PM weighs in on Hew's comic and 5 news from yesterday

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

1. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said China's ideology should not be promoted to Malaysian children. He was commenting on Hew Kuan Yau's Belt and Road Initiative comic, which had also triggered a friendly fire in DAP.

2. Education Minister Maszlee Malik said the government will provide free tertiary education within the next two or three years.

 3. Nibong Tebal MP Mansor Othman collapsed mid-way through his Budget 2020 debate. He made a recovery not long after.

4. Attorney-General Tommy Thomas responded to allegations that he ordered the dismissal of a sexual assault case involving a Perak tahfiz student.

5. A former company director said he had no choice but to facilitate RM3 million in "political funds" to former Felda chairperson Mohd Isa Samad.

6. Former PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa will be charged with money laundering today.