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

Dr M takes heat at a Reformasi meet

Dr Mahathir Mohamad made a surprise visit to a gathering of reformasi activists, the very people who had opposed him when he was prime minister.

Some were less than welcoming, calling him “firaun” (pharaoh), but Mahathir sought to convince them to train their guns against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and said they could come after him later.

Najib in a speech in his constituency, urged people to fight against the spread of fake news aimed at toppling the government.

PAS grassroots members put up banners at the PAS headquarters branding DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang a “racist”, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president Muhyiddin Yassin a “homewrecker” and Mahathir a “robber”.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission seized 21 luxury vehicles and nabbed six people in relation to land graft in Johor.

Johor prince speaks out against hate and racism in bicycle tragedy

Johor prince Tunku Idris Sultan Ibrahim spoke out against attempts to racialise and spread hate in relation to an accident where eight bicyclists were killed.

A 57-year-old man was arrested for a critical Facebook post against the Johor Sultan.

Johor Menteri Besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the Forest City project is expected to generate RM50 million a year in taxes for the local council.

Jong-nam murder suspect claimed she was paid

Indonesian diplomats met with the Indonesian suspect who was arrested in relation to the murder of Kim Jong-nam.

Indonesia’s acting ambassador to Malaysia Andreano Erwin said the suspect claimed she was paid RM400 by a Korean-looking man.

In another development, police collected samples from a condominium along Old Klang Road as part of the murder investigation.

Selangor police chief Abdul Samah Mat said reasonable time will be given to a North Korean diplomat to come forward for questioning in relation to the case before issuing an arrest warrant.

A man believed to be from the Foreign Ministry delivered documents to the North Korean embassy following the embassy’s claim that it did not receive any notice for its staff to be questioned.

Other Kinibites

Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the free fuel programme for motorcycles in Putrajaya will be sponsored by NGOs, and not the government.

The UN special rapporteur on summary executions, Agnes Callamard, appealed for a halt to the execution of two brothers convicted of a 2006 murder and who are currently held at Kajang prison.

DAP and Parti Amanah Negara denied that general election seat negotiations in Selangor had been concluded without PAS.

Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid said school bullies can now face up to six months suspension.

Looking ahead

Saudi Arabia King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud will arrive in Malaysia for a state visit.