Syed Saddiq's plan to 'disrupt' politics and 9 news you may have missed

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

1. In an interview, former Bersatu Youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman shared who he wants to recruit for a yet-unnamed platform to “disrupt” how politics is done in Malaysia, and move on from money politics.

2. The contractor for the Klang Valley Double Tracking Phase 2 project claimed there is no basis for the government to reopen the tender for its contract.

3. PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin claimed Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Khairuddin Aman Razali is a hero, akin to the hoopoe bird featured in the Quran, and blamed the minister’s breach of quarantine rules on supposed negligence by the Health Ministry and Foreign Affairs Ministry.

4. Malaysia recorded its second Covid-19 death in August, just a day after the first in the month. Senior Minister (Defence Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said 253 people have been arrested for defying the movement control order.

5. Former Permodalan Nasional Berhad CEO Abdul Jalil Rasheed said the Covid-19 pandemic should be taken as an opportunity to reset the economy by addressing wage inequality and over-reliance on foreign labour.

6. The spate of political appointments in various government-linked companies will affect investors’ perception of transparency and integrity in corporate Malaysia, Abdul Jalil said.

7. Former Johor menteri besar Osman Sapian downplayed his presence at Pejuang-backed candidate Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi’s campaign in the Slim by-election, but the Pulai Bersatu division said it will refer Osman to the party’s disciplinary board.

8. Analysts said the coming Sabah state election will be a big test of the full autonomy granted to Sabah Umno by the party’s central leadership.

9. Relatives of the victims of the MH17 crash will seek damages from the four suspects being tried in the Netherlands for allegedly shooting down the aircraft, according to their lawyers.

10. In conjunction with Merdeka Day celebrations, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has granted an early pardon to 13 convicts, while Google features an orangutan on its logo.