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

Najib sees friendly fire

Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia attacked former party president Najib Abdul Razak, accusing him of lying about the multi-billion ringgit deposits in his personal bank account and causing BN's defeat in the 14th general election.

Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said party activist Lokman Noor Adam had the "IQ of a carrot" for attacking him after he criticised Najib's refusal to acknowledge the role of 1MDB scandal in BN's defeat.

Najib said he had never denied 1MDB's role in BN's defeat, claiming that it was the lies about 1MDB "fabricated" by his opponents that caused the coalition to lose power.

Misconduct claims as PKR polls enter final leg

Mohamed Azmin Ali has opened up a more than 3,000-vote lead over opponent Rafizi Ramli in the PKR deputy presidential race.

MACC is looking into claims that phantom voters were included into the PKR membership list in exchange for bribes.

More complaints have surfaced in Julau over people being registered as PKR members without their consent.

Putrajaya experiments with new home financing

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed launched a new home financing method through peer-to-peer funding.

However, the prime minister expressed scepticism over the scheme, putting pressure on Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng and businessperson Tong Kooi Ong to pull it off.

Tong expressed confidence that the new scheme would work.

Other Kinibites

Nicole Wong Siaw Ting was elected as MCA Youth's first woman chief.

Former health minister Dr S Subramaniam suggested that the proposed B40 insurance cover treatment from general practitioners instead of hospitalisation.

Gabungan Mahasiswa Islam Se-Malaysia criticised the Pakatan Harapan government for requiring PTPTN borrowers to repay the study loan when their salary is as low as RM1,000. Harapan had previously promised a repayment moratorium until their salary is RM4,000.

Lim said the promise could have been delivered had it not been for the debt burden due to the 1MDB scandal.

Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah reminded the current government to learn from the mistakes of the previous BN government.

Looking ahead

Transport Minister Anthony Loke is set to announce details of the RM100 pass for unlimited rides on RapidKL trains and buses.

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail will officiate a conference for children, seniors and the disabled in Putrajaya.