KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

1. Several business and service sectors, such as swimming pools, cinemas and live events that were closed due to the movement control order, are set to reopen on July 1.

2. The government will allow non-citizen spouses and children of Malaysians to return to Malaysia and will announce a decision on wedding receptions tomorrow.

3. National Union of the Teaching Profession has urged the government to postpone the reopening of pre-schools and kindergartens that is scheduled for July 1, citing lack of preparation to comply with the government’s social distancing guidelines.

4. The Health Ministry has stopped using the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients amid mounting evidence of its lack of efficacy.

5. DAP and Amanah reiterated their support for PKR president Anwar Ibrahim to become prime minister, but said allowing for a six-month transition period is still the best strategy.

6. Gabungan Parti Sarawak leaders voiced their support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin amid reports that Pakatan Harapan is courting their MPs for support.

7. Outgoing Dewan Negara president S Vigneswaran urged the government to reverse the 1993 constitutional amendment to strip the monarchy of its legal immunity, claiming that the amendment was unconstitutional.

8. Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan slammed the Immigration Department’s on its excuse for detaining the deceased tourist Zeawdeen Kadar Masdan as an “afterthought”.

9. The Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) sounded the alarm that logging activities have resumed in at least two areas populated by the Orang Asli since the recovery movement control order began on June 10.

10. Social enterprise PichaEats is planning to introduce frozen meals to its line-up, after its business model of hiring refugees to supply food for its catering service took a hit due to the movement control order.