Anwar says he can wait to be PM and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said he is prepared to wait six more months beyond the agreed deadline for Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to hand over the reins of power to him.

2. Malaysia is extending travel restrictions to cover all China provinces that are under lockdown due to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. Meanwhile, Wisma Putra recalls over 200 non-essential staff.

3. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P Waythamoorthy said members of the public should not worry about attending Thaipusam celebrations tomorrow but take precautions, while nearby Selanyang Hospital is designated a medical operations centre of 2019-nCoV cases.

4. Former Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid said he was under pressure from then prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, his wife Rosmah Mansor and her aide Rizal Mansor to approve a project, while a chauffeur testified of delivering "schoolbags stuffed with cash" to Rosmah’s residence.

5. Umno is expected to arrive on a decision today whether to cooperate with Bersatu.

6. Mahathir clarified that the cabinet has yet to decide on the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English.

7. The government is expected to cut RM3.1 billion from the cost of the Sarawak portion of the Pan Borneo Highway by moving away from the project delivery partner model.

8. PKR’s disciplinary committee has approved its vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin’s application to take leave from her post pending disciplinary proceedings against her.

9. AirAsia stock prices surged after Mahathir said having an offset in aircraft procurement is not tantamount to bribery.

10. Social Security Organisation has rolled back its decision that tightened eligibility conditions for free dialysis treatment after it was met with opposition from MCA and the Malaysian Trade Union Congress.