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

Rosmah rebuts allegations

Lawyers acting for Rosmah Mansor denied that she influenced her husband Najib Abdul Razak on executive decisions when he was prime minister.

The rebuttal was issued in response to a Wall Street Journal report that portrayed Rosmah as the real power behind Najib.

Police will reveal today the exact valuation of items they seized from properties linked to Najib.

Auditing firm KPMG said declassified information has rendered its financial audit of 1MDB invalid.

Treasury deputy secretary-general Asri Hamidon was appointed as the new 1MDB chairperson.

Najib and Rosmah withdrew their defamation suit against PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli.

Members of the press gathered outside Najib's residence over speculation that he may be arrested.

Cabinet list leaks

PKR deputy Youth chief Dr Afif Bahardin confirmed a leaked list which stated that Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin will be made deputy agriculture minister.

However, government sources said the list, which circulated on social media, may not be entirely correct.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said unlike his days in Umno, he needed the agreement of all Pakatan Harapan parties to decide on the cabinet line-up.

Sekinchan assemblyperson Ng Suee Lim was appointed speaker of the Selangor legislative assembly.

SUPP rejected Bersatu's planned expansion into Sarawak, stressing that people in the state would not accept the party.

KJ rues directionless Umno

Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said lawmakers are quitting the party because its current leadership has failed to exert control and show direction.

Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said money politics kept old leaders in power and new blood from rising up the ranks.

Tengku Razaleigh – Khairy’s contender for the Umno presidency – said he was not looking to become prime minister, but merely wants to reform Umno.

Other Kinibites

Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he is looking at restructuring the police force and abolishing certain task forces.

Muhyiddin also stated that police are aware of where red shirts leader Jamal Md Yunos is hiding in Indonesia, and that he would soon be arrested by that country's authorities.

Bersatu's Wan Saiful Wan Jan was appointed chairperson of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation.

PKR's Latheefa Koya disagrees with the formation of the Indian-only Harapan caucus to look into the issue of statelessness, stressing that the issue affects other communities as well.

Former Sabah chief minister Musa Aman confirmed that he is in the United Kingdom, but denied being a fugitive.

Looking ahead

Mahathir will be chairing the weekly cabinet meeting.

Bukit Gantang MP Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal will make an announcement about his future in Umno.