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

Court finds forgery in Lingam's case

The Federal Court ruled that a medical certificate submitted by senior lawyer VK Lingam (photo), saying that he was not medically fit to attend contempt proceedings in court, was a forgery.

Lingam denied that the document was forged, and said he would file a review against the decision.

The Court of Appeal dismissed a bid by the Attorney-General's Chambers and former attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail to strike out Selangor exco Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad's suit for malicious prosecution.

The Federal Court maintained that Sabah Progressive Party president Yong Teck Lee and his party are liable for defaming former chief minister Harris Salleh, but lowered damages awarded from RM1 million to RM600,000.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur fixed Oct 11 to decide on whether Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, his wife Rosmah Mansor and seven others will be granted a stay from filing their defence in a suit brought against them by the wife of the late private investigator P Balasubramaniam.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) reportedly arrested two "Datuk" brothers in relation to a land tussle with the settlers of Kampung Gatco.

Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force (MyWatch) chief R Sri Sanjeevan was acquitted of insulting former inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar by the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court.

Owner defends Muslim-only laundrette

The operator of a Muslim-only laundrette in Muar, Johor, denied that he was a racist.

CIMB chair Nazir Abdul Razak (photo), a brother of PM Najib, joined in the chorus of condemnation against the Muslim-only laundrette.

Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he has instructed that the Better Beer Festival 2017 be stopped and that the issue is now a police matter.

Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali issued a letter of demand to Utusan Malaysia for claiming that he approved of beer festivals in the state, and gave the publication 48 hours to apologise.

Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy criticised the Malaysian Hindu Sangam for supporting the decision to disallow the beer fest.

Renowned Turkish author Mustafa Akyol was released from detention after being questioned by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department for allegedly teaching about Islam without accreditation.

A Muslim man in Kelantan was slapped with a summons for wearing shorts while on the way to a futsal game.

PM sings of Malaysia's performance

The prime minister touted the country's economic performance to diplomatic and business leaders and urged them to ignore naysayers.

Umno information chief Annuar Musa (photo) accused DAP of being responsible for the inception of racial politics.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak claimed DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang has long been the mastermind of the opposition.

Amanah vice-president Husam Musa claimed that a senior PAS leader wrote a letter that has put brakes on cooperation between PAS and BN.

Other Kinibites

MCA Petaling Jaya Utara chief Tan Gim Tuan explained that the below-market price land acquired by the party was to serve the public with a learning and service centre.

A driver in a hostile confrontation with a Kuala Lumpur City Hall enforcer for clamping his car tyre was arrested.

The Inland Revenue Board denied that it conducted selective enforcement against political groups.

PAS Ulama treasurer Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said his party will tax corporate savings in place of the goods and services tax if it comes to power.

Sarawak Bersih submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission (EC) in the state urging for East Malaysians in the peninsula to be allowed to cast ballots as absentee voters.

Looking ahead

PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and other Pakatan Harapan leaders will hold a press conference on Bank Negara Malaysia's response to the 1MDB scandal.

Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor will unveil the Pavilion Damansara Heights project in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia Airlines will hold a briefing at Kelana Jaya on its restructuring exercise.