KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
Cops lack evidence in 1MDB probe
Attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali said investigation papers on the 1MDB scandal have been sent back to the police for further investigation as there was a lack of evidence.
Apandi also said he would initiate legal action against blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin if he receives no apology over the corruption accusation levelled against him.
On another matter, the attorney-general said the proposal to do away with the mandatory death sentence under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 was based on judges' experiences in handling such cases.
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad vowed Malaysian Official 1 would be arrested if Pakatan Harapan captures Putrajaya.
Mahathir added that Harapan has a "Plan B" if the Registrar of Societies refuses to allow it to register as a formal coalition, but refused to divulge details.
PAS piles pressure on Ambiga
PAS has pressured lawyer Ambiga Sreenevasan to disclose what she told Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, after being named as the source of the information that PAS received RM90 million from the prime minister.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan also dared Ambiga to reveal the source of her information.
Johor DAP lawmakers raised concerns that army voters were being moved to a camp that is still under construction.
Pakatan Harapan Youth chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad blamed the impending closure of five Giant supermarkets on the government's economic policies.
Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Hamzah Zainudin said the closures had nothing to do with the state of the country's economy, but rather the parent company's shift to e-commerce.
'Mukhriz for PM' defamation suit to proceed
Former DAP leader Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim has failed to strike out Bersatu deputy president Mukhriz Mahathir's defamation suit on the allegation by Tunku Abdul Aziz that Mukhriz was promised the position of prime minister, in exchange for DAP's Lim Kit Siang being made the deputy.
The Dewan Rakyat and its speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia are seeking to strike out a suit trying to prevent the House from proceeding with PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's private member's bill motion to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965.
The Federal Court remitted graphic artist Fahmi Reza's constitutional challenge on Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 to the Sessions Court, ruling that the case was improperly brought before it.
The Court of Appeal upheld the decision that Universiti Malaya failed to follow procedures when it suspended and fined five students for participating in a 2014 rally that featured PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.
Other Kinibites
In this edition of KiniGuide, Malaysiakini takes a look at the competing interests in the KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail project
Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua questioned whether the abolition of the Eastern Dispersal Link toll was for the people's benefit or a bailout, pointing out that its owner had been trying to sell the loss-making highway.
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak rubbished claims that there were 300,000 stateless Indians in the country.
Rela officers has lodged a report against the "Datuk Seri" who allegedly assaulted them, claiming that they were offered bribes after the incident went viral.
Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the government is monitoring controversial preacher Zakir Naik's activities.
Looking ahead
Parliament continues its sitting.
Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz will oversee the handover of the Tun Hussein Onn Memorial Building.
PKR leaders will lodge a report with the MACC against Apandi on blogger Raja Petra's accusation of corruption.
