Court to rule on Rosmah's case today, and other news you may have missed

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1. Rosmah Mansor will find out today whether the High Court in Kuala Lumpur would let her go free from graft charges, or order her to enter her defence. Her spouse, former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, will take some time off from his own corruption trial to show support.

2. The MACC has confirmed the arrest of a political party’s state deputy leader who is linked to a former minister, while former minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar said MA Thinagaran was a family friend and not his aide.

3. A company linked to the Pahang royalty has been appointed by Lynas to build its permanent disposal facility in Bukit Ketam.

4. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin gave his assurance that undocumented migrants will not be arrested when they come forward for their Covid-19 vaccinations. He also revealed that Malaysia’s vaccine agreements contain clauses that would ensure it receives the latest versions of the vaccines it ordered.

5. Pressure for Parliament to reconvene grows as Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Azalina Othman Said wrote a scathing letter to the attorney-general, complaining that the legislature had been "emasculated".

6. A plan to prioritise lawmakers for Covid-19 vaccination is met with mixed responses from opposition representatives. DAP’s Kota Kinabalu MP Chan Foong Hin said there is no excuse to suspend Parliament once MPs have been inoculated, but PKR’s Bukit Tengah assemblyperson Gooi Hsiao Leung said it is unethical to prioritise lawmakers.

7. Not sure about the do’s and don’ts at a police roadblock? Several legal experts have offered some pointers on police powers versus your rights as a citizen.

8. Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman launched another successful campaign to raise funds for electronic devices to facilitate online learning, this time raising close to RM200,000 to purchase tablets for 400 underprivileged students.

9. Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested that his successor Muhyiddin Yassin should set up a council of advisors to provide input on the administration in the post-Covid-19 era.

10. Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh questioned why police have not issued a compound to Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa for allegedly breaching Covid-19 restrictions, but is instead referring the matter to the attorney-general.