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Our patience has limits, Hadi tells Bersatu; Azam's remarks on Arm probe 'premature' - MP

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] With temperatures rising amid speculation of a general election, PAS today issued a stern warning to Bersatu, even stating that the party may review its cooperation with the latter.PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang stressed that his party has remained patient with unilateral actions that he claimed that Bersatu had taken.“We are not disappointed… we are patient, (but) patience has its limits,” he told a press conference in Rusila, Terengganu.Meanwhile, in a separate story, MACC chief commissioner Abdul Halim Aman’s recent confirmation that the probe into the Arm Holdings deal is still ongoing has reignited scrutiny over remarks previously made by his predecessor, Azam Baki.Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan said Azam’s earlier assertion that the MACC would recommend charges against two individuals was premature as investigations had not yet been completed.___________________Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://membership.malaysiakini.com/membership/start?internal_source=kinitv

19 Pandan PKR Youth members resign; Pua probe necessary or a legal overreach? - Hanipa

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Pandan PKR Youth deputy chief Haqimi Zamri has announced his resignation and exit from PKR effective immediately.He also claimed that 18 other leaders from the division’s youth wing and its permanent chairperson have also resigned, which means that the Pandan PKR Youth leadership structure has lost its quorum and is automatically dissolvedHe added that they had decided to continue standing with former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli.In response, PKR Youth legal and public complaints bureau chief Khairul Naim Rafidi said that their resignation does not automatically trigger the wing’s dissolution.Meanwhile, in a separate story, former deputy law minister Hanipa Maidin has weighed in on the ongoing police investigation into DAP veteran Tony Pua over his remarks related to the royal institution and the Rukun Negara.Hanipa questioned whether the investigation was a necessary action or a legal overreach.___________________Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://membership.malaysiakini.com/membership/start?internal_source=kinitv

Rafizi dismisses Fuziah's claim on RM10m bond; Uproar against Pua over monarchy remarks

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Rafizi Ramli has dismissed PKR secretary-general Fuziah Salleh’s claim that he joined Bersama before resigning from PKR, and challenged Fuziah to bring her alleged screenshot evidence to court.He said Fuziah’s claim wouldn’t withstand scrutiny, insisting that official party records would clearly show he joined Bersama only after resigning as an MP and a PKR member.Rafizi said proof of political party membership in court is determined by official records of the party concerned, adding that Bersama’s records could verify the sequence of events.Meanwhile, in a separate story, DAP veteran Tony Pua has faced criticism from several quarters and police reports has also been lodged against him over his remarks on the monarchy.Yetsreday, Pua had said that Malaysian monarchs are bound by the constitutional system and can’t issue binding decrees to legislate all aspects of people’s lives.This follows Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah’s call for state representatives to understand the Rukun Negara.___________________Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://membership.malaysiakini.com/membership/start?internal_source=kinitv

Rafizi, Nik Nazmi resign as MPs; Fuziah claims they joined Bersama before vacating seats

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad have submitted their formal letters to Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul, notifying him of their resignations as MPs for their respective constituencies in Pandan and Setiawangsa.The duo said that their resignations take effect today."The right and honourable course of action is to return the mandate to the constituents of Pandan and Setiawangsa, given that we were elected on a Pakatan Harapan ticket at the last general election," they said.Meanwhile, in a separate story, PKR secretary-general Fuziah Salleh claimed to have time-stamped evidence that Rafizi and Nik Nazmi had already joined Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) on Saturday, thereby violating their 2022 election bond with PKR.She said the evidence refuted the duo's planned timeline to avoid paying PKR RM10 million in penalties each.___________________Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://membership.malaysiakini.com/membership/start?internal_source=kinitv

Uproar amid new higher education policy; MP questions PAS Selangor Youth’s rally move

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.[KiniNews] Higher Education minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said that Putrajaya is not compromising the national education system with the latest policy for UEC, tahfiz students’ to enter public varsities.Zambry was responding to PAS information chief Ahmad Fadli Shaari, who accused the government of using tahfiz students to distract from UEC graduates’ entry.Separately, Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung has questioned Selangor PAS Youth’s rally move which will be held in Shah Alam tomorrow. He said the youth wing is using their ‘right to assemble’ to deny Selangor assemblyperson Wong Siew Ki’s ‘right to speak’ on the pig farming issue.___________________📌 Share this news! Join the Malaysiakini WhatsApp Channel now! https://mk.my/wa_mkiniTurn on notifications 🔔 or unmute the channel to receive news notifications immediately!—Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://bit.ly/3B3ztIa