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NOW ROUNDING | In short, the key headlines that maybe missed yesterday
1. Health and safety authorities appear to have taken contradictory positions regarding the recent relaxation of the motion control order (MCO), while the Covid-19 count in Malaysia now exceeds 80,000 cases and 400 deaths.
2. The head of the Selangor Covid-19 Task Force, Dzulkefly Ahmad, said that the increase in Covid-19 cases in the state is mainly due to outbreaks in workplaces, but warned against travel as these cases could reach out to the community.
3. A survey of online rental listings has revealed the extent of overt racism in the real estate market, which has put some potential tenants at an unfair disadvantage.
4. Terengganu health authorities have urged Covid-19 red zone visitors to contact them for a risk assessment, after many infected people and close contacts appeared in the state from beyond its borders.
5. Three PAS Perak assemblymen publicly apologized for failing to appear before the state ruler when ordered to do so on Tuesday, while PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang seeks an audience with Sultan Nazrin Shah.
6. The newly appointed Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamamd said he will propose to the Sultan five more candidates for state executive councilors as soon as possible.
7. The Penang government has welcomed the Kedah government’s guarantee that it would not explore the Ulu Muda water catchment for rare earth elements, while Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor joked about diverting the Sungai Muda waters if Penang does not pay that.
8. The prosecution in the Rosmah Mansor corruption trial has concluded its corruption case against him, and the defense has until December 28 to present submissions.
9. Klang MP Charles Santiago has proposed that the government subsidize the rental costs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) so that they can survive the economy hit by Covid-19.
10. Five people, including a deputy director general, have been arrested in a bribery case related to the transportation of heavy oil using a ship that is not suitable for that purpose.
