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

1. The 1MDB-linked Exchange 106 tower has been completed and a portion of the building has been issued a Certificate of Completion and Compliance, taking the crown as Malaysia’s tallest building at 492m high.

2. The Home Ministry has banned former DAP member Hew Kuan Yau’s comic book on the Belt and Road Initiative, saying that it promotes communist and socialist ideologies.

3. Police have questioned Hew for another three hours and are seeking historians to help verify his comic’s contents.

4. Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the court that his client did not lodge a police report over the RM42 million transfer into his accounts to avoid interfering with an ongoing investigation.

5. Bersatu secretary-general Marzuki Yahya confirmed speculation that former Johor menteri besar Osman Sapian is among potential candidates being considered for the Tanjung Piai by-election.

6. PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said his deputy Mohamed Azmin Ali’s backing for Dr Mahathir Mohamad to serve a full term as prime minister is merely his personal opinion.

7. A lawyer has filed a suit claiming that the existence of vernacular schools is unconstitutional.

8. Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye told parliament that there is no evidence to show that vape and electronic cigarettes are safe for treating smoking addiction.

9. Dr Lee also told parliament there is an increased prevalence in suicide ideation amongst teenagers, based on a 2017 study.

10. A falling tree has killed a woman and damage three vehicles at the University of Malaya entrance.