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

Jho Low still living the high life

Businessperson Low Taek Jho, a central figure in the 1MDB scandal, is reportedly living in plain sight at an upscale apartment in Hong Kong.

DAP adviser Lim Kit Saing said he will defend former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak if the action against him was a case of political vengeance.

The family of the late DAP aide Teoh Beng Hock, who died in the custody of the MACC, said they hope for a taskforce to be set up to reinvestigate his death.

Proposal to keep Dr M for full term

New Gen Party, a Pakatan Harapan strategic partner, proposed that Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad stays on for a full term.

Mahathir stressed that the new Harapan government must perform better than the previous BN government.

Beruas MP Ngeh Koo Ham said he believed disagreements over his appointment as Perak State Assembly speaker will not divide Harapan.

Anwar undergoes surgery

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim underwent a spinal surgery and will have another surgery to his shoulder on Thursday.

PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said she was prepared to make way for Anwar if he wants to contest the PKR presidency.

PAS said it may not contest in the Sungai Kandis by-election if BN does.

The party also announced that it will set up an advisory council comprising eminent persons to guide the Kelantan and Terengganu governments which it leads.

Other Kinibites

The latest edition of Malaysianskini features UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) under-secretary-general Maimunah Mohd Sharif.

Harapan MPs Wong Tack and Fuziah Salleh, who have been active in environmental issues, will lead a committee to review the Lynas rare earth processing plant in Gebeng, Pahang.

Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching said she is aiming for the Unified Examination Certificate to be recognised by the government by year-end.

Former minister Zainuddin Maidin proposed the abolition of tahfiz schools.

PKR's Wan Ji Wan Husin rejected the proposal, stressing on the need for reforms.

Looking ahead

Mahathir will hold a press conference after chairing the special cabinet committee meeting on anti-corruption.

Najib will need to submit the remaining RM500,000 for his bail money to the court.