Here are key headlines you may have missed, in brief.


1. PKR criticised Bersatu's Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim after he objected to the plan to lower the voting age from 21 to 18.


2. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission blocked access to the Sugarbook website, which was offering dating services between younger women and older men.


3. Former 1MDB CEO Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman told the court that Low Taek Jho’s directions on the sovereign wealth fund did not always make financial sense, but he remained with the company out of fear of snubbing then prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.


4. Infectious diseases expert Dr Lee Heng Gee suggested a programme for post-Covid-19 patients as even those who did not have Covid-19 symptoms over the course of their infection later developed complications.


5. The government will launch a guide book on its National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme this morning.


6. Recreational fishing businesses find little comfort in the government’s approval for it to operate under the movement control order, as business remained slow due to travel restrictions.


7. The police will terminate or demote 11 senior and junior police officers over the rape of a 16-year-old girl at the Miri Central police station, while Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rina Harun reiterated her ministry's commitment to draft a Sexual Harassment Bill.


8. A competition featuring Orang Asli in their traditional attire help fostered cultural pride amongst the community.


8. Former International Trade and Industry Ministry administrative director Mohd Ezuwan Hassan said he plans to sue former chief secretary to the government Ali Hamsa for alleged constructive dismissal.




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