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Azmin claims there's attempt to silence him, and 8 news from yesterday

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

1. PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali claims there is an attempt to silence him after his invitation to officiate the national congress of the PKR Youth wing was rescinded.

2. Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said he is not opposed to allowing the Independent Police Complaints about Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) have powers to probe the police chief as he did not fear being investigated himself.

3. Attorney-General Tommy Thomas said permits are not required for door-to-door campaigning in the Tanjung Piai by-election after police insisted on them.

4. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged Tanjung Piai voters not to vote out of anger.

5. P Prabakaran said he won't heed calls by NGOs for him to resign as the Batu MP so that PKR vice-president Tian Chua can make a comeback.

6. PAS' Tumpat MP Che Abdullah Mat Nawi claimed the "Buy Muslim First" campaign has dramatically reduced the prices of goods.

7. Malaysia Airlines barred Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy from boarding its plane to Jakarta on the request of the Indonesian government.

8. Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo proposed that news portals set up a "fact-check" system to help authenticate news.

9. Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister R Sivarasa confirmed that a parallel federal village council, similar to that during BN's time, will be set up in states ruled by the opposition.

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