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The issue of ‘brain drain’ is a familiar debate, often reignited when a Malaysian-born achieves success in their adopted country. According to some estimates, Malaysia’s human capital flight has grown at an average rate of 6% a year in the last few decades. And of the two million Malaysians living and working abroad, one-third are highly skilled -- which accounts for about 20% of our tertiary-educated domestic population. Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Koh Sin Yee, Senior Assistant Professor in Asian Migration, Mobility and Diaspora at the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Malaysia could soon be the first country in the world to pass into law a generational smoking ban. Tonight on #ConsiderThis we ask our guests about the advantages of getting the smoking endgame right & the dangers of failing.

On #ConsiderThis @Melisa_Idris asks TFM alum Deborah Dris @debdrizzle & Prof Rusea Go if more autonomy & decentralisation will help reduce current education inequities in Sarawak. #SarawakDay2022

Employees will soon be able to apply for a Flexible Work Arrangement with their employers when an amendment to the Employment Act comes into force. 

But will bosses say yes? Tonight on #ConsiderThis we ask our guests if FWAs can work.

Dewan Rakyat today passed the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill—a legislation 30 years in the making. 

Tonight on #ConsiderThis we speak to our guests about survivors' right to redress, boosting public awareness & supporting prevention mechanisms.

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Can PKR’s new Central Leadership Council unite the fractious & divided party to recover lost political ground? Will the Anwar-Rafizi pairing prove a winning combo? Tonight on #ConsiderThis we ask our guests about the future of PKR

Is there a disconnect in Omicron BA.5 risk perception between scientific communities, political leaders & general public? Tonight on #ConsiderThis we ask our guests what we need to keep in mind about subvariants.

Recent developments in the Sulu sultanate claims have highlighted not just the gravity of this territorial dispute but also security risks to Sabah's east coast. Tonight on #ConsiderThis we ask our guests how to mitigate these threats.

Was the US$15bil arbitration award for the descendants of the sultan of Sulu not taken seriously by Putrajaya until the seizure of the Petronas assets? Tonight on #ConsiderThis we ask our guests what lies ahead in this dispute.

Durian season has begun-to the delight of many, and the dismay of some. But what do we know about the industry's prospects as a high-value commodity? Is there strategic and coordinated planning at the policy-making level to further develop and support this industry? Melisa Idris speaks to pomologist Associate Professor Dr Siti Zaharah Sakimin, Director of the Putra Agriculture Centre at Universiti Putra Malaysia and Nelson Neo, General Manager & Co-Founder of the plantation company, Musang Valley Group.