Zelensky stripped of highest Polish honour over WW2 name of army unit

Zelensky stripped of highest Polish honour over WW2 name of army unit

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Zelensky was presented with the Order of the White Eagle by then-President Andrzej Duda in 2023


Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has been stripped of Poland's highest state honour, the Order of the White Eagle, over Kyiv's decision to name a military unit after controversial World War Two fighters.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki branded Ukraine's decision late last month to name the unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) "outrageous", "incomprehensible" and "deeply disappointing".

Nawrocki stressed the diplomatic row would not impact Poland's support for Ukraine against Russia.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha denounced Warsaw's move, calling it a "strategic mistake" and "disrespectful".

Many in Ukraine regard the UPA, which existed in the 1940s and 1950s, as heroes who fought for Ukrainian independence against the Soviet Red Army as well as Nazi Germany and Polish authorities. So for Ukrainians the title "Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army" is a major honour.

Poland, however, accuses the UPA of carrying out a genocide of ethnic Poles in Volhynia (now Volyn in Ukraine) in 1943-45.

"For the overwhelming majority of Polish society, the UPA remains, above all, a formation responsible for the brutal crimes committed against citizens of the Republic of Poland during World War II," Nawrocki said in a video released on the president's official website.

"That is why the Ukrainian authorities' decision to glorify the UPA is not only outrageous, it is also incomprehensible and deeply disappointing," he said.

"It hurts not only our historical memory. It also undermines the trust built up over the years and in recent months," he added.

The Polish president pointed to the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees welcomed into the country following the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

"Poles opened their borders, their homes, and their hearts to millions of Ukrainians," he said.

ReutersPoland's President Karol Nawrocki (left) said the decision to strip Volodymyr Zelensky's Order of the White Eagle would not impact Warsaw's support for Kyiv against Russia


He went on to say: "Ukraine's path toward European structures also requires a willingness to honestly confront the difficult chapters of its own history.

"A united Europe was built on the rejection of totalitarianism and the cult of violence. These principles must apply to everyone. For those who do not understand this, there can be no place in the European Union, and Poland will certainly not allow it."

Ukraine has ambitions to become an EU member state and attended the first phase of membership negotiations this week in Luxembourg.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has attempted to dampen growing diplomatic tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw.

Taking to social media on Friday, the former president of the European Council said the feud "delights" Russia's Vladimir Putin and called on Zelensky and Nawrocki to "calm emotions, not to stoke tensions".

For Ukraine, the UPA is a symbol of resistance and struggle for independence, even though Warsaw says about 100,000 ethnic Poles were killed in the Volhynia massacres.

The group's red and black flag is often used by Ukrainian troops on the front line today. That's why Zelensky said he would use the UPA's name for a military unit, "with the aim of restoring the historical traditions of the national army".

The Polish Order of the White Eagle was bestowed on Zelensky in 2023 by then-President Andrzej Duda.

Zelensky himself has not directly commented on the row. But Sybiha called it "a strategic mistake by the President of Poland, from which only Moscow benefits".

He said as a result of the announcement, he would be returning an award he received from Poland in 2022.

"No president of another country will dictate our history to us," he said.

Israel kills ‘a child a day’ on average in Gaza despite ceasefire - as votive offering for Lord Moloch???

Israel kills ‘a child a day’ on average in Gaza despite ceasefire, UN says

‘No ceasefire can be considered meaningful while children continue to be killed’ says UNICEF.

By Elis Gjevori

Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026

Shailoks' god Lord Moloch being offered child sacrifice

One Palestinian child has been killed every day on average for more than eight months in Gaza since a so-called “ceasefire” with Israel was announced, the United Nations children’s agency says.

UNICEF describes the truce as a “cruel and deadly illusion” as Israel continues to attack the besieged enclave.

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Israeli forces have killed at least 265 Palestinian children since October 2025, when the halt in hostilities was declared, UNICEF said on Friday.

“During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva.

He said the continued deaths exposed the hollowness of a ceasefire that has not protected Palestinian children from Israeli fire.

“While the world continues to speak the language of ceasefire, families in Gaza continue to bury their sons and daughters,” he said.

Elder said children had been killed in homes, schools and public spaces, including while playing football or fishing.

