KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

1. BN won the Kimanis by-election with a 2,029-vote majority, an improved performance from its slim 156-vote majority in the last general election.

2. PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said both Pakatan Harapan and Warisan need to redouble efforts following the defeat in Kimanis.

3. Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin believes the Kimanis win will lead to a revival of Sabah Umno which has been in tatters after a series of defection.

4. Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad says some 200,000 influenza vaccines will be made available by February amidst concerns of an outbreak.

 5. The Centre for Independent Journalism stressed that the proposed Media Council will only work if the Printing Presses and Publications Act is abolished.

6. PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution stressed that the party's six representatives in the Pakatan Harapan presidential council, including Anwar Ibrahim's rival Mohamed Azmin Ali, must speak with one voice on the prime ministerial transition plan.

7. The PKR disciplinary board slapped a show-cause letter on PKR vice president Zuraida Kamaruddin while 10 state PKR chiefs called for her sacking.

8. Former Bersih chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan criticised the slow pace of reforms, stating that activists may hit the streets again if they are not forthcoming.

9. She also said leaders who used to be fearless are no longer "recognisable" after having joined the government.