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Key Highlights

• 1MDB scandal to get TV series
  
  

• PAS reappoints pro-Umno leaders
  
  

• Sabah DAP crisis
  
  

1MDB scandal to get TV series

Beau Willimon, the maker of the critically acclaimed US political thriller series "House of Cards", will be creating a new TV series featuring Malaysia's 1MDB scandal.

It will be based on the book ‘Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World’ by journalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope.

Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh will be among the producers.

Najib has been convicted of money corruption, abuse of power and criminal breach of trust involving funds belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former 1MDB subsidiary, and faces a slew of related ongoing charges as well.

The Court of Appeal will deliver its decision on Najib's appeal against his SRC conviction next month.

HIGHLIGHTS

	'RM100m house for convicted Najib vs Tunku's wooden house' Dr M says other ex-PMs never requested anything luxurious.
	Kit Siang repeats fear of Najib's return as PM BN's Malacca victory raises this thought.
	MACC urged to probe Zeti and husband over 1MDB links MCA wants perpetrators exposed.

PAS reappoints pro-Umno leaders

PAS has reappointed into its leadership three pro-Umno leaders who were defeated in its party polls earlier this month.

Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki, Mohd Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz and Khairuddin Aman Razali were made central committee members by appointment.

The trio had advocated for PAS to cooperate with Umno, a position that went against PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, who wants PAS to stick with Bersatu under the PN banner.

Their appointments were made a day after PAS was wiped out in the Malacca polls while contesting under the PN banner.

PN only won two seats, both of which were picked up by Bersatu.

Malacca Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali, who led BN to a two-thirds majority in the state polls, said he will discuss the possibility of involving PN in the state government. BN won 21 out of the 28 State Legislative Assembly seats.

HIGHLIGHTS

	Redzuan denies asking Bersatu leaders to resign Bersatu only won two seats in the Malacca polls.
	Police investigate Ginie Lim over election SOPs For having distributed face masks to the public.
	Ambiga anticipates another Bersih rally Protest will be against corrupt leaders.

Sabah DAP crisis

Former Sabah DAP chief Jimmy Wong quit the party after several key leaders were defeated in the state party polls.

The veteran leader blasted the new state leadership for playing politics and squeezing out other factions instead of adopting an inclusive approach.

Among the key leaders defeated were Kota Kinabalu MP Chan Foong Hin, Kepayan assemblyperson and state Wanita DAP chief Jannie Lasimbang, former senator Adrian Lasimbang and Elopura assemblyperson Calvin Chong.

The central leadership urged Wong to reconsider his decision but he rejected their appeals.

HIGHLIGHTS

	Cops summon MP over Sabah secession speech Sepanggar MP expresses disappointment.
	GPS seat distribution almost done for S'wak polls 'A few problems will be resolved'.
	Fuziah: DAP rep refused to retract attack against Anwar Lee declines to comment further on his FB post

 

A daily glance at Covid-19

• 5,594 new cases yesterday (Nov 23). 
  
  
• Malacca (87 percent), Terengganu (86 percent) and Kelantan (85 percent) are the three states where hospital beds utilisation capacity are above 80 percent.
  
  
• Kelantan is seeing a surge in cases, recording a daily average of 681 fresh infections in the seven days between Nov 15 and Nov 22, the second-highest after Selangor.
  
  
• Kelantan is also the state with the highest infections in terms of cases per capita. It has the second-lowest vaccination rate after Sabah.

What else is happening?

• The Health Ministry released data from its ongoing study of Covid-19 vaccines which found that Sinovac's protection against intensive care unit admission is waning rapidly. Meanwhile, China health authorities backed the mixing of Covid-19 vaccines, stating that they were necessary to protect against declining antibodies.
  
  
• Gerakan president Dominic Lau has been appointed as a senator in the Dewan Negara.
  
  
• The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) acknowledged that allowing people to withdraw from the fund for Covid-19 relief has compounded the problem of a lack of retirement savings.

HIGHLIGHTS

	PAC: Taxpayers footed 'exorbitant' bailout of AES firms 'Kickbacks were likely involved in the deal.'
	M'sian artiste's song banned by China gains 33m views Rapper Namewee talks to BBC after China ban.
	Vernacular school students will suffer - lawyer He says they will lack BM proficiency.

What are people saying?

	Stop indiscriminate increase of vegetable prices By Mohideen Abdul Kader
	Bersatu actual winners in Malacca polls By Mohamed Ariffin Ismail
	Harapan, 2021 is not the new 2018 By Malaysiakini readers