“This week: a 2-year-old boy was shot and killed by Israeli forces; a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed inside his tent; a 5-year-old boy and his father were killed by an Israeli strike, and on and on it goes,” he added.

According to UNICEF, more than 400 children have also been injured since October, many with devastating wounds.

“The suffering does not end with those killed. More than 400 children have been injured, many with catastrophic wounds,” Elder said.

“You sneeze near the Orange Line and you may well get shot,” Elder maintained, referring to the “continual creeping” of Israel’s so-called “Yellow Line” and “Orange Line” boundaries of occupation.

He cited recent cases involving a 12-year-old girl shot in the chest inside her tent and a three-year-old girl shot in the face by a bullet from a quadcopter drone while inside her home.

Elder warned that hundreds of children urgently need medical evacuation, while Israeli restrictions on essential medicines are increasing the risk of infections, complications and amputations among wounded children.

‘Loss and violence have become constant’

Israel’s blockade and military restrictions have trapped children inside a devastated health system, where hospitals are struggling with shortages of medicine, fuel, staff and equipment after months of bombardment and siege, humanitarians say.

Elder said the psychological toll on Gaza’s children had become unbearable, with fear and violence shaping daily life.

“For Gaza’s children, fear, loss and violence have become so constant that trauma is no longer an episode in their lives – it is woven into the very fabric of their childhood,” he said.

He urged governments and international institutions to act, saying continued child deaths during a ceasefire should alarm anyone committed to international law.

“No ceasefire can be considered meaningful while children continue to be killed,” he said.

Elder also pointed to Lebanon, where UNICEF said 247 children have been killed and 992 injured since hostilities escalated on March 2.

The warning on Friday came as an Israeli air strike hit a tent sheltering displaced families in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, injuring at least five people, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Palestinian health authorities said on Thursday that Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 73,018 Palestinians and wounded 173,273 since October 7, 2023.

They said Israeli attacks have killed 1,007 people and wounded 3,165 since the “ceasefire” took effect on October 11, while rescue teams have recovered 784 bodies from areas that had previously been inaccessible.

Frigging wake up Israel

 

JD Vance addresses Israeli position on Iran deal

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‘Destruction is the goal’: Israel steers between the US, Iran, and Lebanon

Netanyahu faces political backlash and US criticism as Israeli attacks on Lebanon defy Iran peace agreement.

By Simon Speakman Cordall

Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has restrained himself from openly displaying his opposition to the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States. But looking to the positions of Israelis from across the political spectrum, and the military’s actions in Lebanon, the picture is clear: Israel is angry, and Israel is worried.

Netanyahu has always been careful with US President Donald Trump, knowing that his occasional criticisms of Israeli policy have been coupled with allowing Israel to pursue many of its military and political goals, even as the rest of the world isolates the country. The war with Iran was a case in point – after years of US refusal, Netanyahu had finally convinced a US president to jointly attack Iran.

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But that war has gone badly for the US, and Trump’s decision to accept a deal – without any apparent input from Israel – has upended many of the assumptions underpinning what many in Israel see as their “special relationship” with the US, as well as making clear the power dynamics between the two allies.

Under the terms of the US-Iran agreement, as well as creating a $300bn reconstruction plan for Iran, the US commits that it and “its allies” will undertake the “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon”.

Israel immediately responded to that agreement by pounding Lebanon, killing at least 47 people on Friday, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. Four Israeli soldiers were also killed overnight by the armed Lebanese group, Hezbollah, prompting Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to say that “all of Lebanon must burn”.

And yet, by Friday evening, a ceasefire is reported to have been agreed between Israel and Hezbollah – likely after US pressure, with the US-Iran deal at risk of collapsing.

Rock and a hard place

How far Netanyahu can go in his defiance of the US, whose diplomatic and financial support are critical to Israel, and how far he can go in appeasing an Israeli public and political establishment widely understood to reject the deal, is unclear.

According to a television poll published on Thursday, only a small minority of Israelis believe their country has won the war against Iran – an opponent that, for generations, they had been told was bent on their destruction.

“The depth of disappointment over the US-Iran memorandum of understanding is very real and deep,” Israeli pollster and political analyst Dahlia Scheindlin said. “Israelis are fully aware that none of their goals as articulated and overconfidently promised by Netanyahu have been achieved. They believe the war ended prematurely and that something went wrong with the grand plan. They don’t love blaming Trump but see him as making decisions based on US interests, and many blame Netanyahu for miscalculations in creating the dependency on Trump.”

