KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
Najib and Shafee mum on RM9.5mil saga
Senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said he will issue a statement at a later date over claims he received RM9.5 million from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak while he acted as prosecutor in the Sodomy II case.
Lawyers of jailed PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim filed a challenge seeking to overturn his Sodomy II conviction in light of the RM9.5 million allegation.
Najib also remained mum when asked about Anwar's move following claims of alleged payments.
Puchong MP Gobind Deo Singh said authorities already have information about bank transactions related to the prime minister's personal bank accounts and should act on them.
MACC eyes Isa Samad next
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will be questioning Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGV) chairperson Mohd Isa next after quizzing the company's suspended chief executive officer Zakaria Arshad.
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak was tight-lipped on the FGV crisis, stating that he will only share his views on the matter when he visits a Felda settlement in Johor later today.
Shahrir Samad, the chairperson of Felda, which owns about 34 percent stake in FGV, said the company needs to urgently resolve its internal crisis.
In the wake of the FGV crisis, the MACC advisory board suggested that Putrajaya should scrap the practice of appointing politicians to head government-linked companies.
Petaling Jaya Utara Tony Pua said FGV needs to be fully audited instead of getting former minister in the Prime Minister's Department Idris Jala to try to establish the facts on the internal tussle.
Bersih, Azmin puzzled by CJ's directive
Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali and Electoral reform group Bersih have raised questions over Chief Justice Mohd Raus Sharif's directive to hasten the hearing of challenges against the Election Commission's (EC) redelineation exercise.
EC chief Mohd Hashim Abdullah reiterated his snub of Bersih, stating that the commission has enough experience to work without the electoral reform movement’s help.
Mohd Hashim added that he has no qualms about being called a "macai" (lackey) of the government.
Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) Youth chief Shazni Munir was arrested for organising a protest at the EC headquarters last month.
Other Kinibites
Indian politician Vaiko, who was invited from Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramsamy for his daughter's wedding, was denied entry to Malaysia after he was found to be on the immigration blacklist.
NGOs and activists criticised organisers of the TN50 dialogue for marginalised groups for purportedly being selective in who they invite for engagement.
The Kuching High Court will decide on whether to stay the Pujut by-election only a day before nomination day following an application by its incumbent Ting Tiong Choon.
Wisma Putra urged women who claim they have faced sexual harassment as embassy workers to lodge a complaint with them.
Proponents advocating for Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) to lead the opposition coalition said this was to help generate a "Malay tsunami" against BN.
Looking ahead
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will be visiting a Felda settlement in Sungai Sayong, Kulai and is expected to address the Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad crisis.
Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg and Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman will be meeting the diaspora of the respective states in Klang Valley.
