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

MACC nabs Shafie Apdal

Parti Warisan Sabah president Shafie Apdal was arrested by MACC to assist in the investigation into the alleged misappropriation of at least RM1.5 billion in development funds for Sabah.

Shafie's brother Hamid Apdal, who was arrested last week, was released on a RM50,000 bail.

The Attorney-General's Chambers has set up a task force to monitor the police investigation into claims that MACC chief Dzulkifli Ahmad was involved in an extramarital affair.

Pastor's kidnapping compared to police ops

A witness at the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) inquiry testified that he was told by the investigating officer that the abduction of pastor Raymond Koh’s was similar to a police operation.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) ordered Lowyat.net to remove a report of what the technology portal claims was one of the country’s biggest data breaches.

Kluang MP Liew Chin Tong asked Putrajaya to explain the cost incurred in Malaysia's failed bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council.

PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan urged for the proposed amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, or Act 355, to be debated in the upcoming Parliament sitting and not be postponed.

Preacher declaring non-Muslim hairdressers 'haram' probed

Penang Islamic Affairs exco Abdul Malik Kassim said preacher Shahul Hamid Seeni Muhammad would be probed under the state's religious laws for claiming that non-Muslim hairdressers were "haram."

The MCA religious harmony bureau chairperson called Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng as "gutless" and "spineless" for leaving the matter to the state exco in charge of religion.

Lawyers for Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill, who is challenging the Home Ministry's move to confiscate Christian materials using the word "Allah," said the Bahasa Malaysia-speaking Christian community’s use of the word poses no threat to public order.

The Philippine military said that there is a "big possibility" that it killed Mahmud Ahmad, a top Malaysian militant tipped to become the Islamic State's point man in Southeast Asia.

Kuala Terengganu MP Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad expressed concern at the government’s apparent lack of action against inflammatory religious speeches.

Other Kinibites

MyPPP president M Kayveas said it would not be the prime minister's fault if Indian voters do not return to BN in the next general election.

Analysts say Umno is unlikely to speak at the Communist Party of China's national convention, despite Umno Online claiming that they were one of six foreign parties invited to speak at the event.

Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the BR1M cash handout will be converted into unemployment benefits for the very poor if the opposition coalition takes Putrajaya.

Deputy Transport Minister Ab Aziz Kaprawi said Malaysia is in talks with a US-based company to resume the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

Amanah president Mohamad Sabu was cleared of criminal defamation in relation to his remarks on the Bukit Kepong controversy.

Looking ahead

The Suhakam inquiry into the kidnapping of Pastor Raymond Koh moves into its second day.

The National Union of Flight Attendants will convene a press conference over the departure of Peter Bellew as Malaysia Airlines’ chief executive officer.