US Vice President JD Vance stepped into the fray on Thursday, addressing Israel and the deal’s critics in its cabinet directly.

“Donald J Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time,” Vance said, referring to the international condemnation that has followed Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and multiple attacks on its neighbours.

Vance continued, appearing to turn to Ben-Gvir and his fellow far-right figure, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. “If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world,” Vance said.

US Vice President JD Vance has addressed criticism of the memorandum of understanding in Israel. The Trump administration is facing criticism for the deal, which opponents say is in Tehran’s favour. [Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA]

“I can’t think of a time when either a US vice president or president has been so openly critical of Israel and used such language,” Chatham House’s Yossi Mekelberg said, referencing direct criticism of both Netanyahu and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon voiced by Trump during the G7 meeting on Wednesday.

“Netanyahu understands he can’t afford a real rift with the US, but at least needs the appearance of one for his position to be sustainable,” he added. “It’s hard to see any way out for Netanyahu ahead of the elections, other than playing for time and leaving it until after the vote. Even if he halts action against Hezbollah tomorrow, could he rely upon them not attacking the north of Israel when they know how vulnerable he is?”

To that end, the degree to which Smotrich and Ben-Gvir were breaking with the prime minister in their criticism of the US-Iran deal, and how much they were reflecting his policy, was unclear, Ofer Cassif, an Israeli parliamentarian from the left-wing Hadash party, said.

Netanyahu has been making political capital out of the threat posed by Iran since the 1990s, when he first claimed the country was on the brink of making a nuclear weapon, and Hezbollah, whose rocket fire on northern Israel in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, went a long way in deflecting from his own failures before that incursion.

“All Netanyahu and his thugs, this so-called government, are interested in, is thwarting, hindering and destroying the agreement while seeming as if they were not, by selling a story of security and defence. That’s the real issue here,” Cassif said. “Destruction is the goal.”

Israel Escalates Defiance of Trump, Demarcating Lebanese Land While Naftali Bennet Outlines a Political Revolution

Israel Escalates Defiance of Trump, Demarcating Lebanese Land While Naftali Bennet Outlines a Political Revolution

 

Israel is in discussions with the United States about maintaining troop deployments in southern Lebanon beyond previously anticipated timelines, according to Reuters. Israeli officials have also advanced plans related to border demarcation and security arrangements in the area despite ongoing diplomatic efforts.

Separately, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett outlined plans for a new political movement and called for major changes in Israeli leadership and governance. Bennett’s remarks come amid continued debate over Israel’s security strategy and the country’s political future.

GhostofBasedPatrickHenry: Here is what President Trump posted yesterday to Truth Social around 2:00 PM EST.

Hours after President Trump made these comments, reports flooded social media of a major military operation by the IDF in southern Lebanon, concentrated around the city of Nabatieh. Countless reports of vicious close-quarter combat soon flooded the internet, with reports of armor columns that included armored bulldozers moving through the area. The IDF is said to have sustained heavy losses and had lost at least four Mekarva tanks that were destroyed.

Here is President Trump’s preferred Israeli journalist, Barak Ravid, affirming the report that Israel had likely invaded Lebanon in an attempt to seize control of the Strait.

According to The Times of Israel, the IDF did confirm that they had conducted a military operation last night in southern Lebanon.

The reports from various parties all agree that there is heavy close-quarter combat occurring right now in southern Lebanon. Israeli media has now confirmed that at least four IDF soldiers have been killed, including a senior officer.

The IDF published a map showing area in Lebanon in which they intend to establish a Security Zone.

This is not the first time they have publicly announced this objective, though this does appear to be the first that we are seeing a map where the Security Zone includes areas north of the Litani River. (For context, this new military operation is being waged against Nabatieh and the surrounding region, making it clear that this map does not show the full extent of area that they intend to claim.

Separately, Knesset Member and Prime-Minister Candidate Naftali Bennett called yesterday for the establishment of a constitution, “"in the spirit of the [US] Declaration of Independence," describing his vision and plans for the Israeli government should be elected in October.

"We're going to address some of the biggest problems we're facing: cost of living, education, crime, crazy housing costs, our international standing, and security above all," Bennett said.

