Dr M claims PN govt may fall today and other news you may have missed

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

1. Dr Mahathir Mohamad told a joint press conference with Umno’s Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah that there is a possibility that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's government might fall today, while Pakatan Harapan urged all MPs to reject Budget 2021 proposal at today’s the final vote at its third reading.

2. Warisan Youth chief Azis Jamman said Warisan has yet to decide how the party would play its cards if there is a bloc vote for the third reading of the Budget 2021 today.

3. Glove manufacturer Top Glove has confirmed that its security guard Yamnarayan Chaudhary Tharu had succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday, while Noor Hisham revealed the guard was already severely ill when admitted to hospital. Another glove manufacturer Hartalega reported 35 cases.

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4. Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah urged people travelling from red zones to take all precautions and said the Genting cluster emerged after the index case travelled from Selangor to visit friends in Genting Highlands. Meanwhile, Terengganu detected Covid-19 cases among returnees.

5. Three MPs who are under home surveillance orders after being identified as close contacts of Covid-19 patients turned up in Parliament wearing a full set of personal protective equipment, prompting opposition members to stage a walkout.

6. Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah has consented to grant PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang an audience today, while the newly minted Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad said portfolios will be assigned to state executive councillors only after all 10 posts have been filled.

7. The funds belonging to Pekan Umno and Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), totalling RM888,138.26, which were seized by the MACC, have been returned to the two parties.

8. Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh has questioned the government's commitment to investigate a news report linking controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik to an alleged terror plot in India.

9. The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has welcomed the government’s initiative to study the feasibility of reinstating the Goods and Services Tax (GST), lauding it as being consumer-friendly and business-friendly compared to the present Sales and Services Tax (SST).

10. Taman Sri Ukay/Hill View Residents Association president Siti Hendon Chek lauded the Housing and Local Government Ministry's plan to turn the Highland Towers condominium site into a historic site, saying it could remove the stigma associated with the location.