SB mooted as data source for BN's GE14 propaganda blitz, and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. Leaked documents showed that the police Special Branch had been proposed as among potential data sources for Cambridge Analytica’s propaganda campaign aimed at helping BN win the 14th general election.

2. Former foreign minister Anifah Aman has failed his final attempt to challenge the courts’ decision to nullify his election victory at Kimanis. Nomination day for the Kimanis by-election takes place today.

3. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Mohamaddin Ketapi dismissed speculation that he may be next to be asked to resign after former education minister Maszlee Malik, while Wisma Putra said claims that either its minister Saifuddin Abdullah or deputy minister Marzuki Yahya would replace Maszlee is “just speculation”.

4. Following Maszlee’s resignation, various individuals such as former international trade and industry minister Mustapa Mohamed and economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram have been suggested as his potential successor.

5. The judiciary’s internal probe on Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer’s allegations of judicial interference has been put on hold pending a police investigation.

6. A witness at the corruption trial against former Felcra chairperson Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Zizie Ezette A Samad testified that the government agency was not authorised to invest in shares.

7. Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad urged Pakatan Harapan to establish certainty that Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad would hand over power to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim in May, but Saifuddin said there is no specific date for the transition although Anwar would certainly be Mahathir’s successor.

8. Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah defended the introduction of Jawi lessons in vernacular schools, but questioned why approval from parent-teacher associations (PTAs) is needed for the lessons to be implemented.

9. Bersatu is to hold its first party election from Jan 25 to April 4.

10. The Johor Health Department said it is working to ensure an adequate supply of penfill insulin after the manufacturer faced problems that disrupted the supply to government hospitals nationwide.