Shafee courts flak over 'estate people' remark, and 9 things that happened yesterday

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

1. Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah chided the media over news reports claiming that his client snapped photographs of himself using a mobile phone during proceedings, saying: “If they want to be the fourth or fifth estate, they shouldn't act like estate people.”

2. This courted flak from Parti Sosialis Malaysia central committee member S Arutchelvan, who said that if Shafee expected professionalism from journalists, then he should show the same.

3. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department P Waythamoorthy demanded an apology from Shafee for casting estate workers in a negative light.

4. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, while delivering a special address in conjunction with Pakatan Harapan's first anniversary in power, said a country's economic success should be measured by the people’s financial means.

5. Mahathir also warned of "robbers" who stir up racial and religious issues to evade prosecution.

6. In a special media interview to mark Harapan's first anniversary of rule, Mahathir also said that his government has racked up many achievements, but “doesn't go around shouting it out”.

7. DAP demanded that a Facebook account owner, believed to be former Johor menteri besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin, apologises for a doctored image posted on Facebook, which falsely depicted the party's candidate in the Sandakan by-election, Vivian Wong, wearing a headscarf while extending Ramadan greetings. 

8. Umno acting president Mohamad Hasan claimed that DAP leaders such as Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng are out to destroy the partnership between Umno and PAS because they know that the alliance is a disaster for them.

9. Former minister Rafidah Aziz said the people should judge and evaluate Harapan's performance after five years.

10. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the ministry will not reverse its decision to remove tint limits for specific types of car windows, despite the police claiming it could hamper their enforcement duties.