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

The Perikatan Nasional government is reportedly considering reverting to the BN-era East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) alignment that was altered by the previous Pakatan Harapan government to cut costs.

BN's Mohd Sharim Md Zain scored a landslide victory in the Chini by-election.

Umno vice-president Mohamed Khaled Nordin insisted that the prime ministerial candidate should come from his party if it wins the most seats in the 15th general election.

Police questioned the artist of an artwork that resembled the national coat of arms.

Organisers of 'Parlimen Digital', an initiative to show the government that a virtual sitting is possible, said its participants were contacted by police but the purpose is unclear.

PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said he is now confident that Pakatan Harapan will focus on its "struggle" instead of the prime ministerial candidate after meeting with leaders from Amanah, DAP, and his own party.

PKR's Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar said she was returning to duty to help strengthen the party amid an exodus by members of a breakaway faction.

Some 250 PKR members quit the Ampang division to follow former PKR vice president Zuraida Kamaruddin to PN.

Amanah Youth wing deputy head Shazni Munir Mohd Ithnin was elected as the wing’s new chief. His predecessor Hasnul Zulkarnain Abd Munaim had defected to PN.

Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the Covid-19 relief bill will likely follow the Singapore and New Zealand models.

The country recorded 10 new Covid-19 cases, most of which were imported.