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Botched survey on PM's first 100 days
Ismail Sabri's non-protest protest
Najib's review bid wraps up
Botched survey on PM's first 100 days
A survey commissioned by five media organisations in conjunction with Anwar Ibrahim's first 100 days as prime minister has been widely panned.
The survey suggested that 71 percent of Malays were "not satisfied" with the government's effort and ability to fulfil their "GE15 manifesto".
However, those with experience in reviewing surveys found its methodology questionable.
One chief criticism was that 81 percent of respondents were male, and that respondents were not random stratified to reflect Malaysia's population.
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Ismail Sabri's non-protest protest
Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob denied skipping the Umno elections in protest or because he was upset.
However, he said that he chose not to defend his vice-president post because the polls did not adhere to the party's constitution.
This was in reference to Umno barring the contest for the Umno president and deputy president posts this year.
He said the Registrar of Societies should have intervened in the matter.
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Najib's review bid wraps up
Najib Abdul Razak's judicial review bid hearing has concluded.
Among the defence's main arguments were aimed at discrediting Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat over her husband's social media posting against Najib.
They also argued that the Federal Court had denied Najib a fair trial when it refused to postpone Najib's final appeal hearing, or allow his lawyers to discharge themselves.
Another point raised by the defence was the alleged conflict of interest by trial judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.
A decision on Najib's judicial review bid will be delivered on March 31.
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