Xavier quits PKR to back PN and other news you may have missed

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

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1. Kuala Langat MP Dr Xavier Jayakumar quit PKR to support the Perikatan Nasional government, citing the need for stability.

2. Sungai Buloh MP Sivarasa Rasiah said Xavier was pressured to jump by selective MACC investigations against him.

3. PKR vice-president Tian Chua said PN's tactics to hold on to power were not sustainable and urged the government to engage all political parties for consultation.

4. Meanwhile, Azmin Ali and Annuar Musa hinted there would be more defections coming.

5. DAP has sacked eight members in Perak for aligning with PN.

6. PN chief Muhyiddin Yassin said Gerakan boosted the coalition's multiracial appeal while the party sets out to woo more non-Malay support for PN.

7. Gerakan president Dominic Lau apologised for sharing fake news after he was called out by former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

8. Opposition MPs questioned whether quarantine SOPs were breached when an entourage including Azmin Ali welcomed Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin upon his return from the United Arab Emirates.

9. The new Malaysian Bar leadership said it was committed to addressing allegations of sexual harassment within the legal profession by strengthening its internal complaints mechanism.

10. The Bar Council has been mandated to take any and all steps that it deems necessary regarding the proclamation of emergency and the emergency ordinances.