending against the accused.

He said the case had been fixed for mention on Aug 7.

On the issue of bail, Akram requested that the court adopt the RM500,000 bail previously set by the Shah Alam Sessions Court, together with additional conditions that the accused surrender his passport to the court until the disposal of the case and refrain from interfering with prosecution witnesses.

Senior lawyer Datuk N. Sivanathan, who represented the accused, did not object to the prosecution's application.

Azrul subsequently allowed the transfer of the case to the Shah Alam Sessions Court and adopted the existing bail amount and additional conditions.

At the Shah Alam Sessions Court, Fakhrudin pleaded not guilty to 158 charges of using his position to obtain gratification amounting to RM98,270,315.20 between 2021 and 2025.

The court granted him bail of RM500,000 with two local sureties, ordered him to surrender his passport to the court and prohibited him from interfering with prosecution witnesses.

Previously:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5568003
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5562190

16th June 158 charges:
https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/807158

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17+158 charges wew lad.

Year 1 2027 Enrollment 18% of Target for 6 Y.O.

keybearer — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:04:29 +0800

[fb]https://www.facebook.com/reel/889783996827915[/fb]

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...r-than-expected

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Year 1 registrations for 6-year-olds lower than expected

Deputy education minister says this has forced the ministry to scale down teacher recruitment.

Deputy education minister Wong Kah Woh said that total Year 1 registrations for the 2027 session currently stand at 478,419, comprising 73,386 six-year-old cohort applicants and 405,033 seven-year-old cohort pupils. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: Only 73,386 applications were received for six-year-old pupils entering Year 1 for the 2027 school session, about 18% of the original projection of 400,000.

Deputy education minister Wong Kah Woh told the Dewan Rakyat that the ministry had been forced to scale down its recruitment of teachers due to the lower-than-expected number of applications for the six-year-old cohort.

He said the ministry was now targeting only 3,150 contract teachers next year, compared with the earlier projection of up to 20,000.

“This special intake will not replace the professional teaching pathway, which remains the ministry’s main long-term plan,” he said.

He was responding to a question from Jalaluddin Alias (BN–Jelebu) on the ministry’s preparations for the intake of six-year-old pupils for Year 1 in 2027 and measures to ensure that teachers are not overburdened by the additional enrolment.

Wong said total Year 1 registrations for the 2027 session currently stand at 478,419 pupils, comprising 73,386 six-year-old cohort applicants and 405,033 seven-year-old cohort pupils.

“This represents a 12.07% increase in Year 1 enrolment from the 2026 session,” he said.

He also said the ministry is actively completing 2,596 new classrooms using the industrialised building system modular method across 838 schools nationwide.

Wong said the classrooms are expected to be completed this year, and that the ministry is also optimising existing space and prepared to implement double-session schooling where necessary.

He said the ministry is currently processing 4,417 reserve candidates from the Education Service Commission for the July and December 2025 intakes, with 2,633 set to receive appointment letters soon.

Under the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2026–2035 launched on Jan 20, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that preschool education would start at age five, while Year 1 will begin at age six starting next year.

The early entry is voluntary and will require diagnostic screening to determine pupils’ readiness for formal schooling.

Assuming average is 400k per year, means the remaining 330k will join the following year as 7 y.o. in 2028 + another set of 400k of 6 y.o. as it's made mandatory under the new National Education Plan.

Sesiapa ada anak entering primary in 2028 is gonna face massive peer competition like never before.

Guan Eng Fails To Strike Out Corruption Charges

keybearer — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:03:37 +0800

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/06/...m116mil-project

QUOTE

Guan Eng, wife to face corruption trial linked to RM11.6mil project

DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew and businesswoman Phang Li Koon will stand trial on corruption and money laundering charges after the Court of Appeal dismissed their application to strike out the charges.

PUTRAJAYA: DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew and businesswoman Phang Li Koon will stand trial on corruption and money laundering charges after the Court of Appeal dismissed their application to strike out the charges.

The appeal centred on whether the charges should be struck out on grounds of an alleged abuse of process and reliance on evidence said to be linked to an earlier case involving Lim's purchase of a bungalow on Jalan Pinhorn in Penang, in which he was acquitted and discharged in 2018.

On May 3, 2024, the Penang High Court dismissed the application, ruling that the principle of double jeopardy did not apply as the legal threshold had not been met.

Lim is accused of using his position as the then Penang chief minister and chairman of the Penang Development Corporation tender board to obtain gratification linked to the approval of a foreign workers' hostel project worth RM11.6 million.

