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

Dr M makes splash at night market

Pakatan Harapan's prime ministerial candidate Dr Mahathir Mohamad was warmly received at a Putrajaya night market, with scores of people looking to shake his hand and take selfies with him.

Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz said he chose an orangutan to be on the Visit Malaysia 2020 logo so that "monkeys" like Mahathir would create buzz around it.

Special Affairs Department (Jasa) chief Puad Zarkashi dismissed Mahathir's claims that his wife Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali was a victim of the law after she was questioned by the police for attending a rally last year.

Najib fails to strike out widow’s suit

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur dismissed an application to strike out a suit filed by Santamil Selvi, the widow of private investigator P Balasubramaniam, against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor.

Najib said he is waiting for a "spark" before calling for the 14th general election.

The prime minister claimed elections are more transparent now than during Mahathir’s rule, and insisted that there would be no room for cheating.

Other Kinibites

Malaysia has the highest number of IP addresses sharing child pornography in Southeast Asia.

After receiving verification from the Immigration Department, police say M Indira Gandhi's ex-husband, Muhammad Riduan Abdullah, is still in the country.

Harapan has set up a special committee to sort out seat negotiations in Selangor.

Looking ahead

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will be visiting Batu Caves in conjunction with Thaipusam celebrations.

Malaysiakini wishes all its Hindu readers a Happy Thaipusam.