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NOW ROUNDING | Here are the key headlines you may have missed, shortly.
1. The president of Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star), Jeffrey Kitingan, abandoned the seat negotiations for the Sabah state elections and proposed to resign from the National Alliance because of the “dominant” approach of BN and Umno.
2. Sungai Sibuga Assemblyman Musa Aman has lost his appeal to stop Sabah’s state elections, but still has an advantage over other former chief ministers in the fray.
3. Do you need a summary of the political scene in Sabah before nomination day on Saturday? The latest installment of KiniGuide has you covered.
4. Warisan Plus, Bersatu and BN will announce their candidates for the elections tomorrow, while PAS intends to contest 10 seats in Sabah. BN Chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said party leaders understand that the selection of candidates is based on the limited number of available seats.
5. The director general of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, has called for stricter compliance with the measures to prevent Covid-19, as 100 new cases have been detected, especially among those on the front line and those who work in the Sabah state elections.
6. The government’s proposal to impose an additional charge on online purchases in excess of RM 200 has drawn criticism from both sides of the political divide.
7. The chairwoman of the board of Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Masidi Manjun, has responded for YouTuber Veveonah Mosibin, confirming that she had taken the university’s online exam, as stated and praised as an exemplary student.
8. Former PKR leaders Azmin Ali and Zuraida Kamaruddin have been appointed members of the Bersatu Supreme Council. Party chairman Muhyiddin Yassin, meanwhile, appointed himself head of Johor Bersatu, ostensibly to strengthen the party’s state chapter.
9. Bersatu is investigating former Johor kissing Osman Sapian for his appearance at various Pejuang events.
10. Nine Sri Lankan workers in Malaysia have filed a police complaint against their employer, a popular Penang cinema chain, for failing to pay their wages for the past six months.
