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

Cool it with Harapan PM talk

Pakatan Harapan need not name its candidate for prime minister this Sunday at its convention and instead let the idea simmer for a while perhaps until the dissolution of Parliament, advised former PKR deputy president Syed Husin Ali.

A group of young DAP activists too urged Harapan leaders and the public to focus on policy issues and reforms instead of being distracted by talks about the coalition's PM candidate.

Close scrutiny of Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad's press conference two days ago showed conflicting answers on whether the PM candidate would be announced during the coalition's national convention over the weekend.

Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim believed that the government should apologise over the 1988 judicial crisis because the entire event was the work of the government, not any sole individual.

In Johor Bahru, a group of NGOs lodged a police report against Mahathir for accusing former Johor ruler Sultan Iskandar Sultan Ismail in the removal of former lord president Salleh Abas.

Over at Seremban, Negeri Sembilan PAS lodged a police report against Mahathir for calling PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang an infidel.

Cops grill Isa Samad

Police spent five hours recording statements from former Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) chairperson Mohd Isa Samad over the allegedly dubious Jalan Semarak land deal.

MACC arrested Parti Warisan Sabah vice-president Peter Anthony for the second time, following investigations into the acquisition of an oil palm estate reportedly valued at RM155 million.

Two individuals were charged with obstructing the duties of a police personnel who attempted to seize books that were being sold by cartoonist Zunar.

Other Kinibites

Floods struck parts of Penang again, necessitating the reopening of two flood relief centres, following heavy rainfall.

The ringgit finally dipped below RM4 to the US dollar, the highest point in 16 months.

Looking ahead

MCA and Gerakan will come together for a joint rally in the morning to project unity and strength ahead of the upcoming general election.

Harapan's women and youth wings will hold their national conventions in the morning and evening respectively.