Here are the key headlines that you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

Hudud surprise in Parliament

Nothing much was expected when PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's Public Member's Bill appeared on the Parliament order paper, which had happened repeatedly, but never saw the light of day.

However, it came as a surprise when the bill was bumped up the list with the government's blessing.

Abdul Hadi immediately asked for the bill to be debated in the next Parliament sitting as yesterday was the last day of sitting in this session. The next session is in October. He thanked the government for its support for the proposed bill.

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the bill making it to the floor was evidence of PAS colluding with Umno.

However, PAS Youth chief Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz said this was already a known fact and PAS and Umno work on matter of mutual interest, including the hudud bill.

He argued that the hudud bill will give PAS a boost in the upcoming by-elections in Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar, but DAP accused PAS of abandoning non-Muslim voters.

The government's move to support PAS' tabling of the bill even caught Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Joseph Kurup by surprise, while several BN component parties were up in arms.

1MDB saga unravels abroad, case closed at home

While the 1MDB saga may have led to the closure of the 143-year-old BSI Bank, at home Bank Negara announced its case against 1MDB "closed".

Meanwhile, Putrajaya insisted that Good Star Limited, in which US$1.103 billion was diverted to the company from 1MDB, belonged to PetroSaudi International (PSI) even though PSI itself refused to confirm this, while international reports claimed it belong to the prime minister's associate – flamboyant billionaire Jho Low.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Azalina Othman, who had dodged all 1MDB questions in Parliament claiming they were sub judice, also declared the issue of state-owned SRC International’s multi-million deposits in the prime minister's personal bank accounts as sub judice.

Controversy roils Citizens’ Declaration

Programmer Azharuddin Othman alleged that an individual going by the nickname ‘Ratu Naga’ had bought a database of 900,000 names for the Citizens’ Declaration petition calling for Najib Abdul Razak's removal as prime minister.

Ratu Naga, whose real name is Syarul Ema Rena Abu Samah, denied this, and said she would lodge a police report over the matter.

Other Kini bites

Three-way battles in the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by-elections appear imminent as Pakatan Harapan said it will announce the coalition's candidates by June 1.

PKR secretary-general Rafizi Ramli said he will submit 'cash and sex' evidence related to the Selangor government to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) next Monday.

Veteran lawyer Shafee Abdullah lost his defamation suit relating to a public forum where he spoke about former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy case but will appeal the decision.

Putrajaya revealed that Proton had received a mammoth RM13.9 billion in assistance since 1985.

Looking ahead

The Umno supreme council will hold its monthly meeting and it is expected to shed light on BN's candidates for the twin by-elections. All eyes will also be on whether Umno will act against party rebels, including deputy president Muhyiddin Yassin.

Former Selangor Menteri Besar Khir Toyo, who was convicted of corruption, will be a free man as his parole ends.

Ratu Naga is expected to lodge a police report this afternoon over the allegation she purchased a database of names for the Citizens' Declaration.