KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

1. Attorney-General Tommy Thomas, Dewan Rakyat speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof and Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador were among those conferred the 'Tan Sri' title in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's official birthday.

2. The Agong, in his speech, emphasised the importance of unity and the difficulties of regaining it once it is lost.

3. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in conjunction with the royal event, reiterated the government's commitment to eradicate corruption.

4. The Sarawak Education Department ordered schools in areas with API readings over 200 to close amid the worsening haze.

5. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng took aim at MCA and MIC for allegedly not speaking out against a boycott of non-Muslim products, which he linked to their allies Umno and PAS.

6. MCA president Wee Ka Siong said Muslims have a right to choose halal products, and questioned Lim's command of Bahasa Malaysia if he saw it as a boycott.

7. AirAsia group CEO Tony Fernandes claimed that the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has failed the country’s aviation sector.

8. The National Union of Journalists and Gerakan Media Merdeka (Geramm) condemned a death threat against a Berita Harian journalist.

9. Police arrested 13 children for performing dangerous cycling stunts.