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

1. During oral submissions for the prosecution’s case against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak in the SRC International trial, prosecutors argued that the defence’s objections were mere afterthoughts and claimed that a money laundering charge could still stick even if predicate offences are not proven.

2. The government will spend RM5.1 billion this year and the next to pay off debts taken out by 1MDB and its former subsidiary SRC International, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, on top of RM8.93 billion already paid.

3. The Kuala Lumpur High Court has expunged key portions of Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer’s affidavit alleging judicial misconduct and dismissed the case.

4. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad claimed that several allocations announced for Tanjung Piai ahead of a by-election there was merely a coincidence.

5. Former PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa has claimed trial to three charges of money laundering and 30 counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) amounting to almost RM4 million.

6. Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abu Bakar said Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC) chairperson Hew Kuan Yau’s (photo) freedom of expression must be respected but is irked by his comic book’s presence in schools.

7. Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said there is no record of the controversial Muslim preacher Dr Zakir Naik applying for Malaysian citizenship.

8. Lynas said its rare earth refinery in Gebeng is operating at reduced rates while it sought government approval to raise the production of lanthanide concentrate.

9. Police warned that they would soon mount on a major operation targeting loan shark syndicates.

10. Nearly 200 people were evacuated due to floods in Penang, while several major roads in Kuala Lumpur were hit by flash floods.