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

Nazri says no backing down on Dr M debate

Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said he will not back out of a debate with former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad even if asked to by the authorities as was in the case of his colleague Abdul Rahman Dahlan.

Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang criticised the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) for “catering to the rich”.

Parti Amanah Negara said PAS Youth chief Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz should not negate current corruption by blaming the past.

PAS ulama chief Mahfodz Mohamed said his party only wants to win with the blessing of Allah.

DAP: EC’s updated redelineation worse

DAP’s Mengkibol state assemblyperson Tan Hong Pin said the Election Commission made the disparity between the smallest and largest seats worse in the updated redelineation proposal.

PKR said it will not concede the three parliamentary seats it contested in Kelantan after PAS grassroots demanded that one be given up to them.

A DAP protest against a development in Taman Desa went awry as they ended up in confrontation with those attending a wedding ceremony, some of whom were Umno members.

Anifah meets stranded N Korea diplomats' kin

Foreign Minister Anifah Aman met with the families of diplomats stranded in North Korea, stressing that the government is looking at all options.

DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang pledged support for the government to resolve the crisis with North Korea.

Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein dismissed the possibility of war with North Korea as a result of the row over the Kim Jong-nam murder.

Other Kinibites

A former North Korean envoy said Kim Jong-nam’s son Kim Han-sol may be the North Korean regime’s next target.

The Health Ministry said Kim Jong-nam’s body may be buried in Malaysia if no family member comes forward to claim his body.

DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang dismissed accusations that he was a Singapore agent, stating that the Special Branch would have exposed him if it were true.

Felda was criticised for forbidding the opposition from using its name in a convention for Felda settlers next week.

The Sarawak government said it will announce new funding methods next month as it cannot only rely on Putrajaya for funds.