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

Dr M briefly out of Harapan ceramah circuit

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is temporarily out of the Pakatan Harapan ceramah circuit after falling ill.

PAS' Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar denied that his appearances at Harapan functions were a sign that he was going to defect soon.

Johor Menteri Besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin hosted Johor's first ever BN convention and warned that the next general election will determine the coalition's rise or fall.

He also criticised the opposition for relying on former Umno leaders such as Anwar Ibrahim and Mahathir in their supposed quest to rebuild Malaysia.

Former AG blames judicial crisis on judges

Former attorney-general Abu Talib Othman claimed the 1988 judicial crisis was caused by the judges themselves and not then prime minister Mahathir.

DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang said Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia should justify his ban on 1MDB-related question in the House to MPs and not the media.

PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said despite BN accusing the opposition of betraying the Malays, the ruling coalition's poor track record as exemplified by the problems plaguing Felda showed the opposite was true.

Zahid cribs opposition cry 'ini kali lah'

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi borrowed DAP's slogan "Ini kali lah" in urging the people to end what he described as the "Lim dynasty" in DAP.

Political cartoonist Zunar has cancelled his exhibition in Penang after local Umno members, which previously wrecked his event, promised another "friendly visit".

Parti Sosialis Malaysia deputy secretary-general KS Bawani was denied entry into Sarawak.

More Kinibites

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained three people in relation to Felda Investment Corporation's purchase of a hotel in Kuching.

Penang Deputy Chief Minister P Ramasamy described the Home Ministry's ban on a book by the G25 on Islam and moderation as "baffling".

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi urged BN to close ranks after the coalition decide on the respective candidates for the 14th general election.

Authorities confiscated 239 pieces of online gambling equipment worth RM345,500 in an operation against two premises in Kuala Lumpur.

A condominium dispute over the cutting down of trees turned into a scuffle in which a 70-year-old woman claimed she was pushed to the floor.

Looking ahead

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will be officiating the Kelana Jaya Umno division delegates' meeting.