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

BN hammers on Dr M-PHM talks

Umno vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein said Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad was growing desperate if he was willing to rope Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia (PHM) into Pakatan Harapan.

MCA central committee member Ti Lian Ker questioned DAP's sincerity in moving away from politics along racial lines, following Mahathir's overtures to PHM.

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Youth chief Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman said he would quit if Mahathir, his son Mukhriz, or party president Muhyiddin Yassin reverted to their old Umno ways.

Meanwhile, Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub said PAS was dredging up the ghost of the Memali incident to attack Mahathir and gain support.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi took a veiled swipe at Mahathir, saying Umno members should not be like "22-year-old water bottles" that are thrown away when empty.

DAP wants more Kedah seats

DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang said the party could help Harapan win Kedah, if it gets to contest two additional seats in the state.

Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong dared Lim to contest in Penang against BN state chief Teng Chang Yeow.

Zahid has called on Penang BN to get out of its comfort zone and reclaim the state.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak spoke to Langkawi Umno, telling them that the island's successes is not just due to one man.

Commando wins Malaysia's first marathon medal in 44 years

A commando has won Malaysia's first medal in a SEA Games marathon in 44 years by bagging bronze.

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says the SEA Games are the best way to unite Malaysians.

Singapore's Olympic champion Joseph Schooling has apologised to Malaysians for saying he was going to teach their swimmers a lesson at the 2017 SEA Games.

Other Kinibites

Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) commissioner Jerald Joseph said the Ayer Molek police lockup is unfit for humans.

A hitman gunned down a police officer who was investigating underworld and smuggling activities at the Thai border.

Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub called on Malays to stop being fooled by government rhetoric that they would be undermined like Malays in Singapore, should the opposition take power.

Looking ahead

Former Felda chairperson Mohd Isa Samad's remand expires today.

Amanah president Mohamad Sabu will officiate the party's federal territories division conference.