Ismail Sabri calls for DAP ban, and 8 news from yesterday

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

1. Opposition leader in Parliament Ismail Sabri Yaakob called for DAP to be banned if found guilty of spreading ideologies which contravene federal laws, as he claimed party leaders have been linked to the controversial comic “Belt and Road Initiative for Win-Winism” which was banned by Putrajaya for, among others, "promoting and spreading erroneous facts about the communist ideology".

2. Home Ministry officials also descended on the Asia Comic Cultural Museum in Penang to seize copies of former DAP member Hew Kuan Yau's now-banned comic book.

3. Six Umno/BN lawmakers threw their support behind Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to serve out a full term as prime minister.

The six are Mohd Shahar Abdullah (Paya Besar), Adham Baba (Tenggara), Mastura Mohd Yazid (Kuala Kangsar), Abdul Rahman Mohamad (Lipis), Ahmad Nazlan Idris (Jerantut) and Ismail Abd Muttalib (Maran).

4. DAP disciplinary committee chairperson Chong Chieng Jen rubbished the one-week ultimatum given by Bersatu's youth wing and its head Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman for action to be taken against Sungai Pelek assemblyperson Ronnie Liu for statements questioning Bersatu's future in Pakatan Harapan.

5. Losses incurred from the sudden change in telecommunication policy, continuous financial woes of national carrier Malaysia Airlines and a temporary freeze on its operations were among the reasons Khazanah Nasional gave for finding itself RM6.3 billion in the red last year.

6. Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh maintained that budgetary constraints should not be an excuse for child sex offenders to escape conviction, saying that "if we have enough money for football, events in hotels and travelling expenses for ministries, we must surely have enough for the children."

7. The government will review the shortcomings of the Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (Smart Tunnel) design in addressing frequent flash floods especially in the capital and the Klang Valley, said Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad.

8. Bersatu strategist Rais Hussin is yearning for politicians like New York's firebrand socialist congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Malaysia.

“This is the type of politician Malaysia needs,” he tweeted in response to a video clip on social media depicting her grilling Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

9. The 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London are now believed to be Chinese nationals, UK police said as they questioned the driver detained on suspicion of murder.