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

Apex court quashes unilateral conversions

In a landmark decision, the Federal Court unanimously ruled that consent from both parents is needed when converting children to Islam in the M Indira Gandhi case.

Indira called on the inspector-general of police Mohd Fuzi Harun to track down her ex-husband and recover their youngest child, whom she has not seen in nine years.

Indira’s lawyer and Ipoh Barat MP M Kulasegaran lauded the apex court decision, saying it had done what Parliament and the cabinet had been afraid to do when it comes to ending unilateral conversion.

A syariah lawyers' association, however, warned that the ruling could have consequences, including child abductions.

Najib told to file defence

The Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, 1MDB and the government to file their defence in a suit by Pakatan Harapan Youth with regard to 1MDB's settlement with the International Petroleum Investment Company (Ipic)

PKR has produced Chinese New Year ‘ang pow’ packets with a cheeky message poking fun at Najib and the RM2.6 billion scandal.

PKR wants the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Parliament to probe Mara's Australian property purchases.

Other Kinibites

Wheelchair Tennis Malaysia wished its ex-patron Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali well but said that the group needed to move forward.

Petaling Jaya City Council councillors staged a walkout over disagreements with the mayor on the redevelopment of the landmark A&W drive-in.

Looking ahead

Harapan's presidential council will hold a press conference after a meeting in Petaling Jaya this afternoon.

Meanwhile, the Umno supreme council is expected to meet at the party's headquarters this evening.