Gov't moves to 'abolish' tolls and 8 things that happened yesterday

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

1. Putrajaya announced it has initiated talks to acquire and abolish four tolls in the Klang Valley, and replace them with congestion charges. The move was panned by BN leaders.

2. Indira Gandhi claimed her missing daughter's MyKid number was illegally changed by the previous government. An RM10,000 bounty has been placed on her ex-husband.

3. The US Department of Justice wants to seize another US$38 million in assets linked to misappropriated 1MDB funds.

4. The MACC wants the legal firm representing former premier Najib Abdul Razak's ex-PR man Paul Stadlen to bring him back to Malaysia to assist investigations.

5. A company owned by tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary denied shortchanging the Defence Ministry RM238 million in a land swap deal.

6. PKR president Anwar Ibrahim told PAS to stop tarnishing the image of Islam.

7. Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Mohd Nor claimed Putrajaya wants to axe the Department of Orang Asli Development (Jakoa) director-general because they lost last month's by-election.

8. Zakir Naik was told that he needs to apply for permission to propagate Islam in Penang, as he is considered an outside preacher.

9. Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said there would be no compromise against those who insult religion.

10. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said democracy and political stability in the Middle East cannot be promoted over the dead bodies and the rubble of bombed-out cities.