Covid-19 vaccines are here and other news you may have missed

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

1. The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines has arrived in Malaysia.

2. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah are expected to be among the first to receive the vaccine on Wednesday.

3. The Malaysian Medical Association said while it was good for Muhyiddin to get the vaccine to set a good example, other politicians should give way to hospital cleaners.

4. The vaccine won't be compulsory for now, although those who agree to receive it may enjoy some perks, including a mooted vaccine passport.

5. The vaccine's arrival came amid daily Covid-19 cases inching above the 3,000-mark again after remaining in the 2,000 range, due to a big spike in Perak.

6. Amid the spike, the government imposed an enhanced movement control order on a rubber glove factory in Teluk Intan, Perak, including its workers' dorm.

7. Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng nudged the Attorney-General's Chambers to reveal if Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa will be charged over alleged violation of the standard operating procedure under the movement control order.

8. MCA called for reforms to the Attorney-General's Chambers after it initiated a contempt case against Malaysiakini which it said could set a dangerous precedent against the freedom of expression.

9. A PAS supporters' wing leader, S Barathidasan, quit the party, citing the party's inaction on non-Muslim problems, particularly in Kedah.

10. Umno sources told Malaysiakini the party plans to reject the offer of the post of deputy prime minister to the party and to cut ties with Perikatan Nasional after the emergency. The party's strategic communications division responded by saying the public should only rely on official statements about its stance.

11. Pakatan Harapan appealed to the government not to deport Myanmar refugees amid a military coup in their country.

12. The government was urged to relax school uniform rules when school reopens next month due to the hardships that many families are facing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

13. Residents protested plans to relocate an animal shelter to their village due to its proximity to a mosque and worries that animal waste could be washed into a nearby river.