Kadar penggunaan air rakyat Malaysia tinggi tetapi tidak lestari? Bagaimana pula dengan penyelarasan tarif air, adakah wajar?

Niaga AWANI membawakan berita perniagaan dan ekonomi dalam dan luar negara dan perbincangan dengan pakar berkenaan pasaran saham dan ekonomi global.

Dalam satu sidang media tergempar malam ini, beliau meminta, Presiden UMNO Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi untuk melihat semula keputusan pelantikan tersebut.

The Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development revealed that it received 1,721 cases of sexual crimes against children in the first six months of this year. The Deputy Minister added that efforts are being made to raise awareness about sexual crimes against children through various school and public programmes. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the most important conversations.

There have been almost daily anti-government rallies in Bangkok in recent weeks. These demonstrations have largely been student-led, and are calling for a revised constitution and reform of the monarchy, which is a sensitive subject in Thailand. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Associate Professor, Center of Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan.

Is the media framing the Thai protests in a way that is adequate to the complexity of the Kingdom's social and political fabric? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Michael Vatikiotis, Asia Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Singapore and author, 'Blood and Silk, Power and Conflict in Modern Southeast Asia'.

AWANI Pagi membawakan kemaskini terkini mengenai berita dalam dan luar negara yang dilaporkan di www.astroawani.com bersama Hakim Rahman dan Nailah Huda.

Melisa Idris speaks to Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director of ARROW, which recently launched the Gender Equality Initiative in Malaysia, aiming to work with policymakers and civil society organisations to improve the lives of women, girls, and marginalised groups in Malaysia.

Laporan berita padat dan ringkas dari Bumi Kenyalang hari ini bersama Fauzi Zin membawakan tumpuan berikut:

- Kos kuarantin rakyat Sarawak pulang dari luar negara ditanggung kerajaan negeri.

- Pelancong masuk ke Sarawak, perlu ikut SOP.

- "Sia Sitok Sarawak" tawar pakej pelancongan tempatan.

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Among the headlines for Tuesday, 18th August 2020, Sabah's LDP announced its own ticket for the Sabah state election, with its president refusing to join the Barisan Nasional coalition. 

 

Also, producers of the Ellen DeGeneres Show have parted ways with the show following an internal investigation by Warner Bros into accusations of bullying, racism and sexual misconduct. 

 

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