Still no Sabah CM and other news you may have missed



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NOW ROUNDING | These are the key headlines you may have missed, shortly.

1. The PN and BN, who want their own chief ministerial candidate, have left it to the governor of Sabah, Juhar Mahiruddin (over) to decide.

2. However, time is running out, as any delay would allow Warisan president Shafie Apdal, who has refused to admit defeat in the Sabah elections, to close deals that could make up for his simple majority deficit.

3. PBS, which is part of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) alliance with PN and BN, denied that it was defecting to the defeated Warisan Plus alliance to form the new government.

4. International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali described GRS’s victory in the Sabah polls as a public endorsement of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

5. Former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad is still pushing for Shafie to be the prime minister, even though Shafie faced a setback in the Sabah elections.

6. Meanwhile, PKR MPs backed the party chairman Anwar Ibrahim’s plan to take over as prime minister and stressed that any MP who supports this effort must be sincere.

7. The country experienced another increase in Covid-19 cases, with 150 new infections. Total active cases also increased to 950.

8. There is also concern that Sabah could lead to a new wave of Covid-19 cases across the country. At least 15 of the new cases were traced to the state.

9. The latest edition of Malasioskini looks at Malaysians involved in the design of game titles like Final Fantasy VII Remake, Spiderman, Last of Us Part II, and Marvel’s Avengers.

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