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

Dr M's choice stirs discontent in DAP

Thirteen new ministers were sworn in, bringing the total number of ministers to 27.

However, the absence of Teluk Intan MP Nga Kor Ming and Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen from the cabinet line-up stirred discontent in the DAP.

DAP Youth chief Wong Kah Woh criticised Mahathir for not appointing ministers from DAP in accordance with the party leadership's recommendations.

At least one minister and four deputy minister slots remain vacant and are expected to be filled with senators.

Zahid grilled for nine hours

The MACC questioned Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for nine hours in relation to its 1MDB investigation.

The MACC will also question former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's stepson Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, a source said.

The 1MDB special taskforce announced that investigators froze 408 bank accounts suspected of having received funds allegedly misappropriated from 1MDB, with a total value of RM1.1 billion.

However, the special taskforce denied it had any role in freezing the bank account owned by the Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation, which is linked to the Pahang royal family.

Najib insisted the RM2.6 billion in his personal bank account was a "donation" and not from 1MDB.

He also claimed former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz was aware of the massive deposit and did not raise the red flag.

Jamal arrested in Indonesia

Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos has been arrested by Indonesian police and will be extradited to Malaysia.

PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli urged Putrajaya to reconsider the hike in electricity tariff for commercial users.

Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali said the government's reform agenda may impact the country's growth but that it will be good in the long run.

Other Kinibites

PKR's Sungai Kandis assemblyperson Shuhaimi Shafiei passed away after a battle with cancer.

Newly appointed de facto law minister Liew Vui Keong has confirmed that several law-related portfolios currently under the purview of the Prime Minister’s Department, particularly on legal affairs, would be decentralised.

Felda Global Ventures (FGV) conceded to Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail's appeal against its defamation suit.

DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang suggested that the Federal Constitution be amended to allow MPs to re-contest in a by-election if they resign from their position.

Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh urged the government to target human traffickers instead of illegal workers as the root source of the problem.

Looking ahead

Mahathir will attend an open house event hosted by the Armed Forces in Kuala Lumpur.

Umno's Khairy Jamaluddin will hand over the Youth and Sports Ministry to its new minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman.

The MACC will resume questioning Zahid after a nine-hour grilling yesterday.