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

Najib's son pleads with Dr M

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's son Nazifuddin made a plea for Dr Mahathir Mohamad to "return to the right path" to honour Abdul Razak Hussein's memory.

Najib took a jab at Mahathir's candidacy for prime minister, saying even Zimbabwe rejected a 93-year-old as their leader.

Seremban MP Anthony Loke joked that he feared walking the streets of his constituency since Mahathir became a DAP ally.

Former apex judge slams court bias

Ex-Federal Court judge Gopal Sri Ram lamented what he called the judiciary’s view that the government could "do no wrong".

Sri Ram also said that the Sedition Act 1948, as a pre-Merdeka law, was unenforceable.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur dismissed former senator Ezam Mohd Noor's application to adduce documents and judgment from Singapore courts in relation to his suit against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and 1MDB.

The High Court also ordered Mahathir to testify as a witness for Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos over a defamation suit filed by Bersih chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah.

Other Kinibites

The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) denied government intervention in their plans to buy into phase two of the Battersea Power Station development in the UK.

Selangor Pakatan Harapan chairperson Azmin Ali's efforts to woo PAS assemblypersons to cross over are allegedly hampering the coalition's seat negotiations.

Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid reportedly told teachers with positions in opposition parties to quit their jobs.

Malaysiakini’s legal defence fund donation drive, which entered its eight day, surpassed the RM270,000 mark.

Looking ahead

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will be launching a Puteri Umno gathering in Kuala Lumpur today.