He was charged under Section 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act, which carries a maximum prison term of 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the gratification or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

Phang is accused of conspiring with Lim to commit the offence at the same place and time.

Chew faces three money laundering charges involving RM372,009 allegedly received from Excel Property Management & Consultancy Sdn Bhd and credited into her Public Bank account between 2013 and 2016.

The offence falls under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act, which carries a maximum prison term of five years, a fine of up to RM5 million, or both.

MORE TO COME

Malaysian Pedoatrician Facing 33 Child-Sex Charges

keybearer — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:19:06 +0800

https://says.com/my/news/doctor-australia-child-sex

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Malaysian Doctor In Australia Charged With 33 Child Sex Offences Involving At Least 9 Alleged Victims

Dr Saw is charged with producing and recording child exploitation materials and sexual penetration of a child aged between 13 and 16.

A 41-year-old Malaysian paediatrician practising in Perth, Australia, is facing 33 child sex-related charges involving at least nine alleged victims

The charges come after an expanded police investigation uncovered a wider web of alleged offences.

Dr Saw Chia Liang was initially arrested on 29 May 2026.

According to Australian news website WAtoday, at the time, he faced only two charges, including possessing child exploitation material.

Court proceedings also revealed that a hidden camera in a Perth examination room allegedly captured some of the offending.

Prosecutors allege that at least one victim was his patient.

Dr Saw is charged with producing and recording child exploitation materials and sexual penetration of a child aged between 13 and 16

Saw, who worked across West Leederville, Wembley, Nedlands, and Midland as a consultant developmental paediatrician, also served as a clinical lecturer at Curtin University and worked at several St John of God hospitals.

He also allegedly attempted to procure a child for sexual activity.

According to prosecutors, some of the alleged offences occurred inside the hospital rooms where he practised, with the incidents allegedly taking place between November 2022 and May 2026.

His medical registration has since been suspended by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

Dr Saw appeared before the Perth Magistrates Court and is being remanded in custody at Hakea Prison.

His lawyer is expected to launch a bail application later this month and he is expected to return to the Magistrates Court on 30 June 2026.

Malaysia getting in the news for the wrong reason again.

Ghost of Japanese Occupation Sighted at Kepong

keybearer — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:40:21 +0800

[video]https://thumbsnap.com/i/QPXw8FWH.mp4[/video]

https://www.buletintv3.my/nasional/polis-si...m-bawa-senjata/

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Polis siasat lelaki berpakaian seragam , bawa senjata

KUALA LUMPUR: Kemunculan seorang individu berpakaian menyerupai anggota pasukan keselamatan dan memiliki senjata disyaki tiruan di Kepong, dekat sini, mencetuskan kebimbangan orang ramai selepas rakamannya tular di media sosial.

Ketua Polis Daerah Gombak, Asisten Komisioner Ibrahim Husin berkata, pihaknya menerima laporan berhubung video tular itu pada jam 4.31 petang semalam.

Beliau berkata, laporan diterima anggota Kaunter Aduan Balai Polis Desa Jaya selepas video berkenaan tersebar menerusi aplikasi WhatsApp.

“Video itu memaparkan seorang lelaki bangsa tidak pasti memakai pakaian menyerupai pakaian pasukan keselamatan dan memiliki senjata yang disyaki tiruan.

“Kejadian dilaporkan di sekitar Taman Bukit Desa, Kepong,” katanya dalam kenyataan, hari ini.

Ibrahim berkata, kertas siasatan sudah dibuka dan kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 140 Kanun Keseksaan kerana memakai pakaian askar, kelasi atau askar udara.

Katanya, kes turut disiasat mengikut Seksyen 36 Akta Senjata 1960 kerana disyaki memiliki dan mengimport senjata tiruan.

“Seksyen 140 Kanun Keseksaan memperuntukkan hukuman penjara sehingga tiga bulan atau denda sehingga RM1,000 jika sabit kesalahan.

“Bagi kesalahan mengikut Seksyen 36 Akta Senjata 1960 pula, pesalah boleh dikenakan hukuman penjara sehingga setahun dan denda maksimum RM5,000,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, orang ramai yang melihat atau mempunyai maklumat berkaitan kejadian itu diminta menghubungi Pegawai Penyiasat Jenayah Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Gombak, Inspektor Prakash Sithambaram di talian 012-2940827 atau Bilik Gerakan IPD Gombak di talian 03-61262222 bagi membantu siasatan.

Rakaman video tular itu memaparkan seorang individu berpakaian seragam sedang berjalan di tengah jalan sambil memegang objek menyerupai senjata.

