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Think tank on 'penumpang' backfiring and 8 things that happened yesterday

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

1. Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali stressed the need for the Pakatan Harapan government to fulfil its promises related to the Bumiputera agenda without being apologetic following its defeat in the Semenyih by-election.

2. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad conceded that Harapan's defeat was due to the cooperation between Umno and PAS, while Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari assured that Semenyih will not be sidelined despite the loss.

3. An MCA think tank blamed acting Umno president Mohamad Hasan's statement that there were too many "penumpang" and BN secretary-general Nazri Abdul Aziz's remarks about vernacular schools for the lack of Chinese support towards BN.

4. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said Putrajaya will consider resuming the search for MH370 if there are any companies that can come up with a viable proposal based on credible leads.

5. Kelantan ruler Sultan Muhammad V withdrew the datukship of Perak economic adviser Mohd Annuar Zaini.

6. Two employees and a former staffer of data research firm Invoke Malaysia, run by PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli, were arrested for possession of marijuana.

7. Malaysians going to Mecca to perform the hajj have reportedly falsified their medical records to bypass Saudi Arabia's mandatory vaccination requirements.

8. The Education Ministry decided to revive the Institute of Teacher Education in Kelantan which the previous BN federal government planned to close down.

9. PSM wanted the Education Ministry to compensate workers whose contracts were not renewed due to the government reducing the number of personnel at its premises.

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