'Sugar daddy' site blocked, and other news you may have missed

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1. The Communications and Multimedia Commission has blocked access to the Sugarbook website, which was offering dating services between young women and older men.

2. Former 1MDB CEO Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman told the court that businessperson Low Taek Jho’s directions on the sovereign wealth fund did not always make financial sense, but he remained with the company out of fear of snubbing then prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

3. Infectious diseases expert Dr Lee Heng Gee said a programme for post-Covid-19 patients is needed, as even those who did not have Covid-19 symptoms over the course of their infection later developed complications.

4. The government will launch a guide book on its National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme this morning.

5. Recreational fishing businesses find little comfort in the government’s approval for it to operate under the movement control order, as the business remains slow amid travel restrictions.

6. The police have terminated or demoted 11 senior and lower-ranking police officers over the rape of a 16-year-old girl at the Miri Central Police Station, while Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rina Harun reiterated her ministry's commitment to draft a Sexual Harassment Bill.

7. A competition featuring Orang Asli in their traditional attire has helped foster cultural pride among the community.

8. Former International Trade and Industry Ministry administrative director Mohd Ezuwan Hassan said he plans to sue former government chief secretary Ali Hamsa to seek damages for constructive dismissal by his then-boss.