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Memali RCI mulled; Isa Samad freed; Wisma Putra says sorry

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

Gov't mulls Memali RCI

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the government was prepared to consider the setting up of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate the Memali tragedy.

Amanah president Mohamad Sabu said the incident had long abated and it was up to Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who was prime minister when it happened in 1985, to apologise or not.

PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man denied that drumming up the Memali incident was aimed at attacking Mahathir.

Isa Samad freed

Former Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGV) chairperson Isa Samad was freed on a bail of RM150,000 after his remand expired.

Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Hamzah Zainuddin denied any fraud in determining the weekly fuel prices.

The cafeteria at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang, which was ordered to close yesterday due to a rat stealing food, was allowed to resume operations on the same day.

Wisma Putra says sorry

Wisma Putra issued a formal apology to Indonesia for an error in the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games 2017 booklet that printed the Indonesian flag upside down.

Terengganu ruler Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin won the gold in the 80-kilometre equestrian individual endurance ride category at the Sea Games.

Other Kinibites

This edition of Malaysianskini follows Kechara Soup Kitchen's Justin Cheah who helps feed the hungry.

Kedah PKR said it was not slighting by DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang to take two of its state seats and will consider his feedback.

Amanah's Morib assemblyperson Hasnul Baharuddin questioned whether money too should be cleansed for possibly coming in contact with pigs or dogs after a school segregated cups for Muslim and non-Muslim students.

Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali took criticism of racism against him in stride, saying he was proud of the label.

Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said the attacks against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will not weaken the BN.

Looking ahead

The hearing of the RCI on the forex scandal commences at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya.

DAP national organising secretary Anthony Loke will meet the Registrar of Societies on DAP's re-election arrangements.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will launch an exhibition by Berita Harian at KL Sentral.

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