[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: No total lockdown despite rising COVID-19 cases, Bangladesh to move 1,700 more Rohingya Muslims to remote island

Among the headlines for Friday, 29th January, 2021, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, said Malaysia cannot afford another total lockdown as it will be “very detrimental” to the country’s economy.

Also, Bangladesh will move more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal this week, despite complaints by rights groups concerned about the site's vulnerability to storms and flooding.

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