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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 - We've packed bite-sized highlights of the day's top news stories for you.
Local PM Ismail Sabri unveiled his Cabinet, with 31 ministers and 38 deputies, with no Deputy PM. They'll be sworn in on Aug 30 at 2:30pm.
Meanwhile, Khairy Jamaluddin is the new Health Minister, while Dr Adham Baba heads MOSTI. 3 former ministers were not reappointed: Khairuddin Aman (Plantation Industries & Commodities), Zulkifli Mohamad (Religious Affairs), and Redzuan Yusof (Special Functions).
Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh calls for Azalina to be appointed as Dewan Rakyat Speaker, after expressing disappointment that she was excluded from Cabinet.
The number of vaccinated people being treated in ICUs for Covid-19 dropped to 25 today, from yesterday’s 56. Overall ICU admissions & those requiring respiratory support dropped to 982 and 470, the lowest figures in almost a month.
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