Counter-coup talks gain momentum and 8 news from yesterday

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

1. Harapan leaders appear confident of pulling off a counter-coup against Perikatan Nasional but the uncertain relationship between PKR president Anwar Ibrahim and disputed Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad remains unresolved.

2. PKR said it is committed to any "power transition" plan by Pakatan Harapan but did not reveal whether it can accept a coalition government in which Anwar may not become the prime minister.

3. PAS supreme council member Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz said it would be a mistake to allow Mahathir to lead the country, stating that the "old man" should only have an advisory role.

4. Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman suggested an extraordinary general meeting to resolve the party's crisis, which is seeing a fight between Mahathir and party president Muhyiddin Yassin.

5. Bersatu's move to nullify Syed Saddiq's party membership also led to a split in his Muar division as half supported his removal while another half were against.

6. International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali will lead negotiations with Singapore on restarting the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project.

7. Random tests uncovered three new Covid-19 clusters in Pahang, involving a plantation, a construction site and a timber factory.

8. Defence Minister Ismail Sabri, who is in charge of the movement control order, announced that the operating hours of ATMs will return to normal. It was previously shortened as a measure against Covid-19.

9. The Election Commission has mooted online election nomination and a more flexible time frame.