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Judges in a teacup at PM’s 4.30pm huddle
Dr M turns 100, still restless
$ingapore’s $iren $ong luring docs
Judges in a teacup at PM’s 4.30pm huddle
The ongoing judiciary drama is a PR minefield for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim - a once-vocal champion of judicial independence and fierce critic of executive overreach - made worse by the fact that the loudest voices now come from within his own camp.
Malaysiakini has learned that Anwar, who also chairs the Pakatan Harapan coalition, has called a meeting with the coalition’s MPs and senators on July 14 at 4.30pm.
The gathering, to be held at his official residence in Putrajaya, comes just a day after his former PKR number two, Rafizi Ramli, is set to host a forum on judicial issues.
DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke - whose party has also been caught in the crosshairs over the controversy - later confirmed that the meeting will address the hot-button topic of judicial appointments.
In a twist of timing, the meeting coincides with the Malaysian Bar’s march for judicial independence - set to begin at 2pm at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya, before making its 2.6km way to the Prime Minister’s Office to deliver a memorandum with four demands.
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Dr M turns 100, still restless
Dr Mahathir Mohamad, famed for rocking the chairs of his successors, has no intention of spending his twilight years in a rocking chair.
He doesn't know the meaning of rest, especially when there's another prime minister to rock.
The two-time former prime minister marked his 100th birthday with a conundrum that has kept him restless in his twilight years: “What is the meaning of rest?”
“I cannot understand people wanting to rest… some people retire and they want to rest. What is the meaning of rest? You’ll do nothing?
“You are alive and capable, your mind and body is still functioning, (but) you’re not making use of this gift of God that you have,” he said.
At 100, Mahathir is still forgoing rest and is now gunning for a hat-trick of toppled successors, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in his sights.
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$ingapore’s $iren $ong luring docs
A DAP senator has sounded the alarm over Singapore’s recruitment of Malaysian doctors, lured across the Causeway by lucrative remuneration packages.
Dr A Lingeshwaran warned that Malaysia risks a deepening brain drain unless urgent reforms are made.
He urged Malaysia’s Health Ministry to urgently reform the healthcare system to restore trust and confidence among medical professionals, stressing that retaining local talent is now a race against time.
In Johor, state health and environment committee chairperson Ling Tian Soon said the state government will meet with the Health Ministry to discuss long-term solutions to the issue of medical talents migrating overseas.
Such potential measures include upping the intake of medical trainees and improving career incentives within the public sector.
But is it just the financial lure pulling Malaysian doctors abroad, or is there more beneath the surface?
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