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

Pastor Koh inquiry suspended

The Malaysian Human Rights Commision (Suhakam) suspended its inquiry into pastor Raymond Koh's abduction.

This was after a man who had allegedly extorted money from Koh's family was also charged with his kidnapping. Suhakam said it is not allowed to hold inquiries into court matters.

Koh's family were shocked by the inquiry suspension and noted that police had previously testified that the man who was charged had nothing to do with the kidnapping.

Female journalists sexually harassed

PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin urged police to probe politicians who sexually harass journalists, following a report that someone from the ruling party made lewd comments and stroked the thigh of a female journalist.

National Union of Journalists president Mohd Taufek Razak said politicians should not take advantage of journalists, but also suggested female journalists should not wear clothes that are “revealing or sexy.”

A Terengganu exco member boasted that that state had received international attention for wanting to “rehabilitate” transgenders.

The Islamic Development Department (Jakim) met with cosmetics entrepreneur Nur Sajat Kamaruzzaman to "resolve" the status of her gender.

PAS told to choose Dr M or Najib

Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged PAS to state whether it supported him or Najib Abdul Razak to be prime minister after the 14th general election.

Selangor PKR communications chief Nor Hizwan Ahmad denied that party deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali was looking for a new parliamentary seat as Gombak had become unsafe.

Political scientist Wong Chin Huat said BN would still have a slight advantage in GE14 despite the Election Commission (EC) reversing most of its delineation proposals in Selangor.

The EC revealed that some 3.6 million qualified citizens have yet to register as voters.

Other Kinibites

Parliament said the late payment of allowances to MPs was due to its allocation for 2017 being exhausted on paying backdated claims for 2015 and 2016.

A teenager was killed after an office chair was thrown out from a flat above in Lembah Pantai.

Pos Malaysia issued a working dog-themed stamp series in conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year being the Year of the Dog.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said it was “not proper” to say that only Malays fought for the country.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak wants the investigation into Felda's Jalan Semarak land transfer to continue, despite the asset having been returned to the agency.

Looking ahead

The Court of Appeal will hear the prosecution's appeal against PKR Youth chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad's RM1,500 fine under the Peaceful Assembly Act.

Cameron Highlands villagers will organise a protest outside the Prime Minister’s Department in Putrajaya, over housing issues.