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

Minister ends brush raids

Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minister Hamzah Zainudin instructed an end to raids on shops suspected of selling pig-bristle brushes to allow time for shop owners to properly label the products.

Some shop owners have asked the government to provide a written directive on how to deal with the brushes.

Kluang MP Liew Chin Tong said the brush issue was not about religion and spoke out against pitting Muslims and non-Muslims against one another.

PAS to sue Husam over Umno fund claim

PAS has threatened to sue its former leader Husam Musa for insinuating that the party had access to Umno funds through a local bank.

DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang criticised the cabinet for mooting a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) on Bank Negara’s forex losses in the 1990s but turning a blind eye on 1MDB.

Suaram adviser Kua Kia Soong said the civil society supports an RCI into 1MDB, the forex losses as well as the Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) which were deemed as the biggest scandals in the country's history.

A former director of a government agency was remanded for four days in Kuantan over a bribery case involving RM42,000.

Another director of a government agency was also remanded for seven days in Shah Alam over alleged abuse of power in the awarding of projects.

Hadi trains gun on Dr M

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang blamed former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad over what he claimed was a weakening of Islamic political power in the country.

Johor DAP assistant publicity chief Sheikh Omar Ali said those accusing DAP of being anti-Islam should try and get the party deregistered if their claims were true.

PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail asked Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to provide assurance that all rights under the Federal Constitution would be guaranteed in relation to the amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965.

Other Kinibites

Students at 11 public universities are facing delays in the disbursement of loans from the National Higher Education Loan Fund Corporation (PTPTN) due to late submissions of data by the respective institutions.

DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang defended his criticism of a TV3 journalist.

The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) will probe the death of S Balamurugan, who reportedly died at the North Klang district police station lock-up.

Sarawak BN formally unveiled its manifesto for the Tanjong Datu by-election which centred around continuing the late Sarawak chief minister Adenan Satem's legacy.

Penang exco in charge of Islamic affairs Abdul Malik Kasim denied that the state government interfered in the fatwa-making process.

Looking ahead

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim's defamation trial against Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin continues at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Anwar's supporters will gather outside Sungai Buloh prison tonight, marking his two years in prison.