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

Netizens question 'missing' Twin Towers

Netizens questioned the "missing" Petronas Twin Towers from the Kuala Lumpur landscape in the BN manifesto that was unveiled last Saturday.

CIMB Research predicted a "comfortable" win for BN in the 14th general election (GE14), and said it would be good for business.

Former actress and TV host Wardina Safiyyah wrote on her Facebook page that she does not support BN, and a change will be "splendid".

The venue of a BN ceramah in Alor Setar in Kedah was pelted with rotten eggs, triggering a police report.

Police are probing the incident where a man was caught pulling out BN flags along a pavement in Taman Tun Dr Ismail and throwing them to the ground.

Dr Mahathir to contest in Langkawi

Sources told Malaysiakini that Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad will contest in Langkawi in the 14th general election (GE14).

National Human Rights Society (Hakam) chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan urged Mahathir to refrain from using the term 'keling', as it is derogatory to Indians.

Former information minister Zainuddin Maidin came to the defence of the former prime minister, saying that Mahathir himself was of 'keling' descent.

Johoreans polled by Malaysiakini were torn over the royal advice by Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim to be wary of a 'forked tongue leader' (Mahathirm though not named), but many said that ultimately, it is their own needs and wants that will influence their votes, come GE14.

Following a raged debate triggered by the prince's remark, Johor's caretaker Menteri Besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin came to the royalty's defence, saying Tunku Ismail was merely expressing his own views, and that those who disagreed with him should not be rude.

Other Kinibites

Wanita Umno chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said she will let the people be the "judge" of the criticisms thrown against the government by her predecessor Rafidah Aziz.

Caretaker Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's information officer Wan Ji Wan Hussin was jailed nine months for sedition for insulting the Selangor sultan in a Facebook post in 2012.

MCA president Liow Tiong Lai said BN's manifesto for Selangor, launched today, was realistic for the people's well-being.

Caretaker Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali reportedly took a Grab car home after handing over his official car following the dissolution of the state assembly.

Incumbent Kepong MP Dr Tan Seng Giaw was dropped from DAP's line-up in GE14, after 36 years of holding the parliamentary seat.

Looking ahead

The Election Commission will have a press conference to make an announcement.

Mahathir will hold a press conference at the Bersatu office in Petaling Jaya.