The week that was - it has been a busy week for Malaysia 🇲🇾.

1. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is back on the work visits after a round in the Southeast Asian region (Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Philippines and next to Cambodia), he made his maiden trip to Saudi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… The Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 visit was an important one to connect to the Middle East region and this region in particular, has an important geopolitical position for Malaysia.

That being said, Anwar said the Saudi Arabian leaders had requested him to extend his visit so that he could… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The danger of publishing news without background checks on claims made - it will lead to confusion, defamation and disinformation.

Newsrooms and journalists ought to exercise caution, not to fall into the barrage of mis/disinformation. Let’s take one example today on the alleged Agenzia Nova article about PM Anwar Ibrahim.

Taking a closer look, there were two articles published, one sensational headline and the other calling Anwar a reformist (in Italian).

Do note, none of these articles have authors. 🚩

Former Sungai Petani MP, Johari Abdul from PKR is officially elected as the new Dewan Rakyat Speaker with 147 votes.

In the last session, he was the party’s chief whip. Speaker of the House, Johari Abdul (PH-PKR) takes the oath of office as the new Speaker.

It was raining so heavily on my way to Bukit Jalil stadium and upon arriving, all hell stopped.

Waiting to catch @JJ_Lin tonight for the JJ Lin’s World Tour concert, this is my first concert after almost 10 years since Avicii’s performance in 2013. Last minute decision to catch @JJ_Lin’s last leg of the #JJLin20 World Tour in 2022 here in Kuala Lumpur! Sort of like a treat for myself after graduating for my masters. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Ok, it's 8.15PM.

Getting ready to update as we go along with the Cabinet announcement. What can we expect tonight? It’s on. Now waiting for the unveil.
Watch on @501Awani here:

My worst fear just came, now I have to fork out more money to change flight tickets for my parents, and accommodation too.

Sigh! Expensive to change for flights from Sarawak to KL and accommodation for both my parents who will be here to attend my convocation. All these added to the extra costs and burden.

Imagine so many people who are also affected by these.

TW: Suicide & murder

We have stated this many umpteen times about unethical and unsafe reporting on suicide and murder. There is a public interest in such stories but is it necessary to sensationalise tragic incidents this way.

No. No.

This is not right, the story is UNSAFE. Stories reported in that manner is extremely upsetting to the families affected by the incident and also people living with depression and suicidal ideation. Sensationalising stories with revealing too much details can be extremely triggering to those struggling with depression.

[BN's landslide in Melaka, PH drowning in disillusionment]

What do we make sense about the results? Am I surprised with the outcomes of the Melaka state election on Nov 20? Not really, the results have been rather expected as it is with the low turnout.

It checks every box. With Barisan Nasional becoming the biggest winner, winning a landslide victory with 21 seats out of 28 seats contested and also seeing Umno taking a total of 18 seats, MCA won two in Kelebang and Machap Jaya while MIC won one seat in Gadek.

These are mixed seats.

Morning Melaka! Weather looks good in the morning and I don’t see many queues outside the polling stations.

Melaka votes 🗳 today! One thing for sure, it’s Abah everywhere.

Umno and BN stood firmly behind Bera MP Ismail Sabri as the PM candidate to be presented to Agong today.

With that, should PN and GPS go along with the nomination, Ismail Sabri will have the support of 115 MPs, crossing the simple majority number in the House. What culminated from the Umno BN’s meeting last night didn’t reflect what was said with the Agong and his deputy, Sultan Abdullah of Pahang and Sultan Nazrin of Perak - focusing on Covid-19 and economy, moving away from the “old politics”.

In this case, we’re back to square one?

(1/4) Day 2 outside the gates of Istana Negara - members of the press on duty, rain or shine.

📷 Fujifilm X-T30 (2/4) Day 2 outside the gates of Istana Negara - members of the press on duty, rain or shine.

📷 Fujifilm X-T30

Here's a quick roundup of the current developments:
- Attorney-General Idrus Harun and Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani are now at the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur.

- A special cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is still on-going at Putrajaya. As of 11.50AM, Astro Awani reported that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is set to leave Perdana Putra building heading to the Istana Negara for an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Terlalu banyak laporan berdasarkan sumber malam ini. Ya, perkara ini memang biasa diamalkan untuk melindungi sumber maklumat untuk liputan berita.

Namun, satu artikel yang hanya bergantung kepada satu sumber, saya tidak begitu cenderung untuk menerimanya bulat-bulat. Dalam masa yang sama, literasi media sangat penting juga. Jangan baca daripada satu media sahaja, bandingkan liputan daripada pelbagai media - inilah yang dikatakan pembacaan lateral.

Here's a quick overview with several exclusive stories quoting insiders from the meeting and various permutations prior to the audience with the Agong tomorrow as Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin tendering his resignation. Sinar Harian - Muhyiddin's bipartisan 'offer' for reforms were rejected in total by the opposition that led to his decision to resign as the "gentleman" way.
premium.sinarharian.com.my/article/152975…

According to Malaysiakini, minister in the PM department Redzuan Yusoff said that Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will tender his resignation tomorrow during the audience with the Agong.

A special cabinet meeting will be held prior to that.
malaysiakini.com/news/587251 Will be checking on this with other Bersatu leaders from the supreme council meeting at the same time to ascertain the details mentioned by Redzuan Yusoff.

Here's my quick take in the midst of another episode of political impasse in Malaysian politics.

The rebuke by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on July 29 was the last straw on the camel's back. That sent the whole Perikatan Nasional into disarray, like a headless chicken. The back and forth of statements between the Prime Minister's Office and Istana Negara were just at the tip of iceberg. With the resignation of a member of Muhyiddin's cabinet, how will that ensue with the other Umno ministers and deputy ministers?

Let's take a look what's happening this month, in case you missed it.

Umno president and Bagan Datuk MP Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's court case will resume on August 5.
theedgemarkets.com/article/zahids… Former prime minister and Pekan MP Najib Abdul Razak's 1MDB case will resume on August 17.
theedgemarkets.com/article/najibs…

Minister of energy and natural resouces Shamsul Anuar Nasarah announced his resignation today from the federal government, reported by Bernama TV. However, the tweet has been removed.

The Lenggong MP is the first Umno MP to exit from the Perikatan Nasional led cabinet. The earlier tweet from Bernama TV (

https://twitter.com/BernamaTV/status/1422495678303916033?s=20

) is no longer accessible.

All roads are blocked including the back entrance to the Parliament building with heavy police presence.

Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh and Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin are broadcasting it live near the highway as the MPs attempt to enter the Parliament.

facebook.com/therealmariach… Opposition MPs are now gathered at Dataran Merdeka after the police blocked the entry of the members of Parliament from entering the building.

Bandar Kuching MP Dr. Kelvin Yii is broadcasting the situation at Dataran Merdeka.
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So, I kinda miss the afternoon session of the Parliamentary debates.

When I checked the video again, what a horror.

Why on earth the MPs are peddling on anti-parasitic drugs? For goodness sake. We still don't have clear substantial evidence to show its effectiveness in treating Covid-19. There's already the treatment regime for Category 4 and 5, used by Health Ministry and WHO.

reuters.com/article/factch…

#Parliament Day 2 of the special parliamentary session, deputy speaker @AzalinaOthmanS reminded MPs to put on double masks whenever they are in the House.

That's a good reminder as some MPs fail to observe proper wearing of masks and one of them did not bother to wear masks too. #Parliament Right before the briefing by the Health Minister, MPs raised questions on the revocation of the emergency ordinance revealed by de-facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan yesterday.

However, the minister said that he will explain next Monday.