Big changes to death penalty laws?

The most significant piece of news from yesterday is that Malaysia may soon see the end of mandatory death sentencing – if Parliament agrees to change the law on what is bound to be a divisive issue, that is.

In other news, the novel coronavirus has a new name (or rather, acronym); the debate over the purported confidence vote for PM Dr Maddey Mohamad continues; Rosie Mansor’s defence goes on the offence, and more on the fight against corruption.