KINI ROUNDUP Here are the key headlines that you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
No Hadi's bill, swears MCA
The MCA says it will ensure that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's private member's bill to amend Act 355 on hudud for Kelantan will not be debated in Parliament, despite being listed as item number four on the Order Paper.
MIC president Dr S Subramaniam he hopes BN would "adhere to" the agreement made during the discussion among BN parties on the amendments to Act 355 listed to be tabled this week in Parliament, but refused to say what the agreement was.
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hindusim, Sikhism and Taosim expressed grave concerns with the private member's bill, asking MPs to vote against it.
Anti-Bersih red shirts arrested
The police have detained three men in connection with an incident where three journalists from a local newspaper were roughed up while covering a Bersih 5 convoy in Kuala Selangor last Saturday.
Media organisations involved have spoken out against the actions of individuals from the anti-Bersih group, who accosted and roughed up their personnel covering the convoy.
Journalist groups condemned the provocation and harassment of media practitioners by individuals said to be from the Umno-linked red shirts group.
More Kini bites
Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Muhyiddin Yassin hit out at Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for Najib’s assertion that former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and jailed former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim are disrupting racial harmony.
The salaries of ministers ought to be slashed instead of scholarships and medical expenditures, given the current economic climate, said an economist, noting that while the Malaysian economy is not yet in crisis, is not in good shape either.
Former journalist Tan Ean Nee is on a mission to rescue the memories of residents of the former leprosy colony of Sungai Buloh, hoping to preserve it for the knowledge of future generations.
Looking ahead
Today is the first day of the Budget sitting for the Malaysian Parliament, during which Hadi's Bill is also due to be tabled.
Opposition pact Pakatan Harapan parties will be meeting today to discuss their consensus and collective response to the bill.
