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

Zahid to negotiate Anwar's treatment

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and wife Hamidah Khamis visited jailed Pakatan Harapan de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim in hospital after the latter underwent a shoulder surgery.

Zahid said he will negotiate with the Health Ministry and Prisons Department on Anwar's treatment until he is fully recovered.

The Election Commission said postal voting will be expanded to include firefighters and health workers who are on duty on election day.

The National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF) took offence at the Selangor Islamic Religious Council's (Mais) proposal for Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka to translate the Bible, believing that it will use the word "Tuhan" instead of "Allah".

Bank wins suit over Najib link

Goldman Sachs Group Inc has won the dismissal of a US lawsuit brought by a private equity firm that accused the bank of trying to “curry favour” with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said Najib was seen as a trusted partner of the US and had received serious attention from President Donald Trump.

He added that China and the US had agreed to initiate talks on the code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea.

Police said those involved in Malaysia’s largest data theft had used an Oman internet protocol address.

Farmer in 'deity' video controversy speaks up

The farmer who was arrested for sharing a video attacking Deputy Education Minister Chong Sin Woon over his "deity" remark said government leaders should not fear criticism.

Subang Jaya assemblyperson Hannah Yeoh explained her decision to decline her appointment to the DAP central executive committee by saying she wanted to focus on her existing roles.

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the party leadership was awaiting a report from the auditor which oversaw its second re-election, after the Registrar of Societies (ROS) claimed it had yet to receive DAP’s report.

Other Kinibites

Bank Negara warned that the number of unsold residential units in the country was at a decade high.

In the third part of a special report on Sungai Siput, Malaysiakini took a look at DAP's bid to wrest the seat from PSM.

Hotel Seri Malaysia board chairperson Aziz Sheikh Fadzir said Hotel Seri Malaysia Ipoh cancelled a PKR reservation due to concerns that a political event would tarnish the hotel's name.

BN strategic communications deputy director Eric See-To said Pakatan Harapan's proposal to abolish tolls will incur an astronomical price tag.

Gagasan Sejahtera, a PAS-led coalition, announced the formation of a youth wing.

Looking ahead

Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein will attend a Muslim unity event in Kuala Lumpur.

PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli will host a fundraising event where some 30 potential Harapan election candidates will declare their assets.