Surely this can’t be happening again? Right before the start of the PKR National Congress, party president Anwar Ibrahim has been hit by allegations of sexual misconduct against a former aide.

Meanwhile, PKR Youth’s vice-chief says a hitherto unconfirmed meeting, said to be of Azmin Ali’s supporters, will definitely take place in KL at the same time as the national congress; the gomen has suddenly and mysteriously decided to up the allocation for TAR University College despite insisting otherwise earlier; and, Najib Razak continued his arresting testimony at his own trial.

It’s official. Another by-election is coming our way. And the big question is whether Kimanis 2019 will see Barisan Nasional (or is that Muakafat Nasional?) continue its winning streak.

Elsewhere in the news, the Anti-Fake News Act threatens to make a comeback, and the Auditor-General’s latest report shines a light on just how deep in doodoo KTMB and a bunch of other Finance Ministry-owned companies are.

Should we be worried that ISIS may try to set up shop in Southeast Asia? Well, a former Jemaah Islamiyah militant thinks we should, but a terrorism expert claims otherwise, even while talking about the terror group’s so-called East Asian Province of the Philippines. So which is it then?

In other news, PM Mahathir Mohamad thinks people are worrying too much about a dead man’s cremains (yes, that’s a real word!), the Opposition is worrying about the IPCMC and a new survey finds that Malaysians worry too much.

The national basketball association has cocked up big time and everyone is up in arms about it. The question is – is the reaction fair and expected, or is it over the top?

In other news, a university graduate gets into trouble for a Nazi salute while the schism within PKR just continues to grow and grow, as if we expected anything less. And, lastly, a great leap forward in our national education system (we hope).

He may be the PM-in-waiting but Anwar Ibrahim doesn’t want a Cabinet post right now. Nope. His plan, it seems, is to just waltz into the role of leader of Malaysia once Dr M’s called time.

Elsewhere in the news, despite the deadline having long passed, Opposition lawmakers have yet to declare their assets. Also, the data’s clear: Malaysian women earn less than men.

For at least the third time since Pakatan took over the reins of the country, a Dewan Rakyat session was delayed thanks to a lack of quorum. We have 222 MPs, yet we can’t even get 24 of these people to sit down quietly for a while and try to solve our problems. Potong gaji, we say.

Meanwhile, Anwar Ibrahim has kind of issued a warning asking Azmin Ali to stop the backdoor politics; we learn that the original audit report on 1MDB was shredded; and, we pay tribute to the nation’s leading news organisation.

The former PM and DPM were both in court on Monday. But despite the prospect of backstabbing in Jibby Razak’s case, it was Zahid Hamidi, facing allegations of stealing from the poor, who claimed the spotlight.

Also in the news, the fallout from Tanjung Piai continues with a shocked PM and a late night not-so-secret meeting at Azmin Ali’s house.

Don’t go spending lavishly next year. Inflation is gonna rise and your salary increment may not be as good as first expected.

In other news, the Finance Minister has been whacked for withholding funding for a university college under MCA, while Hishammuddin Hussein serves up a shocker by siding with PM Mahathir Mohamad instead of his cousin, Najib Razak

Regardless of how shocked he (or anyone else) may be, the court’s decided that Najib Razak will have to enter his defence for all seven charges related to SRC International.

Also in the news, the US aviation regulator downgrades Malaysia’s air safety rating, and Dr M re-enters the political Islam battlefield with Umno, this time, in his crosshairs.

Rilek lah, said AG Tommy Thomas to people who’ve been calling for his sacking following a decision to drop two additional charges against a DAP assemblyman for alleged links to a defunct militant organisation.

In other news, a Cambodian politicians detention here became a political hot potato. Meanwhile, once-loved electoral watchdog Bersih is slammed by Muhyiddin Yassin for making a statement which only makes sense.

Five of the men detained for allegedly supporting a defunct militant group have had a writ of habeas corpus thrown out on account of their “bodies” having already been dragged to court while another is seeking to declare a provision under Sosma unlawful.

In other news, an illegal rubbish dumpsite has been found full of foodpanda (and yes, their name isn’t capitalised) trash; Cyprus says it “mistakenly” gave Jho Low citizenship; and, Umno Youth speaks its usual nonsense.

From BN vs. PH, the battle for Tanjung Piai has morphed into a right royal rumble featuring six candidates. Could one (or more) of ’em play spoiler? Also, voters are being told not to focus on race. Yes, even though almost everything about this by-election to date has been about race.

Elsewhere in today’s newsletter, the cops are being tasked with investigating themselves (yes, seriously) and it looks like it’s true, Malaysian don’t make enough money to get by.

Firstly, Happy Deepavali to all our friends who celebrate the festival of lights! We hope you had a lovely time over the long weekend.

And now, on to the news. Saturday, Nov 2 is nomination day in Tanjung Piai, but Pakatan Harapan has already named its candidate for the impending by-election there – local boy Karmaine Sardini. The man’s opponent(s) though remains a mystery.

Also in the news, 12 people linked to the LTTE are set to be brought before the court today, the woman in the Johor mat lajak case is freed, and Khazanah warns about populist government policies hurting businesses.

Firstly, Happy Deepavali to all our friends who celebrate the festival of lights! We hope you had a lovely time over the long weekend.

And now, on to the news. Saturday, Nov 2 is nomination day in Tanjung Piai, but Pakatan Harapan has already named its candidate for the impending by-election there – local boy Karmaine Sardini. The man’s opponent(s) though remains a mystery.

Also in the news, 12 people linked to the LTTE are set to be brought before the court today, the woman in the Johor mat lajak case is freed, and Khazanah warns about populist government policies hurting businesses.