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NOW ROUNDING | These are the key headlines you may have missed, shortly.
1. The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) is offering to buy shares of FGV Holdings Bhd at RM1.30 per share in its offer to take the company privately, 72.1 percent less than its starting price at bag in 2012.
2. Umno has extended an olive branch to Bersatu amid the uncertain political situation in Perak to maintain the state government of Perikatan Nasional.
3. As coronavirus-related restrictions are reviewed, several health experts opined that the relaxed travel restrictions would have manageable risks for Covid-19 ‘green zones’. Some states are taking extra precautions.
4. Dewan Rakyat Chairman Azhar Azizan Harun said that whether Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has majority support can be demonstrated outside Parliament, but Tebing Tinggi state legislator Abdul Aziz Bari responded to Azhar’s arguments by lack coherence and direction.
5. The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Shamsul Anuar Nasarah, said that no approvals have been given for the extraction of rare earth elements in Kedah or in any other state, while the Penang Consumers Association warned of the environmental consequences. , social and health of these mining activities. .
6. The water supply in Selangor was briefly interrupted due to the discharge of aquaculture ponds for catfish farming.
7. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found weaknesses in the governance of Education Malaysia Global Services, which serves as a one-stop center for managing international student visa applications.
8. At least three legislators from Pakatan Harapan have criticized the Minister of Development for Women, Family and Community, Rina Harun, for her unsatisfactory responses on the issues they raised during the budget debate at the committee stage of the ministry.
9. The Federal Court dismisses the request of former police commando Azilah Hadri to review his conviction and death sentence for the murder of the Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.
10. The Customs Department has established the rules for taxing and licensing electronic cigarette devices, non-electronic cigarette devices, as well as electronic cigarettes and vaporizer gels or juices, including non-nicotine types.
