1.BN secretary-general Nazri Abdul Aziz claimed that his remarks onvernacular schoolshad been misquoted by the media, and his comment that non-Malaysshould not bethe attorney-general merely reflected Malay sentiment on the issue.
2.Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Mohamed Ezani Md Taid told an inquest that his staff informed him that the firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim hadnoddedwhen asked whether he had been beaten, and said Adib succumbed toacute lung failuredue to injuries caused by “blunt force trauma”.
3.High Court judge Mohd Firuz Jaffril grilled the lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo on how Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer’s affidavit had beenleakedto members of the public before it had been served.
4.Sangeet is alsoreconsideringher suit against the judiciary after the government announced that a royal commission of inquiry would be set up to probe alleged misconduct amongst judges.
5.Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he does not needPAS’ supportto remain in power, and he does not understand the Islamist party’sshifting stancedespite having declared support for him.
6.Afirebroke out on a ferry in Langkawi, injuring two while 50 others escaped unharmed.
7.Police said a suspect who admitted to placing religious idols at Surau Sabilul Huda in Klang was a“gila isim” practitionerwho was motivated by a dream to commit the alleged offence
8.Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran climbed the 4,095-metre tall Mount Kinabalu and cited the prime minister’s age as hisinspiration.
9.Police havedetainedandremandedtwo people who are believed to have masterminded an employment scam that led to 47 Malaysians being detained in Cambodia in December.
10.China reportedly told foreign diplomats last week that its counter-terrorism and deradicalisation efforts in Xinjiang ought to beapplauded.