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

TRX land buyer owned by government

The Finance Ministry revealed that an entity it owns had purchased land within the Tun Razak Exchange but did not disclose the name of the company.

Country Garden Pacific View, the developer of the Forest City, welcomed the Immigration Department's inspection of the project site after Malaysiakini reported that workers from China were being brought in using social visit passes.

PAS more popular than BN last year

A survey prior to the formation of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) last year found PAS to be more popular than BN, but the Bersatu said a fresh study will be conducted to gauge the latest sentiments.

The survey, commissioned by some founding members of Bersatu, also found that a majority of respondents did not believe the multi-billion ringgit deposits in Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's personal bank accounts were a donation.

Parti Amanah Negara's Sepang MP Mohamed Hanipa Maidin mocked the new PAS line-up as one that would be better at protesting against concerts rather than challenging BN.

PAS reps cannot be bought to make S'gor fall

Former Selangor PAS commissioner said his party's elected representatives could not be bought in a bid to bring down the Selangor government.

Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar accused state Menteri Besar Azmin Ali of fearing PAS over his refusal to sack the party's exco members from the state government even though the party wants to sever ties with PKR.

Azmin said Pakatan Harapan has its candidate for prime minister but declined to name the person.

Noh boasted that BN, unlike Pakatan Harapan, has a clear candidate for prime minister but was unable to name BN's candidate for Selangor menteri besar.

Other Kinibites

The retail price of one litre of RON95 and RON97 fuel fell by another 10 sen to RM2.01 and RM2.29 respectively.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in a Wesak Day message urged the people to ensure that extremists remain few and stay on the fringes.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi stressed, ahead of Umno's 71st anniversary celebrations, that the party remained relevant for all Malaysians.

Mengkibol assemblyperson Tan Hong Pin urged the Johor government to convince the state's monarch to allow live telecast of the Johor state assembly sittings.

The director of a chess tournament accused of taking issue with a 12-year-old's dress that was supposedly "seductive" will be filing a defamation suit.

Malaysian Bar president George Varughese believes a High Court decision ruling that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is not a public official is wrong, as it should have relied on British common law instead of written legislation.

Looking ahead

Top Umno leaders will converge at the Bukit Jalil Stadium today for the party's 71st anniversary celebration.

Khairuddin Abu Hassan and Matthias Chang's trial for economic sabotage will commence at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur.

The PAS syura council will hold its first meeting since the party's muktamar and is expected to decide on whether PAS will formally sever ties with PKR.