Bersatu Youth wants return to Harapan, and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. Bersatu Youth has called for the party to reject Umno and rejoin Pakatan Harapan, prompting a warning from Umno Youth that Bersatu will be punished at the polls for its antics.

2. The Umno Supreme Council has rejected a proposal for the party to formally join Perikatan Nasional.

3. The Federal Court Chief Registrar's Office said reporters were prevented from covering a court hearing against Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s daughter Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid and her husband Saiful Nizam Mohd Yusoff due to an oversight, but the National Union of Journalists disputed the claim.

4. The Dewan Rakyat has not received any motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

5. International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali said the decision to restart the economy was based on various studies, but a survey finds many Malaysians want the government to prioritise health over the return to normalcy.

6. Six people with links to suspected Covid-19 cases have escaped quarantine, prompting a review of procedures at quarantine stations.

7. A hundred and forty five workers have fled from their worksite after Covid-19 testing, which later turned out to be negative. Eleven of them have been arrested so far.

8. Private clinics have yet to receive test kits from the Social Security Organisation to carry out the mandated Covid-19 screening for foreign workers.

9. Police will now require those making interstate trips beginning today to use a QR code generated using the Gerak Malaysia app, but express buses and motorcycles will not be allowed to make the journey.

10. Borrowers taking up the six-month moratorium on hire purchase loans will not accrue interest for the duration.