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

Minister sends legal notice to Rafizi over mix-up

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan has sent a legal notice to PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli for accusing him of nepotism in the organising of Expo Negaraku.

The urban poor are the hardest hit by inflation in Malaysia, a World Bank report has found.

Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives, and Consumerism Hamzah Zainuddin said handling the rising cost of living should not be left to his ministry alone.

US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will not dent US investments, said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

A report by The Australian said that 1MDB-linked businessperson Jho Low and his entourage welcomed 2013 in Sydney and then flew to Las Vegas for the countdown.

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) announced four enhancements to its schemes, including a flexible withdrawal policy.

Saiful regrets Dr M's call for Anwar's release

Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, who accused PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him, said former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad is 'mischievously politicising' a criminal case by calling for Anwar's release.

A Bersatu Youth leader lodged a police report against Umno's Jamal Md Yunos, to counter the latter's report against Mahathir and his wife, for returning awards they received from the Selangor palace.

PAS researcher Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki said Mahathir will become more "iron-fisted" if he becomes the PM again.

Rizal Mansor, the aide to PM's wife Rosmah Mansor, claimed that Pakatan Harapan parties will squabble for positions should they form the government after the next election.

A 23-year-old supervisor was charged with posting offensive remarks against Najib, on his Facebook page.

A soldier was jailed for 13 years for raping his friend's wife during a sleepover at the couple's home.

Other Kinibites

Human rights group Suaram called on the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) to conduct an independent probe into the "unlawful arrest" of a former policeman.

Former IGP Musa Hassan said Malaysia has no political prisoners, in reply to Mahathir's remark that Anwar was one.

Activist Lena Hendry and the deputy public prosecutor (DPP) have dropped their respective appeals on her conviction for screening a documentary on the Sri Lankan killing fields.

The Federal Court overturned the Court of Appeal's landmark ruling that Section 62 of the MACC Act 2009 was unconstitutional, in a case brought by Penang CM Lim Guan Eng.

McDonald's Malaysia had lodged police reports against those calling for its boycott, over alleged Israeli links.

Former Perkasa Youth chief Irwan Fahmi Ideris and 35 others joined PKR, with the hope of toppling Najib in the next election, through the opposition.

Looking ahead

Harapan will hold a protest outside the US embassy, over the Jerusalem move, after Friday prayers.

The Federal Court will hear former Umno man Khairuddin Abu Hassan's suit against AG Mohamed Apandi Ali, for not charging Najib.