Daily Dose @ 5: Police nab 11 suspected members of Gang 35, Duterte fights vaccine hesitancy with jail threats

Episode 220,   Jun 22, 2021, 09:00 AM

AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, 22 June, 2021, police detained 11 individuals suspected to be involved in a secret society group ‘Gang 35’ in integrated operations in Kulim yesterday.

Prior to the arrests, Kedah Police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said that police detected a 44-second TikTok video featuring an individual cutting a number 35 cake in the presence of 15 other individuals who also failed to observe physical distancing.

Also, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated, as his country battles one of Asia's worst outbreaks.

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