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

1. Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and DAP held their respective ‘grand finale’ ceramah sessions near Kota Kinabalu, with both attracting hundreds of supporters.

2. BN secretary-general Annuar Musa was supposed to attend the GRS ceramah, but had to cancel it to undergo quarantine at home after being identified as a close contact of Umno supreme council member Razlan Rafii, who had tested positive for the coronavirus.

3. Having trouble keeping track of who’s who among the 447 candidates contesting for the 73 seats up for grabs in the Sabah state election? Our latest instalment of KiniGuide will get you up to speed just in time for polling day tomorrow.

4. Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak said opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s claim of having secured parliamentary majority will not affect the outcome of the Sabah election, while Pejuang’s Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Anwar would be under Umno’s influence if he succeeds in becoming prime minister.

5. PKR and Warisan Plus candidates held a frog-themed dinner, at which politicians roasted frogs on skewers and served frog dishes to symbolise the rejection of defectors.

6. Tandek independent candidate Lasiah @ Anita Baranting has applied to join Star, which could mean a three-way friendly fire between BN’s PBRS and PBS in Tandek if Star accepts her.

7. Police are continuing investigations against Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Khairuddin Aman Razali for breaching quarantine, with a fresh instruction from the Attorney-General’s Chambers. They will also record statements from Warisan leader Mohamaddin Ketapi for his remarks on the Lahad Datu incident.

8. The Federal Court has granted leave for National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFCorp) executive chairperson Mohamad Salleh Ismail to appeal in his defamation suit against PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli.

9. Contractor Dhaya Maju LTAT Sdn Bhd is making a second attempt in applying for an injunction to prevent the termination of the Klang Valley Double Tracking Phase 2 (KVDT2) rail project.

10. Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor stayed tight-lipped on his proposals for an administrative enhanced movement control order (AMCO) in Kota Setar as the enhanced MCO period nears its end - but with the Covid-19 outbreaks in the state still growing.