Bersatu onboard with PM's snap GE plan and 6 news from yesterday

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

The Bersatu supreme council has backed Muhyiddin Yassin's plan to seek a fresh mandate by holding snap elections, according to one council member.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Muhyiddin can't afford to convict corrupt Umno leaders, including Najib Abdul Razak, in order to maintain control of the government.

SBI Offshore, whose executive chairperson is Mahathir’s son Mirzan, is being investigated by SGX RegCo for potential listing rule breaches and potential contravention of directors’ fiduciary duties.

Raub MP Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji said he will not be defecting from DAP to join a Perikatan Nasional component party, despite having received overtures.

Selangor deputy speaker Dr Daroyah Alwi, who is also the Sementa assemblyperson, quit PKR. However, two of her former allies have resolved to remain with the party.

Kedah BN insiders are irked by the state government's move to allocate local councillor positions to an NGO set up by supporters of former PKR deputy president Azmin Ali.

There were 43 new infections of Covid-19, including one patient from Negeri Sembilan who contracted the virus after making a house visit on the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri.