Dr M files no-confidence motion, and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. Dewan Rakyat speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof has accepted Langkawi MP Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, as well as Batu Sapi MP Liew Vui Keong’s emergency motion calling for an eight-day parliamentary sitting.

2. Mahathir’s motion against Muhyiddin may not be debated when Parliament reconvenes on May 18, because government matters will get priority at the sitting.

3. Ariff said only government-owned media organisations will be allowed to cover the upcoming Dewan Rakyat sitting, citing concerns over Covid-19.

4. Muhyiddin has purportedly resolved problems between Umno and Bersatu in Johor after an hour-long meeting with both sides.

5. The unemployment rate in March has reached a 10-year high of 3.9 percent following the implementation of the movement control order.

6. Workers are complaining of long waits, delays in receiving results, and other problems when seeking Covid-19 tests from BP Healthcare Group, which is the only healthcare provider authorised to carry out the Social Security Organisation’s (Socso) free screening programme.

7. Socso said it has received six quotations before deciding to award BP Healthcare with the contract to provide Covid-19 testing, based on a selection criteria that includes test readiness, service outreach, Health Ministry recognition, as well test prices.

8. Covid-19 test kits developed by a Malaysian company has been approved by European Union authorities for sale there.

9. The number of Covid-19 cases in a cluster in Pedas, Negeri Sembilan, has increased to 60, with 52 new cases reported yesterday.

10. Malaysia has the fourth-highest public approval in the world for its Covid-19 response, according to a survey.

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