KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
1. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin as announced an economic recovery plan with RM10 billion in direct fiscal injection, offering perks such as the free internet, improved social safety net for gig economy workers, and various schemes to bolster the labour market.
2. The plan is was met with mixed reactions from economists, while members of the business community wanted the government to ensure its efficient delivery.
3. Both the defence and prosecution have wrapped up their final submissions in former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s SRC International trial, and the Kuala Lumpur High Court will deliver its verdict on July 28.
4. The government is still drafting the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill to be tabled in Parliament in July, which would help mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy and the people.
5. The Bersatu supreme council has affirmed the “immediate termination” of former prime minister Dr Mahahtir Mohamad’s membership in the party.
6. Mahathir alluded to a supposedly failed attempt to replace Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah with a politician.
7. Noor Hisham said Malaysia is likely to make Covid-19 vaccination compulsory once such a vaccine is available, depending on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin mooted setting up bottling plants for the vaccine to ensure Malaysia has access to the vaccine.
8. Lubok Antu MP Tambat @ Jugah Muyang has quit PKR to become a pro-Perikatan Nasional (PN) independent lawmaker, which will help the government bolster its tissue-thin majority.
9. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Redzuan Md Yusof has again denied rumours that he would resign. Meanwhile, Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub also denied rumours that he and other Amanah leaders would defect to Bersatu.
10. Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism director Cynthia Gabriel has decried investigations against her as harassment after authorities questioned her over her letter urging the MACC to investigate alleged political “horse-trading” using political appointments.
