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News Wrap-up: Will Rosmah face charges?

Sep 25, 2018

Will Rosmah face charges?

We'll soon find out if Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor will be charged in court. 

The MACC has completed its investigation into the wife of former Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, and has submitted the report to the Attorney-General, who will decide on whether to file charges. 

Rosmah could be facing over 20 criminal charges, mostly involving money laundering.

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Najib won't be de-facto UMNO leader

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will not be made UMNO's de-facto leader because there's no such position in the party's consitution. 

The party's sec-gen was responding to a comment from Sungai Besar UMNO chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos.

Seperately, former UMNO Youth Chief Khairy Jamaluddin has warned more people will leave the party unless the upcoming UMNO general assembly gives members a clear direction for the future. 

This comes after Cheras UMNO's division chief quit the party yesterday - the third high profile member to do so in two weeks.

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Clear path to Parliament for Anwar?

PAS believes Barisan Nasional's decision to boycott the Port Dickson by-election is akin to giving PKR's Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim a free ride to Parliament. 

However, the Islamic party is yet to decide on whether it will contest, with nomination day coming on Saturday. 

Separately, the Johor PKR elections scheduled for Sunday will continue as planned, despite the e-voting issues experienced by Kedah and Penang last weekend. 

The state PKR chief said it's normal to have fledgling problems with a new system, and asked members to be patient. 

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Protect your children against underage marriage!

The de-facto religion minister believes advocates of underage marriage need to look at the bigger picture and focus on protecting children. 

Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa said this in response to the Sabah mufti's proposal to lower the age of marriage for girls in the state to 14.

Mujahid adds it's important to think about the concequences of child marriages, including divorce.