It’s tough for young leaders in Malaysia Faye Kwan © Provided by Free Malaysia Today Austria’s Sebastian Kurz, Finland’s Sanna Marin and New Zealand’s Jacinda Arden were all aged below 40 when they attained political power.
PETALING JAYA: Austria’s Sebastian Kurz became the youngest head of government in the world at 31 in 2017. New Zealand’s Jacinda Arden was sworn in as prime minister when she was 37, also in 2017. Finalnd’s Sanna Marin took office at the age of 34 in 2019.
The trend in recent years of young people coming into power suggests that voters in many countries are placing personal character above experience when they elect their heads of government, but analysts say it would be hard to see such a leaning in contemporary Malaysia.
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Guidelines to prevent vaccine queue-jumping and other news you may have missed
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1. The government has listed categories of people eligible for the first phase of Covid-19 vaccinations amid growing pressure to tackle vaccine ‘queue jumpers’, with last-minute changes made to its list of vaccine recipients ahead of its rollout today.
2. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the movement control order restrictions are meant to strike a balance between life and livelihood. He also gave his assurance that the emergency powers of the government are not being abused to remain in power forever.
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Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar (left) leaving the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya today after the Federal Court dismissed NFCorp’s suit against her.
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today dismissed a defamation appeal by National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFCorp) and its executive chairman Mohamad Salleh Ismail against Nurul Izzah Anwar and PKR.
Justice Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal said a disputed statement read in its entirety was not defamatory.
He said even if the statement was found defamatory, Nurul and PKR could rely on the defence of justification.
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“The courts below (High Court and Court of Appeal) were entitled to come to the findings on the core issues as they did,” said Harmindar, who delivered the unanimous verdict of the three-member bench.
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