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

Complicated relationships in opposition

PKR Youth deputy chief Afif Bahardin proposed for Parti Amanah Negara to merge with PKR so that the former can shed its image as a PAS splinter party.

However, senior leaders in both PKR and Amanah shot down the proposal, stressing that Amanah should be given a chance.

DAP said the party can accept its allies holding negotiations with PAS even though the latter has branded DAP an enemy.

PAS' Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar proposed a PAS-Umno electoral pact, stating that it was the only option if PAS refused to cooperate with Pakatan Harapan.

China got RM38b worth of projects from M'sia

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak officially launched the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line and revealed that it was completed below the projected cost, saving RM2 billion.

The Dewan Negara was told that RM38 billion worth of projects were granted to contractors from China between 2010 and Oct 2016 but only RM885 million worth of projects were from the government.

Economist Muhammed Abdul Khalid said the household income inequality among the Chinese community is worse compared to other races.

Australia's Federal Court fined ANZ Bank and Macquarie Group for attempting to rig Malaysia's foreign exchange market.

Wisma Putra defends stance on Rohingya

Parti Amanah Negara Youth deputy chief Faiz Fadzil questioned the lack of follow-up by both BN and PAS after their high-profile Rohingya solidarity rally on Dec 4.

Wisma Putra in a statement on Facebook defended against criticism of "megaphone diplomacy", stressing that regional security will be affected if the Rohingya killings were not addressed.

International Crisis Group claimed the Rohingya group which purportedly killed nine Myanmar policemen in a coordinated attack on Oct 9, which sparked the crackdown on the Rohingya community, was linked to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

PAS offered its party president Abdul Hadi Awang as a negotiator in the Aleppo siege in Syria in his capacity as International Union of Muslim Scholars vice-president.

Other Kinibites

The latest instalment of KiniGuide takes a look at the Orang Asli community's anti-logging blockades in Gua Musang.

Anis Syafiqah Md Yusof and two other student activists were suspended for a semester for their involvement in the "TangkapMO1" rally.

A "datuk seri" was charged with criminal breach of trust after allegedly misappropriating five cheques totalling RM306,000.

Amnesty International raised concerns of meddling in the judiciary after PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim's review against his sodomy conviction was dismissed.

The woman who wrote the word "babi" (pig) on a traffic summons was fined RM100.

Looking ahead

The Sungai Besi-Kajang MRT line will commence operations from the Sungai Buloh station to the Semantan station and rides will be free for a month.

Advocacy group Aman Palestin is expected to organise a 'Save Aleppo' protest outside the Russian embassy.