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

Felda deal raises concerns

CIMB chairperson Nazir Abdul Razak, who is also the prime minister’s brother, said

Felda should justify its purchase of Indonesian plantation company at a premium.

A petition to the US to disclose the exact identity of ‘MO1' mentioned by the Department of Justice failed to achieve the required 100,000 signatures.

The Special Affairs Department (Jasa) claimed the conviction of Jho Low’s banker Yeo Jiawei had nothing to do with 1MDB or the prime minister.

DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang said Jasa was stating the obvious as Yeo was at present only convicted for obstruction of justice, but pointed out the banker would be facing trial for laundering funds linked to 1MDB next year.

Bus tragedy in Johor

An express bus plunged into a ravine in Pagoh, killing 14 people.

Sixteen people were also injured, including seven Malaysians and six Singaporeans, while another two were from Myanmar and another has yet to be identified.

The Malaysian Consumers Association (Maconas) said speed limiters should have been rolled out after the fatal Genting bus crash in 2013 and the implementation should no longer be delayed.

Ringgit woes hit LRT3

The LRT3 is facing possible delays if a new tender is called as bidders seem uninterested in getting involved due to the weak ringgit, resulting in only a single bid.

MRT Corp said its previous RM40 billion estimate for the three MRT lines was no longer relevant as the figure was from 2009 and did not consider other factors such as land acquisition.

A group of rights activists for disabled people criticised the recently-launched first phase of the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line after a visit, complaining that the stations were not disabled-friendly enough.

Prasarana quickly responded to the complaints, apologising and promising to engage them.

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PKR’s Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh criticised Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos for insulting singer Siti Nurhaliza and calling her infertile.

Umno’s Sekijang MP Anuar Abd Manap slammed MCA’s Deputy Education Minister Chong Sin Woon for refusing to accept any less than the RM50 million federal funding promised to Chinese primary schools.

Selangor Raja Muda Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin asked the exco of the Football Association of Selangor to resign amid the organisation’s demand from extra funding from the state.

Malaysia’s representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Syed Hamid Albar said Malaysia must continue to protect the oppressed Rohingya Muslims.

Putrajaya plans to tighten visa rules for foreign students to curb terrorist elements.