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

Sabah Harapan exodus to local platform

Three state assemblypersons quit PKR and DAP to join a Sabah-based political party.

DAP was outraged by the move, demanding its Likas state rep Junz Wong to vacate the seat, while PKR expressed "regret" over the exit of Lajim Ukin (Klias) and Terrence Siambun (Moyog).

Lajim will be setting up his own party, Siambun will be joining the party of former Umno vice-president Shafie Apdal while Wong is still undecided.

BN's Kota Belud MP Abdul Rahman Dahlan hailed the developments as the crumbling of Pakatan Harapan in Sabah, stating this will strengthen BN.

In a separate development, Mohammad Ezam Mohd Noor quit Umno over the government's "abuse" of the Officials Secret Act (OSA) on the auditor-general's report on 1MDB.

PAS flexes muscle on political cooperation

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Muhyiddin Yassin took to a PAS ceramah to woo the party's cooperation in ensuring one-to-one contests in the next general election.

Pakatan Harapan secretariat chief Saifuddin Abdullah said PAS election director Mustafa Ali's statement that PAS will not work with Umno and was willing to negotiate with PKR and Bersatu was a positive development to bring the opposition together.

However, Mustafa later stressed PAS will not talk to DAP or Parti Amanah Negara.

Meanwhile, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said anyone who wants to work with PAS must prioritise Islam and that only Islam can lead while the rest must follow.

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In a separate development, PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin announced PAS will not join the Bersih 5 rally on Nov 19.

Former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin claimed then attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail had confronted Najib Abdul Razak that their probe had found SRC International funds in his personal bank accounts, but the prime minister had pleaded ignorance.

Federal Territories Umno Youth chief Mohd Razlan Muhammad Rafii called for the government to terminate its contract with companies that support pro-democracy group Bersih.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Paul Low said the opposition's outcry over proposed political financing reforms will not dampen the government's intention to push it through.