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

Gerakan quits BN

BN is now down to its three founding parties after Gerakan unanimously decided to quit the coalition.

Gerakan rejected the resignation of its president Mah Siew Keong.

Acting Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi mooted the forming of a new coalition similar to BN.

Najib and son get walkover in Umno polls

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and his eldest son Mohd Nizar won uncontested for the Pekan Umno chief and Youth chief positions respectively.

Umno presidential hopeful Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah suffered his first blow after unofficial results placed key supporter Bastien Onn in second place for the Umno Youth vice chief position.

Outgoing Wanita Umno chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said she is retiring from politics.

Other Kinibites

Human Resource Minister M Kulasegaran said the move to ban foreign cooks from local eateries was still at the proposal stage.

Labour groups panned the proposal, while celebrity cook Chef Wan called it "racist".

Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng claimed former premier Najib Abdul Razak had bulldozed the sale of government land to a local newspaper and an Umno linked-company.

Teluk Intan MP Nga Kor Ming is not on the list of names to be a minister or deputy minister.

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the ECRL project can be maintained if it had a lower price tag.

Looking ahead

The Selangor government will hold a Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration in Shah Alam.

The official Umno wings election results will be announced at 5pm.