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

1. The Public Service Department's announcement that critical allowances for new recruits in certain segments in the civil service will be discontinued have caught a number of ministers by surprise.

2. The Kelantan government requires all male state civil servants to don the songkok on every working Thursday effective immediately.

3. Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Julian Leow hoped common sense will prevail among religious leaders to promote unity, rather than divide the people along racial or religious lines.

4. A group of Malay NGOs have lodged police reports against Dong Zong, urging the police to act against the group for its planned gathering to discuss the government's introduction of three pages in Jawi in the Year 4 Bahasa Malaysia syllabus.

5. Meanwhile, a separate group of Muslim NGOs has voiced out against any rallies in favour or against Jawi and instead urged all stakeholders to engage in dialogue.

6. Bersatu Youth proposed that Malaysia acts as a mediator between the Uyghur community and the government of China.

7. A human rights NGO has spoken out against Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia's (Putra) plan to deploy vigilantes against undocumented migrants.

8. Delta Prime (M) Sdn Bhd, the firm in charge of managing student hostels at the main campus of Tunku Abdul Rahman University College in Kuala Lumpur, has slammed what it describes as "irresponsible" claims about its profits and MCA ownership.

9. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the government needed to take unpopular measures, such as making child seats mandatory in cars, to ensure the safety of the people.