Kejadian pada waktu malam di kawasan yang agak sunyi dan kurang kenderaan, dengan laluan berkenaan hanya diterangi lampu jalan serta beberapa kenderaan yang diparkir di bahu jalan.

Or issit some other uniformed unit, not a military/history buff can't differentiate.

Bintang Hollywood Berkerja

keybearer — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:08:54 +0800

[fb]https://www.facebook.com/syedsaddiqofficial/posts/pfbid0vK6DJmejNRmU3JSaCjA7FySsQZeSC6oyXd2io2EQnmEciDgwU9ECGW5yheYeb5JNl[/fb]

Cashier Caught Cashing In TNG Into Personal Wallet

keybearer — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:36:12 +0800

https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/7847...njara-dua-tahun

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Bekas juruwang songlap pin Touch ‘n Go pasar raya lebih RM500,000, dipenjara dua tahun

Nur Atiqah Asyirah Muhamad Fauzi, 29, dijatuhkan hukuman itu selepas mengaku bersalah atas dua pertuduhan pecah amanah dan 12 AMLA membabitkan nilai keseluruhan melebihi RM500,000. Foto fail Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR – Tindakan seorang bekas juruwang pasar raya menyalahgunakan mesin terminal pin Touch ‘n Go eWallet yang diamanahkan kepadanya akhirnya membawa padah apabila dia dipenjara dua tahun oleh Mahkamah Sesyen di sini pada Isnin.

Nur Atiqah Asyirah Muhamad Fauzi, 29, dijatuhkan hukuman itu selepas mengaku bersalah atas dua pertuduhan pecah amanah dan 12 pengubahan wang haram (AMLA) membabitkan nilai keseluruhan melebihi RM500,000.

Hakim, Norma Ismail menjatuhi tertuduh hukuman penjara dua tahun bagi setiap pertuduhan pecah amanah dan AMLA.

Bagaimanapun, beliau memerintahkan hukuman penjara bagi kedua-dua kesalahan itu berjalan serentak bermula dari tarikh jatuh hukum.

Mengikut dua pertuduhan, wanita itu diamanahkan dengan mesin terminal pin milik sebuah pasar raya dan didapati telah menyalahgunakan mesin tersebut dengan mengeluarkan nilai pin Touch 'n Go eWallet berjumlah RM98,800 untuk ditebus nilai ke akaun Touch 'n Go eWallet milik diri sendiri, antara 7 Januari 2023 hingga 9 Julai 2024.

Pertuduhan dikemukakan mengikut Seksyen 408 Kanun Keseksaan yang memperuntukkan hukuman penjara antara satu hingga 14 tahun, sebatan dan denda, jika sabit kesalahan.

Wanita itu juga didakwa atas 12 pertuduhan memindahkan wang hasil daripada aktiviti haram berjumlah RM469,400 ke Touch 'n Go eWallet milik tertuduh, ahli keluarga dan rakan-rakannya.

Kesalahan dibuat dengan menebus nilai pin Touch 'n Go, iaitu tertuduh menggunakan terminal pin yang diamanahkan kepadanya oleh pasar raya terbabit untuk mengeluarkan pin-pin Touch 'n Go eWallet, antara Januari 2023 hingga Ogos 2024.

Pertuduhan dibuat mengikut Seksyen 4(1)(b) Akta Pencegahan Pengubahan Wang Haram, Pencegahan Pembiayaan Keganasan dan Hasil Daripada Akta Aktiviti Haram 2001 yang boleh dihukum di bawah subseksyen 4(1) akta sama.

Jika sabit kesalahan, boleh dihukum penjara maksimum 15 tahun dan denda tidak kurang lima kali ganda jumlah atau nilai hasil daripada aktiviti haram atau peralatan kesalahan pada masa kesalahan itu dilakukan atau RM5 juta, yang mana lebih tinggi.

Mengikut fakta kes, pengurus pasar raya itu membuat laporan polis berkaitan kes pecah amanah.

Tertuduh yang merupakan juruwang disyaki mengambil sebuah mesin peranti terminal e-pay tanpa kebenaran pasar raya itu.

Hasil semakan rekod e-pay kemudian mendapati tertuduh telah menggunakan mesin peranti terminal tersebut bagi menambah nilai e-wallet Touch ‘n Go sejak Ogos 2022 hingga Julai 2024 untuk kegunaan peribadi.

Semasa prosiding, peguam, Arik Zakri Abdul Kadir yang mewakili Nur Atiqah memohon hukuman ringan dengan alasan anak guamnya telah mengaku bersalah sekali gus menjimatkan masa mahkamah dan semua pihak.

Menurutnya, tertuduh merupakan pesalah kali pertama dan mengambil tanggungjawab untuk mengaku salah.

