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Dr M calls for Christmas unity; RON95 price to go down next year

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

Dr M calls for Christmas unity

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in a Christmas message, urged Malaysians to unite.

PAS Youth chief Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi, meanwhile, warned Muslims not to celebrate Christmas as it would be an acknowledgement of Christianity.

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail will attend the Christian Federation of Malaysia's annual Christmas high-tea reception, the first time a prime minister or deputy has done so since 2014.

PKR vice-president Tian Chua moved to put a lid on the feud between his aide Rozan Azen Mat Rasip and Batu MP P Prabakaran.

RON95 price to go down next year

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng announced that the price of RON95 fuel will go down on Jan 1 when the government reintroduces the weekly float pricing mechanism.

Former PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli praised Lim for his swift action with regard to fuel prices.

Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof said Rafizi should help the government instead of running it down.

However, Rafizi said he will continue to speak up so as to keep the government in check.

PAS predicts Harapan's fall

PAS vice-president Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah.claimed that the Pakatan Harapan government could fall within five years due to internal bickering.

Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin shot back, claiming that PAS will be in the opposition "forever."

Six more individuals were charged in relation to the Seafield temple riots last month.

De facto National Unity Minister P Waythamoorthy, under pressure to resign over the riots, found support among a group of activists who urged the government to keep him in the job.

Other Kinibites

In a special report, Malaysiakini looked at the latest maritime dispute between Malaysia and Singapore.

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) and AirAsia are at loggerheads again, this time over an allegation of maggots in a rubbish bin at KLIA2.

Five police officers were detained over the death of their Special Branch colleague.

Four people were charged with the murder of a transwoman.

Looking ahead

A protest will be held in Klang demanding justice for the death of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim and to call for Waythamoorthy's resignation.

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