Bennett said that his first order of business in office will be to establish a state commission of inquiry into the events surrounding October 7, 2023, and why such terrible mistakes that led to the massacre were allowed to take place.

Bennett spoke of his intention to cut benefits to [Ultra-Orthodox] draft-dodgers, and focus on AI development and innovation. But the most interesting comment he made regarding the economy was this one:

"Prices are high for one main reason: we don't have real competition. We'll break up monopolies, cut regulation, and open the market to imports," he said.

This is clearly a reference to the fact that Israel’s origin story is that of a communist/socialist state, and many of those elements still overtly exist today.

Above all else, Bennett—one of the main opposition leaders against President Trump— and his team have expressed their intent to restart the war against Iran. Meaning that a war between Israel and Iran is all but inevitable, so we might as well control and end it as quickly as possible.

Against this whole backdrop, President Trump and his cabinet still ostensibly support Netanyahu. It will be interesting to see what Bibi does next, and whether he will join the growing chorus of voices rebuking this entire conflict.

What is clear is that Netanyahu is Trump’s horse that he is backing in this race, most likely because he has lots of leverage over him and can therefore easily control Netanyahu’s moves.

OPINION | Betrayal as Ritual in Negeri Sembilan: PMX versus Deputy

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OPINION | Betrayal as Ritual in Negeri Sembilan: PMX versus Deputy


19 Jun 2026 • 5:30 PM MYT

Mihar Dias
A behaviourist by training, a consultant and executive coach by profession

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Betrayal as Ritual in Negeri Sembilan

By Mihar Dias June 2026


In Malaysia’s politics, betrayal is less scandal than tradition. PMX, with his trademark gravitas, insists there were “elements of betrayal” in Negeri Sembilan. https://www.facebook.com/share/1J8fb6tykV/



Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Umno’s chief custodian of denial, counters with a straight face: no betrayal, just a brief flirtation with disloyalty. https://www.facebook.com/share/1J8fb6tykV/


The script is familiar. Fourteen Umno assemblymen toyed with rebellion, withdrew support, then sheepishly returned to Aminuddin Harun’s camp.



Zahid calls this discipline; Anwar calls it sabotage. The rakyat call it what it is—political déjà vu.


Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional, sworn enemies turned federal allies, now accuse each other of treachery while insisting they are united. It is the political equivalent of a couple arguing in public, then assuring everyone they are “stronger than ever.”


The irony is almost too rich: unity performed, betrayal rehearsed, stability declared. Anwar insists his focus is on economic growth, not elections.



Yet Negeri Sembilan heads to the polls on Aug 1, with PH and BN set to clash like estranged lovers forced to share the same dinner table.


Betrayal, it seems, doubles as campaign material.Zahid’s denial is equally cynical. “We didn’t betray you,” he says, “we just briefly considered it.”


In Malaysian politics, that passes for loyalty. Promising to support Aminuddin “until the end of his term” is the political equivalent of “we’ll see.”The truth is that betrayal here is not an aberration but a ritual. It is how the Unity Government reminds us that unity is fragile, loyalty conditional, and politics a performance.



The actors rehearse their lines, the audience pretends to believe, and the show goes on. And while Anwar speaks of global economic crises and Zahid insists on party discipline, the rakyat are left to wonder whether these leaders are more invested in managing perception than policy.


The spectacle of betrayal—half-denied, half-acknowledged—becomes a convenient distraction from inflation, wages, and the everyday grind.In Negeri Sembilan, betrayal is not a crime but a plot device.


It keeps the drama alive, the alliances tense, and the headlines flowing. The only suspense left is whether the rakyat will keep buying tickets to this endless play.



Author's Note: This week's coffee-shop intelligence gathering included equal measures of human gossip, newspaper archives and artificial intelligence. Any errors remain stubbornly human.

OPINION | No worries about Johor, not flogging a dead horse.

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OPINION | No worries about Johor, not flogging a dead horse.


19 Jun 2026 • 12:30 PM MYT

Koo Wee Hon
Wacky retiree writing abt sanity, democracy, the environment, fun & travel

Pointless flogging a dead horse while opponents have a prancing horse.

Credit-ChatGPT AI generated.

Johor is a lost cause. That is the reason why Prime Minister Anwar is so nonchalant about it when asked if he is worried about the Johor polls. He is not going to flog a dead horse.



