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BBC Saudi graft docu spotlights Najib; DAP leader's home raided

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

Najib in BBC documentary on Saudi graft

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak was featured in a BBC documentary focusing on corrupt Saudi royals.

Bersih urged voters to object to the Election Commission's (EC) updated redelineation of Selangor's electoral boundaries which it said is plagued by gerrymandering and malapportionment.

Pakatan Harapan has concluded the parliamentary seat distribution for Sarawak, leaving only Sabah to be completed.

MCA deputy president Wee Ka Siong said he was honoured that DAP would be challenging him in his parliamentary constituency of Ayer Hitam but questioned why the party would not do this on its own amid rumours that the party may loan an Amanah candidate.

PKR's Selayang MP William Leong said he is prepared to reconsider his decision not to defend his parliamentary seat following requests by NGOs and grassroots members.

DAP leader's home raided

Perak DAP chief Nga Kor Ming's home was raided by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Right-wing group Isma accused Proton of racism.

This was after it was revealed that Proton had offered a 10 percent discount to the Federation of Hokkien Associations of Malaysia.

Proton later clarified that there was nothing unusual about the offer as it also offers corporate discounts to other organisations.

Police recorded the statement of Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar for allegedly insulting the Pahang sultan.

Dr M weighs in on dictator label

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad sarcastically mocked himself over the frequent references made of him being a dictator.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak pointed out that it is Mahathir's new allies who had labelled him as a dictator.

PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin, who had criticised Harapan's nomination of Mahathir as its prime ministerial candidate, said it no longer mattered who the coalition's candidate was.

The MACC reportedly withdrew its integrity officers from government departments.

The anti-graft body said the move was due to the government's decision to set up the National Integrity and Good Governance Department (JITN).

Other Kinibites

The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) concluded there was police misconduct in the custodial death of S Balamurugan while there were procedural breaches in relation to the custodial death of Soh Kai Chiok.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak unveiled the Labuan Development Blueprint 2030 which would include a bridge linking Labuan to the Sabah mainland.

DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang is set to make a comeback on Jan 27 following a surgery to remove a tumour.

Hisbah Malaysia chief Ezam Mohd Noor will contest in Shah Alam in the next general election.

Selangor PAS said it will seek an audience with the state's sultan if its state allocations are frozen.

Looking ahead

The Kuala Lumpur High Court will decide whether Mahathir can be subpoenaed in Bersih chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah's defamation suit against Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos.

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