KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
Ex-AG's advice on 1MDB to Apandi
Former attorney-general Abu Talib Othman said current attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali should be more cooperative with US authorities in the 1MDB case.
Abu Talib also advised former chief justice Arifin Zakaria to clarify the appointment of current Chief Justice Md Raus Sharif and Court of Appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin as additional judges.
An alleged charge sheet against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak was raised before the Federal Court during an application for leave to challenge the AG's refusal to charge the prime minister over the multi-billion ringgit deposits in his personal bank accounts.
However, the Federal Court dismissed the case. Former Malaysian Bar president Steven Thiru said the Federal Court's refusal to grant leave to challenge the attorney-general's discretion was not in line with Commonwealth practices.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed the prime minister to intervene in former law minister Zaid Ibrahim's suit seeking to compel Najib to disclose his bank statements.
The dead can't escape taxes
The Inland Revenue Board said it is legally empowered to collect outstanding taxes even after someone has died.
Contributors of G25's book on Islam titled ‘Breaking the Silence: Voices of Moderation - Islam in a Constitutional Democracy’ criticised the government's decision to ban the book as "illogical" and "ridiculous".
Gerakan Deputy Youth chief Andy Yong urged the government to review the book ban.
Political cartoonist Zunar will hold another round of exhibition in Penang after his previous exhibition was disrupted by pro-government protestors.
Fatwa and civil courts
PAS' Kuala Nerus MP Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali proposed a new law that would make fatwas binding on the civil courts with regard to issues relating to Islam.
The National Registration Department (NRD) said it will not implement the Court of Appeal's ruling that the department was not bound by fatwas and therefore cannot prevent children born out of wedlock from carrying their father's name as it was appealing the case.
Muslim Lawyers Association president Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar claimed the landmark decision by the Court of Appeal could potentially destroy the institution of Muslim family.
Other Kini bites
The Registrar of Societies (ROS) asked for Pakatan Harapan to amend its logo which carries the word ‘Harapan’, insisting that the word ‘Pakatan’ should also be part of the logo.
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated that he will not rejoin Umno even if Najib were to step down.
Malaysiakini wrapped up its week-long ‘Do you trust Mahathir?’ poll, which was participated by 21,700 readers.
The latest edition of KiniGuide looks at the decades-long Kampung Gatco tussle.
Lawyers for Liberty criticised Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia's warning that journalists could be jailed if they disparaged the House.
Former Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim alleged PKR's Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin used her position to lobby Yayasan Selangor to defer its attempt to collect outstanding rental from a firm owned by a grassroots party leader.
Looking ahead
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is to officiate the Kuala Langat Umno delegates' meeting.
Pakatan Harapan, led by Mahathir, will host a ceramah in Kluang, Johor.