Najib’s religious oath on Altantuya's murder and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak again took an oath beseeching Allah to curse him if he had lied about his non-involvement in the murder of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu, and to curse those who had slandered him if he was telling the truth.

2. Carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan - who was once an associate of Najib’s wife, Rosmah Mansor - claimed that Altantuya was murdered because she was pregnant with Najib’s unborn child, an accusation which Najib dismissed as “utter rubbish”.

3. The Registrar of Societies (ROS) has confirmed it has suspended the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC), giving it 30 days to explain why it should not be deregistered.

4. Organisers of the Chinese Organisations Congress said they would press ahead with the event, dismissing Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s claim that it amounts to an attack on other races and the federal constitution.

5. Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has raised concerns about the police’s practise of "chain remands", asking if it amounts to an abuse of the law.

6. Lawyers representing the family of the deceased Nigerian student Thomas Orhions Ewansiha condemned Suhakam’s pronouncement that Ewansiha had died due to being given the wrong dosage for his heart medication rather than torture at an immigration detention centre.

7. Family members of the Batu Arang shootout victims have boycotted an inquest into their deaths and demanded the police officers responsible to be charged for murder.

8. Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali has defended Permodalan Nasional Berhad’s Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) after the unit trust fund announced its lowest dividends since 1999, citing legacy issues from the previous management.

9. Owners of the Tunku Abdul Rahman University College said the institution would reject funds channelled through a government-backed trust fund.

10. Electronic payment services Touch 'n Go eWallet, Boost and GrabPay have been selected for the government’s RM450 million e-Tunai Rakyat initiative to promote the use of e-wallet services.