KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

Cabinet ministers drub Nazri over tax row

Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz got a drubbing from his cabinet colleagues, including Works Minister Fadilah Yusof, yesterday for his remarks against Sarawak's Tourism Minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

Federal ministers from Sabah Abdul Rahman Dahlan and Anifah Aman also weighed in, saying the issue could have been dealt with more tact and diplomacy.

However, Nazri was unrepentant, saying he does not care what Fadillah thought; and went on to call Rahman a new minister.

Nazri also supported the move by the Sarawak state government to withdraw its representatives from the board of Tourism Malaysia.

DAP claimed that the spat with Nazri was just shadow play, aimed at building support for Sarawak BN in the Pujut by-election. It also questioned whether Sabah and Sarawak federal ministers opposed the tax in cabinet.

Grab driver nabbed over alleged rape

Police said they have arrested a 30-year-old Grab driver for allegedly raping a woman passenger in Seri Kembangan yesterday.

Grab said it would be providing support to the victim while expediting the implementation of a panic button for users.

Meanwhile, police said they have completed a probe into the beating of an Uber driver, who allegedly molested a woman in Penang.

Other Kinibites

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Razali Ibrahim said Kluang MP Liew Chin Tong should have listened to warnings that he was not welcome at the Bandar Kluang Ramadan bazaar.

Amanah Youth vice-chief Shazni Munir Mohd Ithnin was released from police custody after being arrested for a protest against the Election Commission.

A magistrate's court in Johor Baru rejected a request to extend the remand for Invoke volunteer Gerald Tang.

Penang's iconic ferry service is to be sold to Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, the federal government's public transportation company, at a token sum of RM1.

Looking ahead

A special panel at the Court of Appeal will be hearing a case between jailed PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim against the Election Commission on his voting rights.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will be attending an event in Putrajaya to distribute copies of the Quran.