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

Bridges burnt

PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad did not take kindly to DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang's proposal that PAS only contest in four northern states to avoid multi-cornered fights, stating that if this was the case, then DAP should only contest in Penang.

Meanwhile, another PAS vice-president, Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah, said it was not possible for PAS to sit at the same table with DAP and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah).

Responding to the snubs, Lim also acknowledged that one-on-one contest may not be the way forward, pointing out that Amanah supporters are unlikely to support PAS even if Amanah did not contest.

Amanah president Mohamad Sabu also slammed PAS for belittling the nine-month-old party by claiming it would have lost its deposit in the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by-elections if it was not for its Pakatan Harapan allies.

Justice for Kayong

Political secretary to Miri MP, Bill Kayong, who was gunned down on Tuesday morning, will be laid to rest tomorrow.

A coalition of NGOs said prior to Kayong's assassination, there had been several similar incidents in Sarawak and suggested this could be linked to his work as an indigenous land rights activist.

Bill's brother Gaby Kayong described him as an "honest and steadfast" man.

Fraudulent academic papers withdrawn

Two scientific journals, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Pharmacology, have retracted research papers linked to Universiti Malaya after they were proven to be fraudulent.

The Malaysian Social Science Association blamed the fraud, which involved the manipulation and duplication of data, on unrealistic targets set by universities.

Other Kini bites

Reuters said it is confirmed that billionaire Jho Low owned Good Star Limited, which received US$1.03 billion from 1MDB, based on registration documents it sighted.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak announced RM49.52 million in 'duit raya' for Felda settlers.

A group of Umno grassroots members lodged a police report against former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad for accusing Umno members of being compliant to the prime minister after having received benefits.

Fifty cabbies reportedly attacked an Uber driver and passengers, causing injury to one, ahead of the government's plan to legalise the ride sharing service.

Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed criticised the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for pressuring Malaysia to take in refugees.

Looking ahead

After spending much of their time campaigning in the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by-elections over the past two weeks, several ministers will be holding official functions in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

Among them are Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Hishammuddin Hussein, Nazri Abdul Aziz, Idris Jusoh and Abdul Rahman Dahlan.

Today is also the continuation of Mahathir’s suit against Najib alleging corruption and abuse of power over the RM2.6 billion found in the prime minister’s bank accounts.