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Kit Siang weighs in on Jawi tussle, and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang said learning Jawi in school would not diminish Chinese Malaysian identity amid a revolt from within his party grassroots.

2. Education Minister Maszlee Malik said the government is prepared to consider the teaching of other forms of calligraphy besides khat in schools.

3. On a separate issue, Maszlee also urged that Dr Mahathir Mohamad be given space to serve as prime minister.

4. Tambun Tulang assemblyperson Ismail Kassim, the brother of former minister and BN stalwart Shahidan Kassim, joined Bersatu.

5. A petition calling for PKR senator Mohd Imran Abd Hamid to resign for proposing an anti-seduction law gained more than 11,000 signatures.

6. A total of 198 out of 219 PKR division heads pledged support for party president Anwar Ibrahim as the next prime minister.

7. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Fuziah Salleh took aim at ministers who were formerly from BN over the government's apparent defence of Lynas' rare earth processing plant in Gebeng.

8. Police said the Facebook account 'Wendy Loong' which was used to insult Prophet Muhammad could be fake.

9. Eight police officers called to investigate 15 chemical drums in Bentong had to seek medical attention after these turned out to contain toxic sodium cyanide used in gold mines.

10. Johor Menteri Besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal apologised for the chemical pollution incidents in Pasir Gudang and pledged to prevent a repeat.

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