KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
1. Human rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) filed a suit against Singapore Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam over his order for LFL to admit falsehoods in its recent blog post.
The civil suit comes two days after Shanmugam (photo) issued LFL a "correction direction" pursuant to Pofma LFL's claim that unlawful methods had been employed in judicial executions at Singapore's Changi Prison.
2. The RM1.69 billion tax suit against ex-premier Najib Abdul Razak is an attempt to eject him from the political arena following his immense contribution to the Opposition's victory in five by-elections, the Kuala Lumpur High Court was told by Najib’s lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
3. Kelantan Deputy Menteri Besar Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said state government leaders used Mercedes-Benz cars as official vehicles for safety reasons, and that such luxury vehicles had been used since the administration of former menteri besar the late Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who was revered for his simple approach to life.
4. Umno Youth is calling for a probe and will be lodging reports with the police and MACC, over the sale of Tabung Haji Plantations (THP) subsidiaries, allegedly for RM210 million less than it should be.
5. PAS president reminded Pakatan Harapan leaders that the transition of power between Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim is not as simple as changing bus drivers as the transition must also fulfil any conditions set for the agreement.
6. The Deputy Prime Minister's Office lodged a report against a man going by the name of Raymond Cheah who was masquerading as an advisor to Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
7. Psychiatrist Dr Gurdeep Singh Narain Singh claimed trial again in the Magistrate’s Court for allegedly insulting his former patient’s modesty by uttering obscenities last year.
8. Khazanah Nasional Bhd has filed a police report following a leak of the entire board papers purportedly included a proposed merger between the low-cost airline AirAsia Group Bhd and Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB).