PKR only held a solitary single seat. DAP had 10 seats but are expected to lose some seats due to their supporters’ anger and frustration towards them.


The other component party of PH, Amanah, similarly held a single seat. Amanah has now drifted to irrelevance and near anonymity.


BN had 40 seats out of the 56-seat state assembly. Economically the state is galloping away and investment is pouring in especially for data centers and high-tech industries. This is the one and only state where graduates are supposedly to be paid RM4,000 per month.



Johor is the prancing horse for UMNO. They want to use it as a springboard for other upcoming state elections in Negri Sembilan, Melaka and Perlis.


Rafizi Ramli new party Bersama has thrown their hat in the ring and this will dilute PKR and to some extent DAP support even further.


DAP, who will steal horses with Anwar to stay in power, has lost the confidence and trust of their supporters with their subservient and muted role in government, both federal and state. After the Sabah debacle, apart from announcing a July conference to decide whether to remain in government subject to reforms being accelerated, they remained mainly supine and subdued. To further demonstrate their lack of backbone, this conference has now been postponed to August.



In their attempt to switch Marina Ibrahim to the Tiram seat from Skudai, DAP lost a winning horse. Their horses for causes debacle lost them a winnable Malay candidate and made a mockery of their election promise not to appoint any party member to a GLC or statutory organization post.


BN, especially UMNO is ultra confident of winning the Johor election with caretaker Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz openly declaring they will never work with DAP. BN Chairperson Zahid Hamidi drove in the wedge deeper by pointedly reminding the 30 UMNO MPs is what give the Madini government a majority in Parliament and further thrown down the gauntlet to Pakatan Harapan in the Johor and Negri Sembilan polls.



Anwar Ibrahim and DAP cracked their whip at Onn Hafiz and told him to get off his high horse which he did but Zahid Hamidi did not bother to rein Onn in.


This oozing self-assurance and the gall to thumb their noses at their political allies in some state and at federal level must have brought reality to Anwar Ibrahim. He was late off the starting blocks for the polls and has been out maneuvered and is trailing badly behind.


Anwar Ibrahim will not flog a dead horse; there will be no regime change in Johor after the elections. He is playing uninterested and cool about it. Instead, he is trying to redirect the narrative and plot to national issues, especially fuel subsidize which he will not budge and hopes to be his redemption.



By diverting attention with the notion of solving national issues and problems, it could be spun and perceived as a contributing factor to PH loss and save face for himself and PH.


But of course, his main and only concern now is clinging onto the PM position till full term and hoping the fuel subsidized crisis, shaky economy situation, and political mess will turn around before GE16. Then he may be the winning horse galloping past the GE16 winning post.

Teenager brutally beaten, robbed and raped while jogging with brother

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Teenager brutally beaten, robbed and raped while jogging with brother


19 Jun 2026 • 7:06 AM MYT

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The injured victim was found by members of the public near a bushy area at about 11am before being taken to hospital for treatment. Photo courtesy of reader

TUMPAT - A 15-year-old girl endured a horrific ordeal after she was brutally assaulted, robbed and raped by an unidentified man while out jogging during the Awal Muharram public holiday on Wednesday.

The victim had left her home at 7am to go for a jog in the Palekbang area with her 10-year-old brother.



According to the victim's 74-year-old grandmother, Rokiah, the siblings became separated during their run when the younger brother grew tired and fell behind.

Unable to find his sister, the boy assumed she had already returned home and headed back alone.


Concerns grew when the teenager failed to return, prompting her 50-year-old father to launch a search.

At 11am, members of the public discovered the victim lying semi-conscious in a bushy area near a canal.


Tumpat District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Khairi Shafie said that initial investigations reveal the suspect hit the victim repeatedly on her face and head with a wooden stick.

The suspect then allegedly raped the teenager before fleeing the scene with her mobile phone.



The victim's father was alerted to the discovery shortly before noon.

The teenager, described by her family as an obedient daughter and the second of three siblings, sustained severe injuries to her face, head and body.


She was initially rushed to Tumpat Hospital before being transferred to the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital in Kota Bharu for specialist treatment.

"Our entire family is in complete shock over this devastating incident. We have full faith in the police investigation and hope the perpetrator is swiftly captured and brought to justice," Rokiah told reporters on Thursday.

