Felda moves to take FGV private, and other news you may have missed

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

1. The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) is offering to buy up FGV Holdings Bhd shares at RM1.30 per share in its bid to take the company private, down 72.1 percent from its IPO price in 2012.

2. Umno has extended an olive branch to Bersatu amidst the uncertain political situation in Perak to maintain the state Perikatan Nasional government.

3. As coronavirus-related restrictions are revised, several health experts opined that the relaxed travel restrictions would have manageable risks to Covid-19 ‘green zones’. Some states are taking extra precautions.

4. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun said whether or not Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has majority support can be proven outside Parliament, but Tebing Tinggi state lawmaker Abdul Aziz Bari countered Azhar’s arguments as lacking consistency and direction.

5. The Energy and Natural Resources Minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said no approvals have been granted for the mining of rare earth elements in Kedah or any other states, while the Consumers Association of Penang warned of environmental, health, and social consequences of such mining activities.

6. Water supply in Selangor was briefly disrupted due to discharge from aquaculture ponds for catfish breeding.

7. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found weaknesses in the governance of Education Malaysia Global Services, which serves as a one-stop centre to manage visa applications by international students.

8. At least three Pakatan Harapan women lawmakers have taken Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rina Harun to task for her unsatisfactory answers on issues they raised during the ministry's committee stage budget debate.

9. The Federal Court dismisses former police commando Azilah Hadri’s application to review his conviction and death sentence over the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.

10. The Customs Department has laid out the rules for taxing and licensing of electronic cigarette devices, non-electronic cigarette devices as well as electronic cigarettes and vape gel or juices, including non-nicotine types.