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The 'Hisham move' and 10 things that happened yesterday

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

1. Three politicians from three different parties are allegedly working together to form a new government without DAP and Amanah, according to multiple sources from both Pakatan Harapan and BN.

2. The Prime Minister's Office has distanced itself from a comic book authored by former DAP member Hew Kuan Yau which was blocked from being distributed in schools.

3. Hew has denied allegations that his book contained propaganda and argued that it was designed to help youths understand the belt-and-road initiative which Malaysia was committed to.

4. Bukit Gantang MP Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal claimed he did not joined PKR, as alleged by the party's Perak chapter. He left Umno last year and is now an Independent parliamentarian.

5. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad believed that the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 will fix leakages which plagued the New Economic Policy.

6. Controversial preacher Zakir Naik has filed a defamation suit against Penang deputy chief minister P Ramasamy.

7. MCA demanded that the attorney-general explain why charges were dropped in a case involving the sexual assault of a tahfiz school student.

8. The Liberal Democratic Party will only have to forfeit RM9,560.96 as part of a settlement involving MACC's attempt to seize assets linked to 1MDB.

9. The MACC exposed what it called "blatant" smuggling activities at the Thai-Malaysian border in Padang Besar, Perlis. The police responded by stating that they have already identified errant enforcement personnel who allowed it to happen.

10. The police questioned former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak for two hours in connection with his allegations that Perak DAP chief Nga Kor Ming had insulted the Selangor ruler.

11. A restaurant owner, who was detained without trial in connection to alleged links with the defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), has challenged his detention in court.

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