MCO extended yet again and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. The movement control order has been extended for the third time, lasting a total of 54 days until May 12. Many Malaysians told an online poll conducted by the National Security Council that they support the extension.

2. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin assured the people that the government is working on plans to revive the economy, including allowing more businesses to resume operations while the MCO is still in effect.

3. Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa apologised for delays in delivering food for people living under the enhanced movement control order near the Kuala Lumpur Wholesale Market and said a fund has also been set up to buy food for non-citizens in the area.

4. Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai is outraged that about 750 packs of government-sponsored food for his constituents are still awaiting distribution, while Johor Bahru MP Akmal Nasir questioned whether the Johor government would appoint Perikatan Nasional grassroots leaders to distribute food in opposition-held constituencies.

5. Despite being promised food parcels worth RM100 each, Rasah MP Cha Kee Chin claimed that the packs he received for his constituents were worth only about RM35 each, though the food packs received in Cheras and Kulai parliamentary constituencies were close to the value promised.

6. The price of seafood could increase due to repeated delays in reopening the Kuala Lumpur Wholesale Market, which caused wholesalers to hold back on their orders.

7. How is life under the movement control order? Malaysiakini is calling for your stories, which will be incorporated into a photo essay.

8. Two Mongolian women have filed a lawsuit against a police inspector and a Petaling Jaya hotel over their alleged rape by the police officer.

9. The Court of Appeal made history this morning by debuting a live stream of its proceedings for public viewing.

10. Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin said the Perikatan Nasional government is formed out of cooperation between Muhyiddin and individual MPs, and not on the basis of a common policy.