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KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): Six Malaysian youths have filed a judicial review against the government and the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, demanding urgent action to halt deforestation and uphold Malaysia’s pledge to maintain at least 50% forest cover.

The suit, lodged on Feb 28, 2026, challenges the government’s alleged failure to safeguard forest commitments made since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, when then-prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad pledged to keep half of Malaysia’s land under forest cover.

The relief sought include declarations that constitutional rights have been violated, and mandatory orders requiring the government to take all necessary measures, including through the National Land Council to restore and maintain 50% forest cover, with progress updates every 90 days.

The six applicants, aged 18-30, include students and climate advocates from Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, Sarawak and Johor. They were represented by a legal team led by Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan and Lim Wei Jiet.

Additionally, an expert report cited in the application warned that 4.27 to 4.51 million hectares of natural forest were earmarked for conversion, which could reduce forest cover to between 47.4% and 49.6%, thus breaching the 50% threshold.

Two protesters staged a “silent protest” as Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Azam Baki delivered a speech at an event at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur this afternoon.

Azam was about six minutes into his address at the Wacana Ilmiah Perdana when a protester appeared in front of the stage where the MACC chief was speaking while holding up a placard.

Another emerged from behind seconds later, carrying a placard that called for Azam’s arrest, believed to be in relation to the MACC chief’s shareholdings case.

They were promptly escorted out of the hall by security personnel, with the disruption lasting just a short while.

The Kuala Lumpur Magistrate's Court has issued warrants of arrest on two sons of the late former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin and a businesswoman for failing to comply to a notice by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to face their charges on Tuesday (April 7). Magistrate Illi Marisqa Khalizan issued the warrants of arrest against Muhammed Amir Zainuddin, 31, Muhammed Amin Zainuddin, 28, and Josephine Premla, 65, after allowing the prosecution's application.

I might be the only one here . But there's an ungodly amount of apps for basic things in Malaysia

like JPJ you need a special app just to take a queue number .

Special app for number plate bidding etc .

This could all be build in a well designed singular app. With various functions like queue number or number plate bidding be integrated. I've seen this done overseas like in Australia quite easily.

It has become a norm and people just accepted it that incompetency is now given to the consumer.

Without realising it. You're now doing everything yourself. You're an unpaid employee. The service is just the same and hasn't improved.

so what gives?

Shafiq Salleh was charged with killing S Palamiandy, 77; K Myakrishnan, 72; and S Sevendai, 62 at Km212 of Jalan Johor Bahru-Seremban at 3.50pm on April 2.

He charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code provides for the death penalty or 30 to 40 years in prison and a minimum 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Nur ‘Aina Ismail Tadj prosecuted while Shafiq was unrepresented.

Magistrate Amalina Johar denied Shafiq bail and fixed May 21 for mention pending the submission of autopsy, medical, forensic, pathology, and Puspakom reports.

Police previously said that Shafiq tested positive for drugs after the incident.

While Shafiq has not been charged with a drug offence, police had said he would be prosecuted for drug consumption after the cops receive the pathology report.