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

1. Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu was condemned for his remark that his state does not recognise Orang Asli native customary land rights, with some pointing out there is legal precedent for such recognition and others noting that it is among Pakatan Harapan’s election promises.

2. Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang was installed as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the coronation ceremony at Istana Negara yesterday. 

3. PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali shot back against reporters’ questions about his absenteeism from party meetings, saying that it’s a party matter.

 4. Amid controversy over Azmin’s absence, PKR advisory council chairperson Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail issued a reminder that even Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had time to deal with party matters.

5. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng told Parliament in a written reply that the government has managed to recover RM925.1 million misappropriated from 1MDB as of July 11 this year.

6. The cost of Mahathir's official trips abroad over the past year amounted to over RM14 million, covering 22 visits to various countries.

7. Several Umno leaders denied a report claiming that the party has expressed willingness to contest an equal number of seats as PAS, describing it as a “lie” and “completely untrue.”

8. Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah reiterated that a "deep state" is trying to undermine Pakatan Harapan’s reform agenda, this time saying that it is sabotaging plans to sign four more human rights treaties.

9. Multimedia University agreed not to increase activity fees for existing students after about a 1,000-strong protest against the move last week.

10. Police arrested a 65-year old ‘datuk’ for allegedly groping three women during a supposed job interview.