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

Fissures in PKR over talks with PAS

Selayang MP William Leong quit PKR's political bureau, citing his inability to defend his party's insistence on engaging PAS despite PAS already severing ties with PKR.

Amid the unrest, PKR parliamentary whip Johari Abdul said his party must set a deadline on trying to engage with PAS, stressing that PKR can't keep discussing with PAS while leaving its Pakatan Harapan partners in an uncertain position.

Lim Kit Siang mocked Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong for challenging the DAP parliamentary leader to contest against Penang Gerakan chief Teng Chang Yeow instead of doing it himself.

Gerakan secretary-general Liang Teck Meng criticised Harapan for allegedly sidelining PKR's Penanti assemblyperson Norlela Ariffin, who lodged the MACC report against an illegal factory in Sungai Lembu, Penang.

Penang exco Afif Bahardin, who is in charge of health, cited a 2015 report by the state health department which found there was no correlation between the Sungai Lembu illegal factor and cancer incidences there.

MACC denies interference in S'gor raids

MACC chief Dzulkefly Ahmad stressed his commission was impartial and denied the Selangor government's claim of political interference in the raid against Selangor state entities.

Dzukelfy also officiated the MACC's own stage play, stressing that MACC's role was not only about combating corruption but also about creating awareness on the need to reject graft.

Four policemen, including an inspector, were arrested by the MACC for allegedly accepting bribes amounting to RM20,000.

Treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah said six firms had visited the Bandar Malaysia site and are expected to submit their proposals by the end of the month to become the master developer.

The Shah Alam High Court allowed the government's application to strike out a RM100 million suit brought by the family of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu over her death.

Ex-DPM backs Memali RCI

Former deputy prime minister Musa Hitam backed calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the Memali incident but said it should be done after the general election to avoid politicising the matter.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he will hold a press conference soon on the possibility of setting up an RCI on the Memali incident.

PAS offered its president Abdul Hadi Awang as a witness for the proposed RCI.

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad claimed an RCI on the Memali incident would implicate Abdul Hadi, who he alleged divided Muslims with his controversial declaration of Jihad against Umno in the 1980s.

Mahathir also sarcastically suggested that there should be more RCI on past issues and that the government should ignore current issues such as the 1MDB scandal and the multi-billion ringgit deposits in the prime minister's personal bank accounts.

Malaysiakini also compiled a list of major issues where there had been calls for RCIs in the past but never materialised.

Other Kini bites

The final part of Malaysiakini's special report on the socio-political movements of 2007 follows the account of another five activists.

Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar will retire on Sept 5.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court upheld PKR vice president Rafizi Ramli's conviction under the Official Secrets Act and 18-month prison sentence.

The price of RON95 and RON97 remained unchanged at RM2.15 and RM2.43 per litre respectively while diesel saw a decline of three sen to RM2.01 per litre.

Ipoh Barat MP M Kula Segaran called for an independent probe after cops alleged a man under their custody set himself on fire.

Looking ahead

The RCI into the forex scandal continues at the Palace of Justice.

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will attend a forum on investments by China in Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.