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

BN veterans back Harapan

Former finance minister Daim Zainuddin joined Pakatan Harapan's general election campaign, endorsing the opposition coalition's candidates in Pendang, Kedah.

Meanwhile, another former minister, Rafidah Aziz, urged voters not to be sentimental about BN and she went on to endorse Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Both Mahathir and Umno president Najib Abdul Razak were on a campaign blitz in Kuala Lumpur.

Najib urged Bandar Tun Razak voters to return the Parliament seat to BN, pointing out that it bore his father's name.

Mahathir told a rally in Desa Pandan, within the parliamentary constituency of Titiwangsa, that helping Najib to rise to the position of prime minister was the biggest mistake of his life.

A confluence of factors conspires against PKR in Batu Pahat, making it an uphill battle to retain the parliamentary seat.

BN's Permatang Pauh candidate Mohd Zaidi Mohd Said hopes the multi-cornered fight in the parliamentary constituency against PAS and PKR can benefit him.

Former Penang chief minister Koh Tsu Koon urged Penangites to end "one-party dominance" in the state.

It's raining goodies in Sekinchan

BN fetes the Sekinchan Chinese folk to a feast, music, goodies and even cash prizes.

Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos also promised fishermen RM2,000 each if BN wins in Sekinchan.

DAP lodged a police report against BN for the goodies it handed out, claiming that it was vote-buying and an election offence.

Caretaker Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Mohamad Hasan claimed that his potential opponent Dr S Streram’s failure to submit his nomination papers for the state seat of Rantau was a case of "drama" to win Indian support for Harapan.

Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin files a suit against PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli for claiming that Umno leaders in Negeri Sembilan had a role in preventing Streram's candidacy.

Umno vice-president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi claimed Mahathir will deliberately get himself hospitalised to get sympathy votes.

Mahathir scoffed at the claim, stating that he can get support without being in hospital.

Mahathir also said he had never seen such strong Chinese support for him before.

PAS' family feud

PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the attacks against Nik Omar, the eldest son of the late PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, after he joined Harapan, were excessive.

Nik Abdul Aziz's nephew Dusuki Abdul Rani stressed that the rest of the family is still with PAS.

PAS claimed it won an early moral victory in its defamation suit against Sarawak Report but the whistleblower portal claimed it was misleading people about the case.

The Financial Times said Swiss investigators are probing PetroSaudi International, which was 1MDB's former joint-venture partner.

1MDB urged all parties not to politicise the Swiss probe during the "sensitive" election period.

Other Kinibites

Najib announced a slew of goodies for Workers Day, including an RM3 million grant for the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC).

The latest edition of Calonkini features MCA's Chan Quin Er, who is contesting in the country's toughest seat.

Caretaker rural and regional development minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob appoints the first Orang Asli director-general to lead the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa).

MIC president Dr S Subramaniam, who is contesting in Segamat, said Chinese voters there are fed up with the opposition's promises.

BN backbenchers council chief Shahrir Abdul Samad claimed Harapan's "Malay tsunami" strategy is aimed at destroying Malay institutions.