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NOW ROUNDING | Here are the key headlines you may have missed, shortly.
1. BN and Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) separately announced that they would not contest the Batu Sapi by-elections to avoid the risk of Covid-19 transmission, while the Penang government postponed plans to force four defending assemblymen to leave your seats reasons.
2. The confusion on the eve of Klang’s conditional movement control order led residents to invade the Klang Selatan District Police Station seeking clarification and permission to travel to work.
3. PKR President Anwar Ibrahim said he was granted an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah next Tuesday to show that he has enough support to form a new government, while party sources claim that Anwar has managed to reinforce the support of Umno MPs.
4. Sabah has sworn in a new president, appointed new ministers and deputy ministers to its state cabinet, and appointed new members of the state assembly, including Sabah PAS secretary, Aliakbar Gulasan. Amisah Yassin de Bersatu, who is currently in quarantine, will also be sworn in as a designated assemblyman.
5. Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star) President Jeffrey Kitingan said Aliakbar’s appointment was “unfortunate” but urged Star members and the public to remain calm.
6. The Bah Puchong conglomerate got its start when a quarantined person in Puchong was visited by relatives of Perak, leading to a total of seven people infected to date. People in mandatory home quarantine are allowed “limited” visits, but must record their details.
7. The Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, said that Malaysians should work to flatten the curve of Covid-19 infection now, in the face of large-scale transmissions, with the country facing the third wave cases, including five deaths yesterday.
8. M Indira Gandhi will embark on a 12-day, 350 km trek to Putrajaya next month to deliver a letter to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The content of the letter will be released today at a press conference.
9. The MACC is ready to take multiple parties to court over the Mara Inc. construction scandal in Australia.
10. Bukit Gasing Assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran, along with StandUpMalaysia, launched a campaign to help college students get laptops to facilitate online learning.
