KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed, in brief.
1. The National Security Council has released a list of places and occasions where face masks must be worn, while Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi (above) said there could be further reductions on the ceiling price of masks, depending on the supply situation.
2. An aide to Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob denied that Al Jazeera had sought the minister’s comments before airing its controversial documentary on Malaysia’s treatment of undocumented migrants, while the broadcaster has disputed Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador’s claim that Al Jazeera was given prior notice before Tuesday’s raid.
3. Many media and human rights groups have condemned the police and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s joint raids on Al Jazeera, Astro and Unifi TV.
4. Kuala Langat Environmental Action Association activist Pua Lay Peng tells her story of battling the “fearsome fumes” of illegal factories in Jenjarom in the latest instalment of Malaysianskini.
5. The Perikatan Nasional government will not proceed with Pakatan Harapan's plans to establish a national harmony and reconciliation commission.
6. The Election Commission has been urged to allow more Sabahans to be eligible for postal voting in the coming state election, due to the health risks and financial burdens associated with travelling amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
7. Luyang assemblyperson Phoong Jin Zhe claimed incumbent Sabah Chief Minister Shafie Apdal had managed to foil two attempts at a coup, but the third one had forced him to seek the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly.
8. Plantations and Commodities Minister Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali has absolved glove manufacturer Top Glove of allegations of forced labour and urged the world not to view the company in a negative light.
9. The High Court sitting in Kuala Lumpur has granted leave for stateless e-sports athlete Muhammad Aiman Hafizi Ahmad to pursue his bid to be declared a Malaysian citizen.
10. Malaysia reported six locally transmitted Covid-19 cases yesterday, while the infectivity of the disease has dipped back below levels needed to sustain an outbreak after the government tightened restrictions to curb its spread.
