Rumours of Latheefa’s resignation, and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. Speculation is rife that Latheefa Koya has resigned as MACC chief commissioner, but reporters' questions were met with silence.

2. Former minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor accused the prosecution of being unfair and jested that RM2 million is like pocket money to him, having sold off his stock portfolio before becoming a minister. Latheefa said the MACC will investigate Tengku Adnan’s wealth.

3. Five more Covid-19 cases have been detected in Malaysia, as Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia youth exco D RR Ramli urged the prime minister to appoint a health minister urgently. Former Ummo senator Khairul Azwan Harun said Dzulkefly Ahmad should be re-appointed to the post.

4. The Prime Minister’s Department said the parliamentary session next week has been postponed to May to allow time for new cabinet members to be appointed and for them to become familiar with their jobs, but the women’s group Joint Action Group for Gender Equality said it should be held as soon as possible.

5. Xavier Andre Justo - who had disclosed incriminating information on the 1MDB scandal - has fled Malaysia for his home country of Switzerland, fearing that he could suffer further backlash after the fall of the Pakatan Harapan-led government.

6. Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng said the previous Harapan government had found a formula to implement its promise to allow National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN) borrowers to defer loan repayments until they earn a higher income, but the government fell before it could be announced.

7. Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari asserts that he remains loyal to PKR. Meanwhile, all five Bersatu assemblypersons in the state and two former PKR representatives including Azmin Ali have been removed from their state government posts.

8. PKR treasurer Lee Chean Chung said the party will demand its 12 defected MPs to pay RM10 million based on an agreement signed before they were fielded as election candidates, and the party will sue if they fail to pay up.

9. Malacca BN has retracted its cooperation with two Bersatu assemblypersons in the state, but retains control of the state assembly due to defections from DAP and PKR.

10. Despite suffering communication and hearing problems due to autism, Akmal Hannan Zulkeflie managed to score 11 As for his SPM results. He cites a curious and open mind as the secret to his success.