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An alleged royal plot, and 9 other things that happened yesterday

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

1. Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who was forced to go on leave after pressure from party leaders, said he did not have a timeline for a comeback, but was always ready to serve.

2. Sulaman assemblyperson Hajiji Noor, who defected from Umno to Bersatu, may be chosen to lead the newly set up chapter of Bersatu in Sabah.

3. Malaysia faced international criticism over its decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

4. PKR president Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that a "particular personality from a royal family" had sought to pit the rulers against the prime minister over the Rome Statute.

5. Inspector-General of Police Mohamed Fuzi Harun said he was disappointed that the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) appeared to be "punishing" the police after it released a report claiming police involvement in "enforced disappearances."

6. De facto law minister Liew Vui Keong ordered for mutual legal assistance to be provided to France, Switzerland and Luxembourg in relation to the 1MDB and Scorpene scandals.

7. Malaysia and Singapore resolved its airspace dispute after the city-state withdrew the Instrument Landing System (ILS) procedures for Seletar Airport while Malaysia indefinitely suspended its restriction over Pasir Gudang airspace.

8. Kelantan crown prince Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, 45, will be tying the knot with Sofie Louise Johansson, 33, who hails from Sweden, on April 19.

9. MIC was accused of exploiting a senior citizen in the Rantau by-election by having him remove his Pakatan Harapan T-shirt in favour of a "Bossku" T-shirt.

10. Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the government will look into resolving the issue of foreigners' identification documentation in Sabah, while Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said Putrajaya and the state will address the issue of stateless children.

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