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NOW ROUNDING | These are the key headlines you may have missed, shortly.
1. The 2021 Budget proposal has passed its debates at the voice vote policy stage with some last minute changes, despite an attempt by some parliamentarians to have each vote formally counted and recorded.
2. After failing to initiate the block vote on the budget proposal, Langkawi MP, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, lamented that “a corrupt government is now backed by a relentless opposition.” Meanwhile, the leader of the opposition, Anwar Ibrahim, vowed to fight against certain parts of the budget proposal as each element is presented in the committee stage debates.
3. Raids on the shelters of a certain glove manufacturer in Ipoh have revealed overcrowded and unsanitary conditions that violate the Minimum Standards of Housing and Services for Workers Act 1990, while the Malaysian Employers’ Federation asked for more time to comply with the law.
4. The partners of Muafakat Nasional, Umno and PAS, have agreed to participate in the next general elections using their respective party logos, while formally registering the pact to avoid clashes with each other.
5. The Perikatan Nasional-led government in Johor will triple the allocation for opposition assemblymen to RM150,000 next year, while the opposition leader will have an administrative assistant.
6. The latest draft of amendments to the Syariah (Criminal Jurisdiction) Courts Act 1965, known colloquially as the “Hudud Bill”, will be tabled for state-level discussions early next year before its release. presentation in Parliament.
7. Selangor exco member Hee Loy Sian said prompt action by authorities on Wednesday prevented chemical waste contamination from once again disrupting the state’s water supply.
8. The prisoner who murdered convicted British pedophile Richard Huckle, who had sexually abused up to 200 babies and children in Malaysia, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
9. Judges hearing the case against four defendants in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine rejected a defense request for more time to investigate alternative explanations for the accident.
10. The global count of confirmed Covid-19 cases has reached 60 million, while autopsies hint that the disease could harm male fertility. Meanwhile, Malaysia recorded 931 new cases and 2,555 recoveries that alleviate some stress on hospitals.
