Witness testifies about bags of cash for Rosmah, and 8 news from yesterday

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

1. A witness at Rosmah Mansor's graft trial testified that he saw butlers carry bags of cash to the prime minister's official residence to be delivered to "ma'am", a term used to refer to the former prime minister's wife.

2. Azam Baki is appointed as the new MACC chief.

3. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled his cabinet with four senior ministers but no deputy prime minister.

4. The most notable appointment is CIMB chief executive officer Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, a non-politician, as the finance minister.

5. Umno's Lendu assemblyperson Sulaiman Ali was appointed as the new Malacca chief minister.

6. Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu formed a new Perikatan Nasional government after he switched sides, along with several defections from Pakatan Harapan.

7. The total number of Covid-19 cases climbed to 117, with 18 news cases recorded.

8. Newly-minted Health Minister Adham Baba said he hopes to use a calm approach in dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak.

9. The trial over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 kicked off at the District Court of The Hague with a trove of digital evidence.