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

Tanjong Datu contest commences

The Tanjong Datu by-election campaign kicked off with three candidates, namely the late Sarawak chief minister’s wife Jamliah Anu representing BN, State Reform Party of Sarawak chairperson Johnny Bob Aput and Rapelson Richard Hamit of Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru.

Umno vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein said the fielding of Adenan Satem’s widow was not to court sympathy but was based on her qualification.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is leading the charge for BN at the federal level in the by-election, also announced an in-depth study for the recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC).

Mega project threatens Carey Island natives

Carey Island, the home of the Mah Meri tribe, is being threatened by a RM200 billion port city on their ancestral land.

The International Court of Justice said Malaysia sought a review of the Pulau Batu Puteh case following the discovery of three declassified documents from UK’s national archives.

Johor Menteri Besar Khaled Nordin said he hoped the new discovery will help Malaysia reclaim the lost territory from Singapore.

Minister claim Penang FT to help Malays

Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor claimed his proposal to turn Penang into a Federal Territory was to help Malays who were allegedly neglected by the state government.

Former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Abu Kassim Mohamed urged political ideologies to be set aside in the fight against graft.

Gelang Patah MP Lim Kit Siang urged Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to heed Abu Kassim's proposal.

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said there was no need to disqualifyAnnuar Musa from the Football Association of Malaysia presidency contest even though he is under investigation by the MACC.

Khairy also expressed concern that the government's goal of Transformasi Nasional 2050 may not be met if Malaysian do not cultivate civic-mindedness.

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Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) deputy president Mukhriz Mahathir said his party’s cooperation talks with PAS were serious despite PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang downplaying the discussions.

A group of NGOs demanded former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to apologise to the Johor Sultan for claiming 700,000 Chinese nationals will inhabit Forest City, a project in which the monarch has a stake.

Civil society group G25 said dissenting views should we allowed with regards to the planned amendment to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965.

The Penang Women’s Development Corporation urged for the sex offenders’ registry to be expedited in light of the impending return of serial rapist Selva Kumar Subbiah who completed his 24-year jail sentence in Canada.

Sharezza Salian was sentenced to six months in jail for overloading a catamaran which capsized, claiming three lives with six more still missing in Sabah.