[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: Shariah Court jails Maria Chin for contempt of court, Beijing races to curb COVID outbreak

AMONG the headlines for Monday, April 25, 2022, Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah has been sentenced by the Kuala Lumpur shariah court today to seven days in jail for contempt of court.

Syarie judge Mohamed Faouzi Mokhtar said the title used by Maria in her article has insulted the Islamic judicial system and given a bad impression of the institution of the shariah court in the public eye.

Also, Beijing is racing to trace a COVID-19 outbreak that may have been spreading in the capital for a week, raising more stringent restrictions that could soon be implemented in line with other Chinese cities.

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