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Penang reels in flood aftermath

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak visited flood-hit Penang and urged the state government to monitor hillslope developments.

He also lauded a local surau for opening its doors to non-Muslims seeking refuge from the flood.

On the ground, Malaysiakini found certain parts of the Penang mainland to be still inundated in waist-deep floodwaters, even though more than two days had passed.

A total of 43 people on Penang Hill were rescued by helicopters after they became stranded due to resulting landslides from the floods.

MCA leader Ti Lian Ker defended the "deity" jibe against Lim Guan Eng by the party's Youth chief, claiming it was a reminder of the Penang chief minister's past deeds and words.

Umno's Padang Besar MP Zahidi Zainul Abidin suggested that the floods may be, among others, related to karma.

This latest edition of KiniGuide looks at the tropical disturbance that wreaked havoc on Penang.

Malaysiakini also takes a look at disaster management lessons from Japan.

Anwar set for surgery

Umno Wanita chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil sarcastically questioned if Dataran Merdeka was flooding after PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail protested there in conjunction with her husband Anwar Ibrahim's 1,000th day in prison.

Anwar's family revealed he will undergo surgery on Sunday to treat his longstanding shoulder problem.

Harapan MPs reported former finance minister II Husni Hanadzlah for qazaf, the offence of falsely accusing someone of unlawful sexual relations under syariah law, for Husni’s accusation of sodomy against Anwar.

Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul urged Husni to rethink his allegiance to the prime minister.

BN's Kuang assemblyperson Abdul Shukur Idrus criticised Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali for not taking Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad to task after he courted displeasure from the Selangor sultan.

MP dismisses video alleging affair

Langkawi MP Nawawi Ahmad dismissed videos showing that MACC chief Dzulkifli Ahmad was involved in an affair with a woman, claiming that they may have been edited.

MACC summoned Parti Warisan Sabah vice-president Peter Anthony to Putrajaya for questioning in relation to the alleged misappropriation of development funds in Sabah.

Petaling Jaya MP Tony Pua said MACC needed to "grow a spine" and investigate the 1MDB scandal.

Electoral reform group Bersih claimed more army voters have been registered at army camps that are still under construction, in Bera, Pahang, and Hutan Melintang, Perak.

Johor DAP filed 1,051 objections against army voters registered at the yet-to-be-completed Segamat army camp in Johor.

Other Kinibites

Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Ahmad Maslan boasted that the durian is now the top item searched for by the people of China on e-commerce platform Alibaba.com.

Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Md Yunos retracted his allegation that he was assaulted by PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin's supporters and also paid an undisclosed sum as a settlement after she sued him for defamation.

Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in a parliamentary written reply, revealed that a total of 159 children were detained under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (Poca) and the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).

Bank Negara set up an RM500 million facility for flood-affected small and medium enterprises in Penang at a concessionary rate.

Maybank also announced it will offer a six-month moratorium on loans for Penang flood victims on a case-by-case basis.

Looking ahead

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur will decide on Anwar's challenge against his sodomy conviction based on claims that the prosecutor in the case received RM9.5 million from the prime minister.

Najib will be attending the Social Media Week event in Kuala Lumpur.