Shafie positions himself to helm opposition and other news you may have missed

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

1. Warisan president Shafie Apdal urged the opposition to make a leadership change while positioning himself to take over. The party is hinting that it may expand to the rest of the country.

2. Otai Reformis urged Anwar Ibrahim to stop hoping for defections to make him prime minister. Ketereh MP Annuar Musa, however, claims that efforts are ongoing to shift Umno's support to the PKR president.

3. Several lawmakers have been placed under home quarantine ahead of the final week of voting on Budget 2021 in the Dewan Rakyat.

4. Malim Nawar assemblyperson Leong Cheok Keng challenged Perak DAP chief Nga Kor Ming to prove he still has majority support.

5. Malaysiakini explores whether it is possible for Kedah to extract 'clean' rare earth elements.

6. National women’s under-15 footballer Celine Chuang made history as the country’s first person to play with Germany’s FC Bayern Munich's U-17 women's team.

7. An animated short film by Macgres Sawet and Nabiatul Dania Zulfiqa Mohd Zulfadhli - two 11-year-olds from rural Sarawak - won an international film award.

8. A group of activists comprising students, parents and teachers have formally launched a campaign to pressure the government to address extreme teacher absenteeism in Sabah.