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

Najib mocks Guan Eng

Caretaker prime minister Najib Abdul Razak took a swipe at caretaker Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng in a tweet, saying he was in the state earlier in the day to see the blue (BN) wave, and not to see "bungalow or unfinished tunnel, in reference to the latter's scandals.

Earlier in his speech in Balik Pulau, Najib also mocked Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad for the latter's denial that he had jailed opposition leaders during his 22 years in power, and raised the "black eye" incident involving PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim.

The BN chairperson also defended the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M), saying Harapan, despite earlier criticising the government aid for the people, has also included BR1M in its own manifesto.

According to Najib, international businesses have shown "great confidence" in Malaysia's economy since the implementation of the National Transformation Programme (NTP).

Meanwhile, Anwar, who is currently serving a five-year jail term for sodomy, asked why Umno is fearing his partnership with his nemesis-turned-ally Mahathir.

Fake news causes shopping pandemonium

More than 1,000 people swarmed an Econsave supermarket in Pontian, Johor, after word went around that Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim would be sponsoring groceries, like how he did at an Aeon outlet in Johor Bahru yesterday.

The Aeon outlet in Tebrau City, where the prince treated shoppers up to RM3,000 worth of items each, yesterday, opened later than usual today.

The sister of Private Adam Jaafar, a soldier who went on a shooting spree in Chow Kit more than three decades ago, apologised to the Johor royalty, over an unfounded belief that he ran amok after his brother was killed by the late Johor ruler Sultan Iskandar Sultan Ismail.

Singapore Ikea said it will give its Malaysian employees a paid day off on May 9 so they can return to vote in the 14th general election (GE14), while bus company Go-Ahead, will "facilitate arrangements" for its Malaysian staff for them to vote on that day.

The Edge quoted the Malaysian Employers Federation predicting that an election held on Wednesday, which has since been announced as a public holiday by the caretaker government, will cost employers some RM600 million in losses.

Other Kinibites

Electoral watchdog Bersih challenged Election Commission (EC) chairperson Mohd Hashim Abdullah to an open debate on the Hashim's claim that elections in Malaysia have always been clean and transparent.

Otai Reformis 1998 members pledged support for Mahathir, in an ironic twist of fate which sees the man they were once up against leading Harapan, which has their mentor, Anwar, as the de facto leader.

Incumbent DAP Kepong MP Tan Seng Giaw criticised the party's decision to drop the rocket logo and adopt the PKR one in the coming general election.

Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim claimed that he turned down an offer for a “glamorous rural seat” by Kelantan Bersatu.

Umno's Ahmad Maslan said the newly gazetted Anti-Fake News Act has caused the number of fake news in his whopping 992 WhatsApp groups to dwindle.

Looking ahead

PSM will make a "surprise" announcement for the Sungai Buloh (Subang) seat in Kota Damansara at 3pm.

Amanah will have a press conference at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, also at 3pm.

Najib will hand out aid to taxi drivers in Serdang at 4pm.

Harapan chair Mahathir will have a ceramah in Kubang Pasu at 9pm.