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

MCMC goes after identification of Malaysian Official 1

Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua is being investigated by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for identifying Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak as "Malaysian Official 1" on Facebook.

Meanwhile, a coalition of youth groups announced that they will be holding a "Tangkap (arrest) Malaysian Official 1" rally on Aug 27.

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) implicated Malaysian Official 1 in the 1MDB scandal and described him as a high ranking government official who received US$681 million (RM2.6 billion), which the Malaysian attorney-general described as an "Arab donation".

Putrajaya in frenzy over US case on 1MDB

Meanwhile, the US move to forfeit assets allegedly acquired using stolen 1MDB funds continued to stir a frenzy in Malaysia, with attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali revealing that the country is considering to hold a watching brief on the case.

Apandi also vowed that those implicated in the US case would not be let off scot-free.

However, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Azalina Othman Said said it was irrelevant to send legal representation for the case as the Malaysian government is not directly involved.

On his part, Foreign Minister Anifah Aman denied that the government was trying to bring back the Malaysian prime minister's stepson, Riza Aziz, who was named in the US case on 1MDB.

Fingers were also pointed at the case in which the US claimed US$3.5 billion was stolen from 1MDB, with former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad denying that he initiated the complaint that led to the investigation.

In a related development, China Communications Construction Company said the claim that it would be granted an inflated rail contract by Putrajaya in exchange for help to bailout 1MDB is not true.

Beginning of a new era in MACC

Dzulkifli Ahmad, who was from the Attorney-General's Chambers, started his duty as Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner.

The appointment was controversial as the AG's Chambers was previously dismissive of MACC's probe into 1MDB, which is now the subject of a global investigation.

Former minister Zaid Ibrahim is sceptical about the appointment, declaring it as the beginning of MACC's death.

Dzulkifli stressed that he would be guided by Allah as he helms the MACC.

Meanwhile, Mustafar Ali, who was MACC deputy commissioner but was seconded to the Immigration Department, began his first day as director-general at the department.

Other Kinibites

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur ordered Mohd Nazifuddin Mohd Najib, the prime minister's son, to pay CIMB RM200,000 for acting as guarantor for a company that had defaulted in its payments.

A police report was lodged against four Facebook accounts for posting a photograph of the prime minister's wife, Rosmah Mansor, with Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah.

Amnesty International warned that the National Security Council Act granting emergency-like powers to the prime minister will trample on basic rights as it came into effect.

Sabah will see 13 new state seats if its state assembly approves the proposed redelineation by the Election Commission.

Looking ahead

Lawyers of jailed de facto PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim are set to file an application to block the National Security Council Act in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.

The Selangor state assembly sitting continues.