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

Dr M claims unaware millions paid to meet Bush

Dr Mahathir Mohamad claims he is not aware if millions of ringgit had been paid to set up his 2002 meeting with then-US President George W Bush

Mahathir's lawyer asserts that the cabinet was not misled on Bank Negara's forex losses in his written submission to the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the matter.

Pakatan Harapan Youth said it is expecting about 100,000 participants to attend the Oct 14 anti-kleptocracy rally.

Beer fest shut down due to militant threat

The Better Beer Festival 2017 was canned by police due to a militant threat said the inspector-general of police.

Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the festival can be held in a bar or hotel, but not in open spaces.

The Fire and Rescue Department has classified the deadly blaze at a tahfiz school last Thursday as "incendiary fire".

BN to harness ex-MBs to recapture Selangor

Selangor BN chief Noh Omar said the coalition will harness the powers of three former menteri besar in its mission to recapture the state.

The absence of DAP leaders in promotional material for a Pakatan Harapan-organised ceramah in Johor Baru raised eyebrows, as it comes amid a bid by the party to take over one of PKR's seats in the area.

PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli produced a mountain of documents in response to queries by Rosmah Mansor's aide Rizal Mansor on Invoke's finances.

Rafizi also claimed that Rizal had broken rules prohibiting civil servants from politicking.

Other Kinibites

The MACC have reportedly nabbed an MP's political secretary, personal assistant and clerk, over a case involving immigration.

The Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP) insisted that its investment in e-hailing company Uber was made in accordance with KWAP's governance structure and internal processes.

The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) claims Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS) had unfairly sacked an experienced cabin crew for being overweight.

Looking ahead

Pakatan Harapan will be pre-launching its manifesto for Sabah at a ceremony in Kota Kinabalu this evening.