Poverty line raised to RM2,208 and 9 stories you may have missed.

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

1. The national poverty line was raised to RM2,208 from RM980 previously, meaning 5.6 percent of households live in absolute poverty as of 2019. This prompted calls to review the minimum wage which stands at RM1,200.

2. Sacked PKR women's chief Haniza Talha won a RM1 million cash prize from a  Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) lucky draw. Her tenure as a Selangor executive councillor (exco) member also came to an end.

3. Dr Mahathir Mohamad turned 95, and vowed to continue struggling for the good of the country and to solve wealth inequality, which he said would solve racial tensions.

4. A former pathologist and five others were sentenced to death for the 2015 murder of deputy public prosecutor Anthony Kevin Morais.

5. The family of the late Teoh Beng Hock voiced their objection to the appointment of former MACC lawyer Abdul Razak Musa as the new solicitor-general.

6. A key witness in the concluded inquest into firefighter Adib Mohd Kassim's death changed his statement when questioned by police again, according to Bukit Aman.

7. Six Al Jazeera staff were summoned for questioning at Bukit Aman. Police chief Hamid Bador assured all journalists in the country of their safety and pledged commitment to upholding media freedom.

8. Police said former SRC International Sdn Bhd CEO Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil is hiding in Hong Kong together with his wife and children.

9. Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Bersatu MPs aligned to him will continue to back Warisan president Shafie Apdal as the prime minister candidate if the current Perikatan Nasional (PN) government is dislodged from power.

10. Rahang assemblyperson Mary Josephine Prittam Singh quit the DAP but intends to stay on as a Pakatan Harapan-friendly representative. DAP national organising secretary Anthony Loke hoped she would reconsider her decision.