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

Deputy speaker saves BN in Budget 2018 vote

BN won a bloc vote on Budget 2018 by a razor-thin margin of 52-51, with help from deputy speaker Ismail Mohamad Said who voted in his capacity as Kuala Krau MP. The vote was to protest the rising cost of fuel.

The Finance Ministry said it would only step in to mitigate rising fuel costs if RON95 and diesel cost more than RM2.50 per litre for three consecutive months.

Bung turns heads with 'naked' remark

Kinabatangan MP Bung Mohtar Radin caused a stir when he peppered his defence of hijab-clad women with lewd remarks about unattractive women in the nude.

Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming denied insulting Perak Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir with the slur "Melayu p***mak".

DAP's Skudai assemblyperson Dr Boo Cheng Hau called on Dr Mahathir Mohamad to apologise to the Selangor and Johor rulers for his "Bugis remark".

Other Kinibites

Pakatan Harapan has been told that its application to register with the Registrar of Societies (ROS) was still pending due to problems with DAP and Bersatu.

Six men were ordered to enter their defence for the murder of public prosecutor Kevin Morais.

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng refuted the Meteorological Department, claiming that rainfall in the state on Nov 4 was the highest ever.

Looking ahead

Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Lim Kit Siang will be holding a townhall session with youths at the Petaling Jaya Community Library tonight.