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

Cops give Jamal a bloody nose

Red-shirts leader Jamal Md Yunos suffered a bloody nose after police broke up a scuffle with Bersih activists at the Ampang Point shopping mall in Selangor.

Jamal was heard on shouting that police punched him, but he later claimed he was assaulted by Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin's followers. Three red-shirts were arrested.

Zuraida was earlier seen giving away bags of rice and hampers to residents in Ampang, during her team's programme to shore up support for the Nov 19 Bersih 5 rally.

Meanwhile, Bersih activists heading for Hulu Langat were injured after being allegedly "kicked" and "punched" by red-shirts who blocked their way.

Anti-Bersih leaflets were found at a PAS rally in Petaling Jaya, but organisers quickly confiscated them, decrying sabotage.

PM dangles Chinese schools for votes

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak vows to have more Chinese vernacular schools, but reminds the community that they cannot ask for help from the BN-led government and then vote DAP.

Najib also lambasted former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang as 'U-turn kings' for having buried the hatchet to join hands in a bid to form a grand coalition against BN.

He said this at the MCA annual general assembly, where MCA president Liow Tiong Lai stressed that the party would oppose the PAS-sponsored bill to pave the way for hudud.

Other Kinibites

A tsunami hit the northeast coast of New Zealand's South Island, after several strong earthquakes, including one in the central region measuring 7.4 on the richter scale, about 7pm Malaysian time.

Bank Negara Malaysia takes measures to re-enforce existing rules that have in been in place to prohibit facilitation of ringgit non-deliverable forward (NDF).

Almost 800 people have signed an online petition against the non-renewal of Lembaga Film Nasional (Finas) director-general Kamil Othman's contract.

PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin says PAS is willing to negotiate with any party, as long as it is not accused of joining BN.

Looking ahead

The Federal Court will decide on the unilateral conversion to Islam case involving the children of Indira Gandhi.

The Court of Appeal will decide on the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) charge against former Umno man Khairuddin Abu Hassan and his lawyer Matthias Chang, who are accused of financial sabotage over reports on 1MDB they lodged in several foreign countries.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur will decide if Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli is guilty of breaching the Official Secrets Act.