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

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Labour Party MP Ann Clwyd tabled an early day motion in UK's House of Commons to highlight the 1MDB issue.

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is undecided on whether he will be contesting in the next general election.

Political analysts James Chin opined that Mahathir at the helm of the opposition may soothe the Conference of Rulers' concerns about the undermining of Malay hegemony if Pakatan Harapan wins power.

Former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee Kua Kia Soong said Pakatan Harapan will have to be answerable for Mahathir's past scandals for appointing him as their leader.

PAS central committee Mokhtar Senik accused PKR of having committed many more betrayals following a spat over the Permatang Pauh constituency.

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang in an open letter urged non-Muslims to give the Islamic approach a chance.

PM's brother wants scrutiny of China investments

CIMB Group chairperson Nazir Abdul Razak, who is also the prime minister's brother, called for scrutiny of China-led investments, particularly the true value of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL)

Responding to this, Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said China was the only country in the world that was in "investment mode".

London-based global property consultancy agency Knight Frank LLP said there was an influx of investors from China snapping up Malaysian properties.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said arrests will be carried out soon as part of its probe into Felda's purchase of a luxury hotel in London.

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) appointed Khairil Anuar Aziz as the officer-in-charge to take over the duties and responsibilities of the group president and chief executive officer.

ROS adamant on DAP re-election

The Registrar of Societies (ROS) was adamant that DAP holds a re-election despite the party accusing ROS of basing its decision on "fake news".

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng questioned ROS' refusal to meet the party to clarify the matter.

The Court of Appeal ruled that the Election Commission does not need to provide the electoral rolls from 1994 to 2003 to the Selangor government.

Selangor exco Elizabeth Wong said the state government was also surprised to learn that the EC had destroyed the electoral rolls from that time period.

PKR alleged that there were 1,609 voters in the Wangsa Maju constituency that were of dubious status.

Other Kini bites

Suaram and the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) claimed there will be more indictments of personalities in France over the Scorpene deal.

National diver Cheong Jun Hoong became the first Malaysian athlete to secure a gold medal at the International Swimming Federation World Championships.

Putrajaya detained Bangladeshi human rights activists Adilur Rahman Khan on arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport despite having granted him a visa.

A survey by Invoke, helmed by PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli, claimed BN and Pakatan Harapan's bumiputera support was almost even with 36 percent going to Harapan and 35 percent going to BN.

The Seremban High Court overturned a three-day remand order against 28 settlers from Kampung Gatco who were arrested for blocking truckers on a disputed land.

Looking ahead

DAP will deliver a letter to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) seeking a meeting and clarification over the directive for the party to hold a re-election.

The National Conference on Death Penalty will take place in Kuala Lumpur.

Attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali will attend the Attorney-General’s Chambers quarterly meeting.

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