Good morning. Here’s a quick rundown of what happened over the weekend.


Key Highlights

  • The PM's clothes

  • Chicken affair

  • Tajuddin sacked





The PM's clothes

PKR's Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil panned what he claimed was Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's penchant for expensive garments.

This was after Ismail Sabri was spotted in what appeared to be a Burberry shirt which was listed on its website at RM6,900. 

He was previously also spotted in a Burberry shirt listed at RM5,500.

Umno Padang Rengas MP Nazri Abdul Aziz defended Ismail Sabri, stating that the expensive clothing was not unusual as the prime minister gets many gifts.





HIGHLIGHTS

PMD seeks TikToker's help on claim officers played truant
Further information is needed.
Ledgergate underscores need for political financing laws
Political donation often used as excuse.
Cabinet pay cut will not solve rising costs - Mahdzir
'Effort needed to curb rising prices.'






Chicken affair

The government walked back its decision to lift the ceiling price on chickens, three days after announcing the move.

A new ceiling price will be announced after consultation with stakeholders.

The flip-flop prompted questions about Putrajaya's policy process but Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob maintained it was not a U-turn but a case of "listening to the people".

The decision came hours before the Umno supreme council meeting which urged Ismail Sabri, who is also the Umno vice-president, not to arbitrarily remove subsidies.

Umno also proposed the creation of a national poultry board to deal with the rising price of chicken but PKR's Rafizi Ramli questioned if Umno's solution is to create a board for every animal.





HIGHLIGHTS

Johor ruler cites May 13, Bersih after inflation protest call
'Protests never achieved anything.'
Tuanku, Bersih respectfully disagrees
'No Malaysia without protests.'
'RM100 for rakyat, RM480k for FGV chair'
'Obscene' allowance hike panned.






Tajuddin sacked

Outspoken Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman was sacked from the Umno supreme council but he remains an ordinary member.

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi did not reveal the reason but said the MP ”knows what he did wrong”.

Tajuddin was replaced by ex-prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's former aide Isham Jalil.

Umno's Ketereh MP Annuar Musa, who is in the faction opposed to Zahid, warned of further political purges.

Meanwhile, PAS invited Tajuddin to defend his Pasir Salak seat under a Perikatan Nasional ticket.



HIGHLIGHTS

Arul Kanda now star witness against Najib
The prosecution contends he has key info.
Puad: Muhyiddin should take leave until name cleared
He was named in Ledgergate.
Guan Eng trial: Witness says bought RM43k gift
Maurice Lacroix watch was handed to Lim.






What are people saying?

Najib and 1MDB: Know the past to understand the present
By R Nadeswaran
University exam leak a symptom of larger issues
By Sharifah Munirah Alatas
When lawyers walked again
By Syahredzan Johan




What else is happening?

  • PAS spiritual adviser Hashim Jasin mooted his party contesting using its own logo in the next general election after describing the Perikatan Nasional's coalition logo as confusing.

  • Ampang PKR will hold fresh polls for its division chief after its initial results were voided on grounds of vote-buying.

  • DAP said Pakatan Harapan should consider simultaneous polls in states it governs if a snap general election is called after November.




HIGHLIGHTS

Loggers with cash divide Orang Asli community
They battle to protect ancestral land.
Veggie gardens in concrete jungle feasible?
Some believe it can generate income.
Ultramarathoner Jeff Lau runs to help fight HIV/Aids
He hopes to raise awareness.