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

PAS declines to name PM candidate

PAS vice-president Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said naming the party’s choice for prime ministerial candidate now would be premature, likening it to naming a baby before one’s wife is pregnant.

PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said the party will leave its decision on its candidate for PM to God.

A Terengganu Pakatan Harapan leader said that BN may give PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang an "easy path" in the coming polls by not fielding candidates in his parliamentary seat of Marang and state seat of Rhu Rendang.

Kelantan Harapan plans to carry out a series of programmes in Kota Bahru to promote its chairperson Husam Musa, despite his candidacy there yet to be decided upon.

Amanah-linked NGO Anak urged Felda chairperson Shahrir Abdul Samad to reveal what incentive the agency offered for the return of its land in Kuala Lumpur.

Pahang Crown Prince Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah expressed unhappiness with Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar for using the state ruler’s bedridden state to justify Harapan chair Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s fitness for office.

More flak for journo harassment

Female politicians from across the political divide said their male counterparts who sexually harass female journalists should not be allowed to contest in GE14.

The Institute of Journalists Malaysia urged all Malaysian media houses to come up with strong complaint mechanisms to protect their female journalists from politicians and public figures.

The National Union of Journalists expressed regret over the statement of its president Mohd Taufek Razak yesterday, which appeared to blame victims for the harassment.

Ummah chairperson Ismail Mina said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi may have had a "slip of the tongue" when disputing his statement that only Malays fought for the country.

Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin urged political leaders to not to hurl abusive insults at each other when campaigning in the coming polls.

PKR Youth chief and Seri Setia assemblyperson Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad will be able to contest in GE14, after the Court of Appeal dismissed a bid by the government to disqualify him on a peaceful assembly charge.

Other Kinibites

Mahathir, speaking about job opportunities in a Facebook live session, said it is shameful that university graduates have to sell nasi lemak to make ends meet.

One-term Langkawi MP Nawawi Ahmad refused to comment when asked if he can beat Mahathir, who is also eyeing the seat in GE14.

Mahathir's wife Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, in an interview about Abdul Razak Hussein’s contributions, spoke fondly about the father of current Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

RON95 and RON97 prices went up 4 sen each, while diesel prices remained the same.

The government is appealing against the acquittal of Bilqis Hijjas for tossing yellow balloons onto an event attended by Najib.

NGO Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances questioned whether former Uber driver Lam Chang Nam was being made a scapegoat to block the Suhakam inquiry into Pastor Raymond Koh’s abduction.

Looking ahead

PKR-linked NGOs will submit a memo to the party president to retain William Leong as Selayang MP.

The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission will release a report into the custodial death of S Balamurugan and Soh Kai Chiok.