KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed, in brief.
1. Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has revealed details of 101 projects worth RM6.61 billion that were purportedly awarded by the Pakatan Harapan administration without open tender, which his predecessor Lim Guan Eng pledged to expose as “lies” at a press conference today.
2. The Perikatan Nasional government has withdrawn a bill to amend the Federal Constitution that would have imposed a two-term limit for the prime minister’s post.
3. Lacking disciplinary powers and the ability to review allegations of non-compliance with procedures, a comparison has revealed Perikatan Nasional’s proposed Independent Police Conduct Commission to be a watered-down version of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission.
4. The National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia and other groups have claimed that Indonesian migrant workers have endured cruel and inhumane conditions at temporary detention centres in Sabah.
5. The All Women's Action Society said it has received more complaints of rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment and mental health issues through its helpline during the movement control order period.
6. Human Resources Minister M Saravanan said the government is considering an audit on the ongoing repayment of migrant workers' recruitment fees following allegations of labour exploitation in Malaysia’s manufacturing industry.
7. Police have recorded Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali’s statement over his alleged breach of quarantine orders, while Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah urged for the maximum fine for violating the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 to be increased to RM10,000.
8. The Federal Court has allowed former Sabah chief minister Musa Aman to proceed with his appeal to be declared the rightful chief minister in 2018, while the Court of Appeal has set Sept 7 to hear Musa’s appeal against the dissolution of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.
9. The Dewan Rakyat has passed legislation for stiffer penalties against those convicted of reckless driving and drink driving that results in injury or death.
10. Former Perak menteri besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin floated the possibility that the current Perak government will fall if independent candidate Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi wins the Slim by-election.
