Two SDs for PKR reps on transition issue, and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. Malaysiakini has found two ongoing initiatives to collect sworn statements from PKR parliamentarians – one backing Dr Mahathir Mohamad to serve a full term in office, another reaffirming the Pakatan Harapan transition plan.

2. PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said he is open to the idea of having Mahathir in his cabinet, but wants the country to focus on the economy, instead of the transition issue.

3. Japanese authorities have defended their handling of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which recorded more than half of Covid-19 cases outside China, including two Malaysians and two deaths.

4. Malaysia will evacuate a second batch of its citizens from Wuhan, China, next Tuesday, and strengthen cooperation with Singapore on the Johor Causeway to curb the spread of Covid-19. The cabinet also discussed a temporary ban on tourists from China.

5. Police will record statements from former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor today on the wiretapped phone calls released by the MACC last month.

6. How do Malaysia’s drunk driving laws compare with other jurisdictions? A Malaysiakini report examines this, alongside those of the Netherlands, New Zealand and the US state of California.

7. De facto Islamic Affairs Minister Mujahid Yusof Rawa’s office has lodged a police report on a social media post claiming that Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng had chaired a meeting on Tabung Haji.

8. An inquiry by the Selangor Select Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency found that some local councillors don't know their roles in planning and development.

9. Attendees at a Wanita Pakatan Harapan meeting denied there is ulterior motive behind an attempt to remove Zuraida Kamaruddin as its chief ahead of today’s presidential council meeting.

10. Tributes poured in following the death of the writer KS Maniam, who passed away on Wednesday.