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

1. Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star) president Jeffrey Kitingan walked out of seat negotiations for the Sabah state election and mooted quitting Perikatan Nasional over BN and Umno’s “domineering” approach.

2. Sungai Sibuga assemblyperson Musa Aman lost his appeal to stop the Sabah state election, but he still holds an edge over other former chief ministers in the fray.

3. Need a recap of the political scenario in Sabah before nomination day on Saturday? The latest instalment of KiniGuide has you covered.

4. Warisan Plus, Bersatu, and BN will unveil their election candidates tomorrow, while PAS is eyeing to contest 10 seats in Sabah. BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said party leaders understand that candidate selection is based on the limited number of seats up for grabs.

5. Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has called for stricter compliance with measures to prevent Covid-19 as 100 new cases have been detected, particularly among the frontliners and those working on the Sabah state election.

6. The government’s proposal to levy an extra charge for online purchases above RM200 has drawn criticism from both sides of the political divide.

7. Universiti Malaysia Sabah board chairperson Masidi Manjun has vouched for YouTuber Veveonah Mosibin, confirming that she had sat for the university’s online examination as she had claimed and praised her as an exemplary student.

8. Former PKR leaders Azmin Ali and Zuraida Kamaruddin have been appointed as Bersatu supreme council members. Party president Muhyiddin Yassin, meanwhile, appointed himself as Johor Bersatu chief, ostensibly to strengthen the party’s state chapter.

9. Bersatu is investigating former Johor menteri besar Osman Sapian over his appearance at several Pejuang events.

10. Nine Sri Lankan workers in Malaysia have lodged a police report against their employer, a popular cinema chain in Penang, for failing to pay their salaries for the past six months.