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

Isa Samad to contest in PD polls

Former Negeri Sembilan MB Mohd Isa Samad says he will contest as an independent in the Port Dickson by-election on Oct 13.

PAS named retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Mohd Nazari Mokhtar as its candidate in the election.

Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob, meanwhile, said Umno will not help PAS campaign in the by-election as his party has decided to completely boycott the event.

A Port Dickson voter, Rosmadi Mohd Kassim, has filed a judicial review application at the Kuala Lumpur High Court to challenge the decision by his constituency’s outgoing MP Danyal Balagopal Abdullah to vacate the seat thus calling for the by-election there.

Independent candidate Stevie Chan Keng Leong who has announced his intention to contest the parliamentary seat against PKR president-elect Anwar Ibrahim, says he wants to represent everyone in the country, not only the people in the constituency.

Zahid slams Umno deserters

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in a live Facebook interview with Umno Online, slammed those who left Umno following its defeat in GE14 as opportunists who only stayed in the party for positions and benefits.

Zahid told another interview with the New Straits Times that Umno hopes to form a “ unity government” with “any” of the parties from Pakatan Harapan.

Zahid's deputy Mohamad Hasan told a forum that Umno should be considered as a government-in-waiting instead of an opposition party.

Anwar said the idea for a “unity government” between Umno and Harapan parties is not relevant as such a thing was not discussed.

Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said that Umno members are in fact, “ready for change” following the party's defeat in GE14.

Other Kinibites

Deputy inspector-general of police Noor Rashid Ibrahim said the police will question Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former premier Najib Abdul Razak, next, after the marathon interview with the MACC on Wednesday.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said he will announce the new chief executive officer of Bernama next week.

The Negeri Sembilan chapter of Bersatu has been dissolved due to a number of problems said party president Muhyiddin Yassin.

A 30-year-old single mother in Kuala Terengganu was sentenced to six months in jail and six strokes of the rotan after pleading guilty to a charge of offering sexual services to a man.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Putrajaya is looking at “private efforts” to repatriate fugitive businessperson Jho Low from China.

Looking ahead

Bukit Aman's Commercial Crimes chief Amar Singh will have a press conference.