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#Undirosak rattles PM too; S'gor Harapan talks in peril
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KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

#Undirosak rattles PM too

Prime Minister and BN chairperson Najib Abdul Razak has joined the chorus of disapproval over the #undirosak campaign which encouraged people to spoil their votes as a sign of protest.

Reuters reports that the #undirosak campaign through social media, although small, has picked up steam among youths who refuse to choose between Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Najib.

Election Commission chairperson Mohd Hashim Abdullah said those behind #undirosak were "suara nakal" (mischievous voices) by "irresponsible parties".

The German and Swiss chapters of Global Bersih has expressed concern over the lack of accountability and transparency in the new process for overseas voting.

S'gor Harapan talks in peril

Malaysiakini dissected why Selangor Pakatan Rakyat appears to be struggling to come to a consensus on seat distribution.

Seremban MP Anthony Loke has vowed to defend his seat even if he faces the prospect of a "strong" challenger - MCA Youth chief Chong Sin Woon, who has been dubbed as "Musang King" by his own party.

The police quizzed Mahathir's wife Dr Siti Hasmah Ali over her speech at a rally in Kuala Lumpur last year and her lawyer has called this a form of harassment.

PAS research centre director Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki said Mahathir was arrogant for believing that PAS had to make a choice between backing BN or Haparan.

Other Kinibites

BN's online campaigning efforts have improved tremendously since the 2013 elections while the opposition has faltered, said director of the Australian National University (ANU) Malaysia Institute, Ross Tapsell.

There is public outrage after the discovery of a suicide note from a 13-year-old girl who tried to kill herself after being accused by her teacher of stealing her mobile phone.

Maverick Tanjung Bungah lawmaker Teh Yee Cheu has urged the state government to reverse the decision to sack five of his service centre staff.

Looking ahead

DAP's Lim Kit Siang will make his first public appearance in Skudai tonight after spending several weeks recovering from a surgery to remove a small tumour in his left kidney.

The federal government and PAS will be holding a rally in Putrajaya against the decision by US to move its embassy to Jerusalem.

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