Guan Eng says not to waste time on PM transition, and 8 news from yesterday

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

1. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the transition from Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister would likely take place after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit in November next year and party members should therefore not "waste time" questioning the transition plan.

2. Lim also addressed concerns about three-page Jawi content in the Bahasa Malaysia syllabus for vernacular schools, stating that it would take a genius to become proficienct from the limited content.

3. The three-page Jawi content in the Bahasa Malaysia syllabus focuses on the Jawi text contained in the national coat of arms, ringgit notes and stamps.

4. The Health Ministry will embark on additional immunisation for all children under the age of five in Sabah following the return of polio in the country, after 27 years.

5. Works Minister Baru Bian said he is unhappy with the quality of the Pan-Borneo Highway construction and cautioned contractors that the government will be keeping a close eye.

6. The Home Ministry lifted a ban, imposed by the previous government, on the book "Breaking The Silence: Voices of Moderation - Islam in a Constitutional Democracy" by pro-moderation group G25.

7. Malaysian Trades Union Congress criticised the government for claiming the existence of a "deep state" in the civil service and asked that civil servants be protected against "abuses" by ministers.

8. The Selangor government will reward successful athletes from the state in the SEA Games, with cash of between RM3,000 and RM5,000.

9. The flood situation worsened in Pahang and Johor with heavy rains expected to continue until Tuesday.