Harapan aims to regain power by July and 8 news from yesterday

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

Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub expressed confidence that Pakatan Harapan can retake Putrajaya before the next Parliament sitting expected to start in July.

Bersatu supreme council member Redzuan Mohd Yusoff denied plans to defect from Perikatan Nasional saying he instead tried to coax Dr Mahathir Mohamad to work with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

Muhyiddin said he had been pressed to take action against Mahathir and allies earlier but had held back as he did not want to act rashly.

A leaked audio recording has a man who sounds like Muhyiddin suggesting that GLC posts be used to lure Umno MPs to join Bersatu.

The PN-led Malacca government reinstated two senior officers who had been terminated from their posts in a state GLC over abuse of power.

Former PKR leaders Selangau MP Baru Bian and Batu Lintang assemblyperson See Chee How officially joined United Sarawak Party (PSB).

Penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol will be enhanced during the upcoming sitting of the Dewan Rakyat.

Effective June 1, interstate travel for work, medical and emergency reasons will once again be allowed.

Only one in five (22 percent) of new Covid-19 cases since May 4 - the start of the conditional movement control order - involved Malaysians.