"Disebabkan kes ini, dia kehilangan pekerjaan selain mengalami kemurungan," katanya.

Bagaimanapun, Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Batrisya Mohd Khusri memohon mahkamah menjatuhkan hukuman setimpal memandangkan perbuatan tertuduh menyebabkan kerugian kepada syarikat serta dilakukan secara terancang dalam tempoh yang panjang.

"Terdapat transaksi selama dua tahun dan bukannya secara sekali gus. Oleh itu, perbuatan tertuduh bukan satu kesilapan sesaat tetapi satu siri pengkhianatan amanah," katanya.

Muat turun aplikasi Sinar Harian. Klik di sini!

Technically is just kes curi but kena AMLA, wew.

Gets Electrocuted, Achieve Levitation

keybearer — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:52:21 +0800

[fb]https://www.facebook.com/sinarharian/posts/pfbid035kfgv25FGEM7hfVoeWGcVEuW9WJZVmpUW9ZsXXVyEUbXj3GxDfwJPkh5syYxYq6tl[/fb]

https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/7844...ka-cat-bangunan

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Rakaman video yang tular di media sosial menunjukkan mangsa terapung di udara sambil cuba menyelamatkan diri selepas terkena renjatan pertama.

Bagaimanapun, mangsa dipercayai terkena renjatan kedua yang menyebabkan beliau tidak lagi bergerak ketika masih tergantung pada tali keselamatan.

Menurut laporan, tali gantung yang digunakan mangsa telah berganjak secara tidak dijangka sebelum menyentuh kabel elektrik voltan tinggi berhampiran lokasi kerja.

Post was 7 hours ago so I guess they're not fixing it.

[Update] Jantan Parang Mengaku Bersalah

keybearer — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:41:43 +0800

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026...-federal-highwa

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Salesman pleads guilty to attacking biker on Federal Highway

SHAH ALAM: A salesman pleaded guilty on Thursday (June 18) in the Sessions Court to attacking a motorcyclist with a meat cleaver on the Federal Highway.

Azmi Jantan, 42, entered the plea after the charge was read out before judge Datin Fatimah Zahari.

He was charged with intentionally causing grievous hurt to Mohd Fairus Jaafar, 45, using a meat cleaver, which constitutes a deadly weapon, at Section 13 of the Federal Highway along the motorcycle lane at KM14.6 at around 8.19am last Thursday.

The charge falls under Section 326 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum of 20 years' imprisonment, a fine, or caning upon conviction.

The prosecution, led by Deputy Public Prosecutor Ho Zee Xing, earlier recommended that bail be set at RM30,000 with one surety. He also requested that the accused surrender his passport and report to the nearest police station once a month.

The unrepresented salesman appealed to the court to reduce bail to RM5,000, citing his responsibility to support his wife and his status as a salesperson.

The man was granted bail of RM15,000 with one local surety and ordered to report to a nearby police station monthly until the conclusion of his case.

The court also set July 8 for the presentation of the facts of the case and sentencing.

A viral video showed a man being attacked with a meat cleaver along the Kuala Lumpur-bound motorcycle lane of the Federal Highway near Section 13, sustaining cuts to his head and arms.

The victim, on his way to work, reportedly honked at the suspect for blocking his path, sparking an argument that led to the attack. - Bernama

Previously:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5567518

PKR Anggap Rafizi Keluar Awal Atas Isytihar Hasrat

keybearer — Fri, 22 May 2026 20:46:17 +0800

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/775831

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PKR tetap anggap Rafizi keluar parti sebelum kosongkan kerusi Pandan

Setiausaha Agung PKR, Fuziah Salleh menegaskan pendirian parti dalam hal berkaitan tindakan Ahli Parlimen Pandan, Rafizi Ramli, menyertai Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) sudah jelas.

Dia berkata, bekas Timbalan Presiden PKR itu mengisytiharkan hasrat meninggalkan PKR pada 17 Mei semasa majlis pengumuman hala tuju politiknya di Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

"Serah surat (kosongkan kerusi parlimen) hanya bersifat rasmi, (Rafizi) isytihar hasrat pada 17 Mei dan itu pendirian parti.

"Apabila menyatakan hasrat, maka Fasal 9(1)© dalam Perlembagaan (parti) terpakai.

"Saya pun tak nak panjangkan cerita ini tapi pada saya, biarlah pasukan perundangan (uruskan)... yang penting pendirian parti, Rafizi keluar dulu baru kosongkan kerusi (parlimen)," katanya.

