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

1. The travel ban on former attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali has been temporarily lifted so that he can see his stepson being called to the Bar in the UK.

2. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government will likely allow Lynas to continue operations in Kuantan, Pahang.

3. Diamond jewellery belonging to businessperson Low Taek Jho's mother, which was allegedly acquired using stolen 1MDB money, is now in US custody.

4. The Malaysian Bar urged the government to release the new draft of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill in order to receive public feedback.

5. The Kuala Lumpur City Hall is taking control of all public halls in the city, claiming that they were previously put under the management of politically linked groups which had profited from the assets.

6. Three individuals named in the 1MDB forfeiture suit initiated by the government have allegedly gone into hiding.

7. DAP Youth chief Howard Lee said the wing recognises that academic merit is not the sole consideration in gaining entry to public higher education institutions, stating that factors such as income inequality should also be taken into account.

8. The MACC is expected to summon former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and former defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein on the Defence Ministry land swaps scandal.

9. Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador expressed confidence that the police will be able to arrest fugitive businessperson Low Taek Jho, soon.