The Report by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights notes that "Overall, Malaysia has made immense progress on poverty alleviation, but the job remains incomplete." Who has been left out of our economic 'miracle'. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Philip Alston, Former UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights (2014-2020) and currently a professor at the New York University School of Law.

Pendapatan penengah rakyat Malaysia tumbuh sederhana 3.9 peratus setahun kepada RM5,873 sebulan pada 2019.

Menurut jabatan statistik dalam laporan survei pendapatan isi rumah, kemudahan asas dan perbelanjaan isi rumah 2019, pendapatan purata pula naik 4.2 peratus setahun kepada RM7,901.

Peningkatan ini adalah berbanding angka pada 2016

Dan untuk melihat secara amnya kepada beberapa dapatan tinjauan berkenaan, kita bersama, Ketua Pakar Ekonomi Bank Islam, Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.

Niaga AWANI membawakan berita perniagaan dan ekonomi dalam dan luar negara serta perbincangan bersama Editor Projek Khas Astro AWANI tentang perkembangan semasa.

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

Sementara itu, pelajar asing di Amerika Syarikat masih tidak pasti akan nasib mereka dalam minggu minggu akan datang.

Ini selepas Jabatan Imigresen Negara itu berkata, pelajar universiti yang melakukan pembelajaran secara atas talian sepenuhnya, akan diusir ke negara asal mereka.

Tidak boleh dinafikan guru Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak (Tabika) dan Taman Asuhan Kanak-Kanak (Taska) berdepan cabaran mengurukan murid serta kanak-kanak sejak operasi kedua-dua pusat berkenaan dibuka semula pada 1 Julai lalu. Namun, pelbagai pendekatan diambil oleh guru-guru terlibat untuk mendepani cabaran tersebut.

Niaga AWANI membawakan berita perniagaan dan ekonomi dalam dan luar negara serta perbincangan bersama Editor Projek Khas Astro AWANI tentang perkembangan semasa.

Ibrahim Sani speaks with Venkkat Ramanan on the need for finance leaders to rise to the challenge of managing businesses in a Post COVID-19 era. Venkkat Ramanan FCMA, CGMA is the Regional Vice President - Asia Pacific of The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), the unified voice of AICPA and CIMA.

In sharp contrast the government's response to the Al Jazeera documentary is the way Sime Darby is handling its bad press. Liberty Shared, which is a Hong Kong-based anti-trafficking group, has alleged conditions of forced labour and child labour at Sime Darby Plantation. The NGO is petitioning the US to ban imports of palm oil products by Sime Darby Plantation - which is the largest listed palm oil company in the world. Sime Darby's response was that it will look into these "serious allegations". Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the most important conversations of the day.

Over the last five months, Malaysia has seen a dramatic shift in its politics, the unfolding of a public health crisis, and an economic downturn threatening the livelihoods of millions. Has this resulted in a general atmosphere of anxiety that pervades the entire society? And is it driving many of the controversies we have seen in the public realm recently, including the recurring anti-immigrant sentiment. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Ahmad Fuad Rahmat, Assistant Professor of Media, Languages and Culture at the University of Nottingham Malaysia.