Khairi said the case is currently being investigated under Section 376 of the Penal Code for rape and Section 394 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery.

Authorities are urging anyone with information regarding the incident to contact their nearest police station or reach out directly to the investigating officer, Inspector Zulazri, at 011-11486922 to assist with the ongoing investigation.

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Almost similar to a case in Kedah years back, but with one sad difference - then the girl (Chinese) was murdered by the rapist (Malay) who was the scion of a local rich 'datuk'

MP SPEAKS | Selangor govt must clarify halal, non-halal waste separation policy

MP SPEAKS | Selangor govt must clarify halal, non-halal waste separation policy

Lee Chean Chung
Published: Jun 19, 2026 3:50 PM
Updated: 5:50 PM



MP SPEAKS | I welcome Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming’s announcement that recycling facilities will become a licensing requirement for shopping malls.

The initiative will be implemented in four phases beginning this month, with full enforcement targeted by 2028. The ministry will also work with local authorities to introduce the necessary conditions and guidelines to ensure orderly implementation and compliance.

In reviewing the Selangor State Planning Guidelines and Standards for Community Facilities 2025 previously, I also came across another document, namely the Selangor State Planning Guidelines and Standards for Commercial Development 2025, which contains a provision on waste management in shopping malls that warrants further discussion.

According to the guidelines, shopping malls are required to provide dedicated waste collection areas that meet several conditions. One of these requirements specifies the segregation of waste into the following categories:

1. Halal organic waste

2. Non-halal organic waste

3. Recyclable solid waste (paper, cardboard, glass, and plastic)

4. Others

This raises several practical questions.

How exactly are “halal organic waste” and “non-halal organic waste” defined? Is the distinction based on the origin of ingredients, food preparation processes, or the nature of the discarded waste itself?

Furthermore, if shopping malls are required to introduce additional bins, storage facilities, and handling procedures, this will inevitably involve additional operational costs.

Selangor state legislative assembly


Has the Selangor state government conducted sufficient engagement with mall operators, food and beverage industry associations, local authorities, and waste management companies? Has any cost-benefit assessment been carried out?

To be clear, I am not questioning the importance of waste segregation, nor am I seeking to frame the issue through a religious lens. My concern is whether the policy objectives, implementation framework, and supporting mechanisms have been properly explained.

If this requirement is intended to improve recycling outcomes and enhance waste management efficiency, the state government should clearly communicate the rationale behind the policy as well as its expected benefits.

Conversely, if key definitions, operational procedures, and downstream waste processing systems remain unclear, then the policy should be reviewed and refined to avoid unnecessary burdens on businesses and confusion during implementation.

Given that the Selangor State Urban Planning Guidelines 2025 (Garis Panduan dan Piawaian Perancangan Bandar Negeri Selangor 2025) consists of six separate volumes, and concerns have already emerged from at least two of them, I once again urge the state government to withdraw the entire set of guidelines for a comprehensive review.

As of today, elected representatives in the state legislative assembly have yet to receive copies of all six volumes.

I therefore reiterate my call for the state government to engage MPs, state assemblypersons, and local councillors in an open consultation process to ensure any revisions are handled transparently and professionally.

LEE CHEAN CHUNG is the Petaling Jaya MP.

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MKINI readers commented (selected few):

32 minutes ago

Selangor, when are you going to instruct Indah Water to seperate halal and non halal excreta. We definitely can't have them mixed up in Selangor!!

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an hour ago

Taxes must also be separated, those from MM and NM!!! AND MORE SERIOUSLY, MUST HAVE 2 BLOOD BANKS, ONE FOR MM N ONE FOR NM.!!!!!

an hour ago

High time to segregate the cash we handle, the taxes on haram and halal products, taxes paid by NMs and MMs.

an hour ago

We are waiting for the segregation of halal and non halal taxes so that non halal taxes collected from non Muslim taxpayers can only be used for non halal purposes.

3 hours ago

Soon these clowns will segregated halal and halal air for breathing by respective folks!

Seems the Selangor PH state gomen is becoming more Islamic than PAS and trying to be so one sided pandering to muslims and against the nons.

3 hours ago

Good point. Why is there a need for waste segregation according to halal or non-halal guidance. Do we need to segregate halal or non-halal poop too

Ask them to separate the halal and non halal currency notes.