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

1. Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar (above) threatened to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly if there is another power struggle in the state, but Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim argued that there are constitutional limits to the sultan’s ability to carry out the threat.

2. Johor Pakatan Harapan said it would respect the ruler’s decree despite speculation that it is plotting a counter-coup, while Johor Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad called for political leaders to end their squabbling and work together to develop the state.

3. Activists protesting against a hospital cleaning services company’s alleged union-busting have been released after magistrate rejected the police’s remand application, but they will face charges in court today.

4. Two areas in Kuala Langat, Selangor, have been placed under a semi-enhanced movement control order. Residents are allowed to enter or leave only if they have been tested for Covid-19.

5. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and other attendees at a post-cabinet meeting involving a Covid-19 patient have completed their quarantine period with no new infections detected. They will resume work today.

6. Many Bersatu divisions in Perak and the Federal Territories have declared their allegiance to Muhyiddin, though some have dissented.

7. Communications and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah cancelled the award of several wireless communications bands without tender, following criticism from Pakatan Harapan lawmakers.

8. MCA and Gerakan have joined the call for stiffer penalties against drunk driving, though Gerakan vice-president Baljit Singh said other dangerous drivers should be given heavier punishments as well. Police said there have been 22 accidents linked to drunk drivers from January to May this year.

9. Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s defence team argued that it is irrelevant whether the RM42 million he received was a donation from an Arab prince as previously claimed, as long as Najib believes this to be true.

10. Sarikei MP Wong Ling Biu has been discharged after being hospitalised for Covid-19 since March, which entailed spending 42 days in a coma.