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

Tudung ban continues to receive flak

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rohani Abdul Karim called the tudung ban at the front desk of some hotels, a violation of women's rights.

The hotel ruling affects Sikhs with turbans as well, said Tourism Minister Nazri Aziz.

Nazri also dared former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad to dig up BN politicians' dirt, saying they will not be perturbed after the latter lamented the publicising of his granddaughter's purported luxurious lifestyle.

The youth wing of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), of which Mahathir is the chairperson, said it will stay off the name Armada for now, pending approval from the ROS.

Bring it on, Kedah MB Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah said to former MB Mukhriz Mahathir, on the possibility of the latter contesting against him in the Bakar Bata state seat.

Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek urged more research into durians because it is 'good for men'

Taking to Facebook in reply to the news, activist Marina Mahathir asked: 'Do we really need anything to make men hornier?'

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak raised in court that Harapan youths have no locus standi in suit on 1MDB-IPIC deal.

DAP's Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua slammed the government for being lax in handling the 1MDB scandal, unlike the efficiency showed in Penang CM Lim Guan Eng's "graft" case.

Cop unsure if pastor Raymond Koh is still alive

The investigation officer tasked to probe the disappearance of pastor Raymond Koh told an inquiry that he has 'no idea' if Koh is still alive.

The officer's testimony also clashed with that of another officer on MBPJ-linked CCTVs.

IGP Mohamad Fuzi Harun said that the loss of CIMB data was due to negligence, not sabotage.

Fuzi also said that the mobile phone data leak occurred during a transfer at a telco, and that police have identified suspects.

MACC chief commissioner Dzulkifli Ahmad will be called "anytime" over the probe of his alleged affair with a married woman, said Fuzi.

Pakatan Harapan lawmakers also dared former minister Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah to file a police report over the 'Anwar sodomised anak buah' claim.

Amanah MPs Mohd Hanipa Maidin and Raka Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad gave their statements to Jawi over Husni's ‘sodomy’ remark.

PAS conducted a thanksgiving event at the disputed Amanah HQ in Kelantan.

Amanah leader Husam Musa's injunction bid over Wisma Tok Guru land eviction was thrown out.

Despite apologising to a farmer who was arrested for sharing a video deemed insulting to deputy minister Chong Sin Woon over the "deity" jibe, a Pahang MCA leader lost his party positions.

A Vietnamese 'datuk' was remanded for trying to give RM890k to maritime officers.

The Selangor government denied giving out free condoms, as claimed by social media posts.

Selangor BN chairperson Noh Omar promised ‘rent to purchase’ scheme for PPR if it wins Selangor.

Cartoonist Zunar applied to pose questions of law in travel ban challenge.

Other Kinibites

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong accused in Kim Jong-nam's murder was detained in an Uber, a cop told a court proceeding.

Lawyer Haniff Khatri Abdulla said that AG Apandi Ali may hesitate to use Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2002 (MLA) against VK Lingam, as it would raise questions about why the same can't be done for Jho Low.

Putrajaya revealed that six Malaysians are among those injured in yesterday's MRT accident in Singapore.

Electoral watchdog Bersih dedicated a democracy and human rights award it won in Taiwan yesterday to Malaysians.

Putrajaya announced that heavy rain in east coast peninsula and western Sarawak are expected until January next year.

The Penang government, meanwhile, urged the public to not spread a fake Nasa report of a coming storm.

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Wilfred Madius Tangau said Malaysians don’t understand the colour-coded weather alert system and that the government is considering changing it to written form.

Malaysiakini spoke to Batu MP Tian Chua, after his days in prison.

Malaysiakini also followed "unconventional" Sungai Siput MP Dr D Michael Jeyakumar for a day to discuss his stint in politics.

Looking ahead

Subang MP R Sivarasa is set to sue Federal Territory Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor over his speech at a mosque in the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Melayu (MTEM) is set to hold a press conference on discrimination of Malay Muslims in the workplace.

The Suhakam Inquiry into the disappearance of pastor Koh and three others continues.