A recap of major headlines yesterday that you may have missed.

Muhyiddin reveals offers made by Najib

Speaking in his home state of Johor, sidelined Umno number two Muhyiddin Yassin reveals that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak offered him the post of Penang governor and PNB chairperson.

This was before he was sacked as deputy prime minister, said Muhyiddin, who also read a poem by Indonesian poet Chairil Anwar, likening himself to an “outcast, feral animal”.

“I declined the offer, because this is about my dignity. If I accepted it, it means I makan dedak (can be bought)....

Posted by Malaysiakini on Monday, March 21, 2016

Save Anwar billboards taken down, jail perks revealed

Billboards in Ampang campaigning for jailed PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim’s freedom are removed by police , although the Selangor government did not receive official notice to do so.

Since his incarceration on Feb 10, 2015, Anwar has received perks like a special diet of low fat milk, honey and dates , a special bed, hot shower and 360 visits, Home Ministry Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says.

Meanwhile, two judges - Justice Balia Yusof Wahi and Justice Aziah Ali - who convicted Anwar of the sodomy charge at the Court of Appeal level, have been elevated to the Federal Court .

Penang PAS Youth wants Lim Guan Eng to go on leave pending MACC probe

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s bungalow purchase continues to hog headlines, with Penang PAS Youth urging him to go on leave pending the investigation into the matter by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

Lim, who is in China on an official trip, maintains innocence and wants the investigation to be done swiftly .

KJ wants independent probe, confirms ministry staff nabbed over RM100m swindle

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin confirms that an official from the ministry was arrested for embezzlement of a whopping RM100 million of ministry funds – a sum allegedly swiped bit by bit .

Perkasa Youth says Khairy should shoulder the blame , but the minister says he has nothing to hide.

Other Kini bites:

Former chief justice Zaki Azmi cites cases involving two lord presidents to argue that the attorney-general’s decision not to prosecute cannot be reviewed by the courts.

Controversial columnist Ridhuan Tee Abdullah says he was stopped, questioned and fingerprinted “like a terrorist” and turned away, when trying to enter Singapore.

Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Saten indicates that state assembly dissolution is days away .

Former Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Said is deprived of state allocation for his Kijal constituency, and promises to will reveal a “big secret” against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak when the time is right.

Looking ahead

Ramesh Rao to hand over donation to Bala’s widow

Vocal NGO leader Ramesh Rao will hand over the funds collected from the public to aid private investigator P Balasubramaniam’s widow Santamil Selvi.

Selvi held a controversial press conference hosted by Ramesh this month, where she apologised to PM Najib Abdul Razak’s wife Rosmah Mansor, for saying she caused Bala’s fatal heart attack.

Anwar represents himself in court

Anwar will represent himself in a lawsuit against BN politician S Nallakarupan at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, in protest of what he says is limited time to consult with his lawyers in jail.