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

1. MACC investigators have revealed that they are not probing former attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali amidst calls for him to be investigated for refusing to press charges on 1MDB related matters.

2. Activist Azwanddin Hamzah told the Kuala Lumpur High Court that he had used the "P-word" against cabinet minister P Waythamoorthy only in passing during his speech and that he was goaded into doing so by his audience.

3. Waythamoorthy, who is suing Azwanddin, argued otherwise. He pointed out that the speech was uploaded to Azwanddin's Facebook pages and that the latter didn't apologise despite having ample opportunity.

4. Former Johor menteri besar Osman Sapian was candid about his performance in his short-lived tenure, giving it a passing grade, albeit just barely. Read the full interview with Malaysiakini here.

5. Pulau Tikus lawmaker Chris Lee Chun Kit, who came under fire for his role in the distribution of zakat (tithes) to poor Muslims in his constituency, said he supported the position held by Penang mufti Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor on the issue.

6. Bersih 2.0 has urged the federal government to establish a royal commission of inquiry to probe alleged misconduct by former Election Commission members after a tribunal against them was abandoned.

7. Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) chief Amir Hamzah Azizan confirmed that a technical glitch had caused a large number of customers receiving unusually high bills, although he won't go into details.

8. Telekom Malaysia has told Bursa Malaysia that it has received a request from the Prime Minister's Office to delay the appointment of the group's chief executive officer (CEO).

9. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia may have to "spread out" the Water Leach Purification (WLP) waste from the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Gebeng, Kuantan if the material cannot be shipped back to the country of origin, Australia.

10. Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin will be heading to Australia soon to discuss Malaysia's plans to ship the waste back.

11. Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change also said the spike in heavy metal contents in groundwater near Lynas' plant did not originate from the facility.