Revolt in Bersatu Youth and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. Some of Bersatu Youth’s state chapters and national exco members have revolted against the wing’s decision to reject cooperation with Umno and call for a return to Pakatan Harapan.

2. A list has been circulated purporting that nearly three-quarters of Bersatu Youth divisions object to its national body’s resolutions, but some leaders on the list told Malaysiakini that they never consented to be on the list.

3. Bersatu information chief Radzi Jidin (photo, above) warned all party members that those who fraternise with opposition parties will be sacked, but some questioned whether the party’s supreme council had ever resolved to back Perikatan Nasional.

4. Umno and PAS presidents Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Abdul Hadi Awang will be meeting Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on the current political affairs soon, including cooperation within Perikatan Nasional and the forthcoming parliamentary sitting.

5. Police have reversed an earlier decision not to allow land public transport and motorcycles to travel across state borders. Those wanting to travel must apply through the Gerak Malaysia app or in person at police stations.

6. Activist Jac SM Kee has questioned the need to retain tracking data from the Gerak Malaysia app for six months, saying that it lacks legal protections against abuse and should not be more than a month.

7. KTM has been reprimanded over a May 5 incident, in which a train became overcrowded in violation of social distancing guidelines.

8. The US Department of Justice has reached a settlement to recover more than US$49 million (RM212 million) that was allegedly misappropriated from 1MDB.

9. Chini assemblyperson Abu Bakar Harun, 60, died from a heart attack on Wednesday and was laid to rest at Chini Muslim Cemetery in Pekan, Pahang, at 2.30pm yesterday.

10. Former domestic trade and consumer affairs deputy minister Chong Chieng Jen’s residence has caught fire, but no one was hurt.