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

1. Both Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Warisan Plus saw hiccups at their respective candidate announcements for the Sabah state election, with overlapping claims and attempts to salvage the situation.

2. Despite some initial signs of discontent, Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star) has decided to remain with PN despite being allocated fewer seats to contest than expected, while PKR will only be contesting in seven seats instead of 14 it initially announced.

3. Former Sabah chief minister Musa Aman, who led the failed coup that triggered the dissolution of the state legislative assembly, was not seen at the candidate announcements held by BN and PN.

4. The government will enforce the administrative enhanced movement control order (MCO) in 28 areas in Kota Setar, Kedah, beginning today, to curb the spread of Covid-19.

5. In an 801-page judgment, the trial judge in the SRC International Sdn Bhd, Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, said former premier Najib Abdul Razak’s excesses are the worst kind of abuse of power and criminal breach of trust.

6. Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin apologised in the Dewan Negara for falsely accusing university student Veveonah Mosibin of lying, while Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin met the student and her family to apologise on the government’s behalf.

7. The Health Ministry is concerned as Covid-19’s infectivity remains above the critical level and threatens to drive an exponential increase.

8. Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has accused his former aide Zahid Md Arif of being “the biggest liar in Malaysian politics” over the latter’s claim that Mahathir was delighted by the Sheraton Move.

9. The Johor PN state government has not moved to remove Pakatan Harapan-appointed speaker Suhaizan Kaiat and deputy speaker Gan Peck Cheng amid uncertainty on whether it has the majority.

10. Kuala Lumpur’s city centre has been hit with flash floods yet again, leaving some people stranded and needing rescue.