Among the headlines for Tuesday, 11th August 2020, the spotlight is on former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew Gek Cheng and businesswoman Phang Li Koon who were charged at the Sessions Court in Butterworth today. The trio plead not guilty to all charges.

Also, updates from the ongoing SRC trial, whereby the prosecution has filed an appeal to increase the sentence of 12 years jail and RM210 million fine on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for misappropriation of funds.

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Betty Chew Gek Cheng hari ini mengaku tidak bersalah atas tiga pertuduhan penggubahan wang haram berjumlah RM372 ribu.

Isteri bekas Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang Lim Guan Eng membuat pengakuan itu dihadapan hakim Ahmad Azhari Abdul Hamid di Mahkamah Sesyen Butterworth.

Heated conversations that have been sparked by that viral video of a teenager who was fined a thousand ringgit for purportedly pulling down his face mask while waiting on a train platform - leaving him in tears. It has raised questions about seemingly uneven enforcement of the compulsory face mask rule - as quite a number of politicians have been photographed without masks while in public places. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the most important conversations of the day.

Yesterday was the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, with the aim this year to highlight Indigenous People’s Resilience to Covid-19. Indigenous Peoples are one of the poorest and most marginalised groups in Malaysia. And their vulnerability had been further compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic - affecting their access to medicines, healthcare, food, education and livelihoods. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Colin Nicholas, Coordinator, Centre for Orang Asli Concerns.

Does the International Day for Indigenous People bring needed attention to the work that’s being done locally for uplifting and giving visibility to one of the nation’s oldest communities?  Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Shaq Koyok, visual artist and Orang Asli activist.

Walaupun bekerja di sebuah syarikat besar, namun impian untuk membantu ibunya mengembangkan perniagaan tadika dan kelas mengaji tetap menjadi keutamaan.

Walaupun berdepan cabaran dan kekangan dalam perniagaan dengan krisis COVID-19 yang muncul, usaha itu membuahkan hasil selepas Afham Kamarudin berjaya membeli sebuah kereta buat ibunya Nen Mahmud.

Bagi sesetengah orang, pemberian itu kecil, tapi bagi seorang anak muda yang mempunyai semangat dalam bidang keusahawanan itu adalah kejayaan yang sangat besar.

Tambahan pula dengan kegigihan menuntut ilmu keusahawanan bagaimana mahu memajukan sesebuah perniagaan itu agar ia kekal relevan dan berdaya saing dalam industri.

Bekas Menteri Kewangan, Lim Guan Eng dan isterinya akan dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Pulau Pinang melibatkan kes Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM), hari ini.

Ini merupakan kali ketiga Ahli Parlimen Bagan itu dihadapkan ke mahkamah dalam tempoh seminggu.

Bekas Menteri Kewangan, Lim Guan Eng dan isterinya akan dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Pulau Pinang melibatkan kes Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM), hari ini.

Ini merupakan kali ketiga Ahli Parlimen Bagan itu dihadapkan ke mahkamah dalam tempoh seminggu.

Untuk mengupas lebih lanjut tentang pengumuman bantuan pengangguran oleh Presiden Trump pada Sabtu, kita bersama dengan Shan Saeed, Ketua Pakar Ekonomi Juwai IQI.