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

Anwar running for PKR president

PKR's de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that he will be running for the post of party president in the coming party elections.

Kelantan PKR suggested that in order to to maintain harmony, the party's top two positions should not be contested.

Perlis Bersatu announced that it has accepted the membership of nearly 4,000 ex-Umno members since the May 9 general election.

The Umno exodus continued, with about 2,000 members from Kalabakan Umno joining Parti Warisan Sabah.

Ex-judge to be nominated as speaker

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad confirmed that former Court of Appeal judge Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof will be nominated as the new Dewan Rakyat speaker.

Ipoh Barat MP M Kulasegaran said the first order of business for the new speaker should be to restore journalists' access to the Parliament lobby.

The latest edition of KiniGuide takes a look at parliamentary reforms in the offing ahead of this morning's sitting.

Najib opens fire on Umno rebels

Former Umno president Najib Abdul Razak said Umno "turncoats" should quit the party.

Johor Umno accused Pakatan Harapan of not being sincere in recognising the state opposition after it refused to allow it to chair the Public Accounts Committee.

A former aide of Najib was released on bail in relation to a controversial solar power project in Sarawak.

The project, meant to provide electricity to rural schools in the state, suffered another setback, with the power to several schools be cut off today.

Other Kinibites

Seri Delima assemblyperson Syerleena Abdul Rashid lodged a complaint over Facebook posters ‘legitimising’ her murder.

Penang police chief A Thaiveegan expressed his wish for several contentious security laws to be retained, stressing that they were important for policing purposes.

Former Johor Umno chief Mohamed Khaled Nordin acknowledged that there had been complaints from the grassroots after the party's central leadership shifted him to Perlis.

Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin is in good condition after undergoing surgery.

Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said low-income families should seek government aid instead of 'selling' their children into underage marriage.

Looking ahead

The 222 MPs elected during the 14th general election will be sworn in today.

The Dewan Rakyat is also expected to elect its new speaker.