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

Dr M apologises for past, but…

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad apologised for his past wrongs at Bersatu's first annual general assembly.

When asked later why he apologised, Mahathir said it was part of Malay customs.

PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar accepted Mahathir's apology.

'Kafir' muftis blamed for Memali

Mahathir chided the country's muftis as kafirs for not joining PAS, and blamed them for the Memali incident.

The former prime minister said Kubang Pasu, his former parliamentary seat, may be where he makes his electoral comeback in GE14.

Debates at Bersatu's AGM were held behind closed doors to encourage freedom of speech without fear of media spin, Mahathir said.

Other Kinibites

Residents along the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) route risk losing theirs homes.

A group claims over 300 people were cheated out of almost RM1 million by a travel agency with Umno links.

Looking ahead

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang will launch a membership drive for the party in Kuala Lumpur.

Protesters are expected to march from Sogo to Dataran Merdeka at 11pm, to call for a drop in fuel prices and for the ouster of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Selangor Umno will hold a thanksgiving ceremony to celebrate the abolition of tolls in Klang and Shah Alam at midnight.

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