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Seafield temple twice hit by violence; authorities probe 1MDB audit tampering claim
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Seafield temple twice hit by violence

The area around the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Subang Jaya was hit twice by violence within 24 hours, which saw a crowd attack the office of a developer in the latest outbreak this morning.

A day earlier, two rival groups clashed at the temple grounds, with 20 vehicles torched and several injured.

Deputy inspector-general of police Noor Rashid Ibrahim said the conflict was due to the process of recovering the land that the temple sits on, which had been sold to a developer. Police had also arrested 17 people over the first incident.

The temple’s priest S Jayakumar has also called for calm, saying that it was not a racial clash as some had alleged.

After a second round of violence near the temple, Deputy Home Minister Mohd Azis Jamman remarked that the rioters had gone too far, but thanked the police for "controlling the situation."

Authorities probe 1MDB audit tampering claim

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) called former auditor-general Ambrin Buang for questioning after Sunday’s revelations that his department’s audit report on 1MDB was supposedly tampered with upon the instructions of then-prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

The police Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) also announced that it is launching its own investigation on the allegation.

However, the law firm representing Najib, Shafee & Co, said the information removed from the report is not new and the meetings to change the report’s contents are “standard procedure” in any audit process.

Other Kinibites

The last two independent assemblypersons in the Johor state assembly have joined Bersatu after previously resigning from Umno.

Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin questioned whether the 'Harapan Coin' cryptocurrency had been sold illegally without the approval of regulators.

Chief justice Richard Malanjum reminded judges not to write their judgments in the hope of getting promotion at the expense of justice.

Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman told Terengganu not to interfere after the state said it would introduce syariah-compliant attire for state athletes, starting next year.

Looking ahead

UN Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Leo Heller, will hold a press conference to announce his preliminary findings after his two-week official visit to Malaysia.

Greenpeace’s Malaysia chapter will launch a report on the importation of plastic wastes into the country.

Top energy sector officials will be attending the 8th National Energy Forum, which will be officiated by Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Education Minister Maszlee Malik will be officiating the 12th National Academic Awards in Putrajaya.

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