Fuziah yang juga Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup berkata demikian selepas merasmikan cawangan kedua Madani Mart di Jalan Wong Ah Jang, di Kuantan, Pahang, hari ini.

Dia mengulas demikian ketika ditanya mengenai kenyataan dibuat Rafizi semalam yang menyangkal dakwaan dia keluar parti terlebih dahulu sebelum mengosongkan kerusi parlimen.

Bekas menteri ekonomi itu berkata, dia baru sahaja mendaftar secara rasmi sebagai ahli biasa parti berkenaan pada semalam, sekali gus menafikan dakwaan bahawa dia telah menyertai parti itu lebih awal.

"Hari ini, 21 Mei jam 12.56 tengahari, saya baru saya mendaftar menjadi ahli baru Bersama.

“Saya kini menjadi ahli biasa Bersama dan nombor keahlian saya agaknya lebih corot berbanding (mereka) yang lebih awal sertai sejak hari Ahad," katanya.

Fuziah bagaimanapun menjelaskan tindakan Rafizi membuat pengisytiharan itu dikira sebagai tarikh dia keluar parti.

Sementara itu, ditanya mengenai tindakan terhadap ahli PKR, termasuk ahli parlimen yang hadir pada majlis Ahad lalu, Fuziah memaklumkan dia sudah menugaskan pimpinan parti untuk berhubung dengan mereka.

"Tujuannya untuk menasihatkan mereka, apabila mereka pegang jawatan sebagai ahli parlimen, mereka bukan saja berkhidmat untuk kawasan tapi turut mewakili parti.

"Seharusnya mereka membawa visi perjuangan parti, bukannya berkhidmat di kawasan diwakili pada masa sama mempromosi parti lain," katanya.

For context, PKR candidates have a 10mil party bond for them to toe the line on party hopping.
Allegedly it is clearly stated the bond does not apply if seat is vacated before leaving the party.

17 May - BERSAMA announcement event
CODE
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-anwars-staunchest-critic-rafizi-finds-a-new-party-and-a-new-fight

18 May - PKR mulls bond enforcement, kata ada bukti
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https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/803992

19 May - Rafizi quits PKR (after confirming Speaker received his MP resignation letter)
CODE
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1907831646586247

20 May - Rafizi dismissed Fuziah's claim of timestamp evidence over broken bond
CODE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mGtDmp3HWI

21 May - Rafizi officially joined BERSAMA
CODE
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1904462820267131

22 May - PKR claims spoken intention is admissible for them

Social Media Age Verification Begins 1st June

keybearer — Fri, 22 May 2026 19:41:49 +0800

[fb]https://www.facebook.com/bernamaofficial/posts/pfbid0374t31nDDCanqik5JhzT3CoumEZjRAgrhpr4k2drrD4ecamfacjsN3pVa3NLLkqDol[/fb]

https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/804698

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Social media users must verify age using official documents starting June — deputy minister

KUCHING (May 22): Users of social media platforms will need to upload official government-issued documents for age verification following the implementation of two new codes under the Online Safety Act (ONSA) introduced by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), effective June 1.

Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said under the two codes, namely the Children’s Protection Code (CPC) and the Risk Mitigation Code (RMC), documents that may be used include identity cards and passports to prevent users under the age of 16 from opening social media accounts.

“We have now asked platforms to implement age verification. Users need to verify their age using government-issued documents such as identity cards, passports or other official documents.

“If it is merely self-declared, anyone can simply click and claim they are above 18-years-old,” she told reporters after officiating the Safe Internet Campaign Community Carnival here on Friday.

Teo said MCMC, however, had not prescribed any specific technology that platforms must use for the age verification process.

According to her, the government will provide a reasonable period for social media platforms to implement the age verification process for existing accounts before enforcement action is taken.

“For existing accounts that have yet to complete age verification, MCMC is still discussing a reasonable timeframe after engaging with the involved social media platforms, including TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.

“Those who fail to complete verification may have their accounts closed, or the social media platforms may need to use artificial intelligence to ensure users are aged 16 and above,” she said.

Teo said the government had previously decided that children under the age of 16 were not allowed to open or own social media accounts on platforms with more than eight million users in Malaysia.

She said the two codes were published following engagement sessions with industry players, civil society organisations and stakeholders conducted since the beginning of this year.

Earlier, in her speech, Teo said that from January to April this year alone, a total of 23,367 online scam cases were reported involving losses amounting to RM680.3 million.

She said that since the Safe Internet Campaign was launched in January 2025 until April 30 this year, more than 11,000 programmes had been carried out nationwide involving over 1.8 million participants comprising school students, youths, parents, educators, senior citizens and local communities.

Lolyat kena or not?