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What’s behind the rationale for a staggered approach to opening schools beginning with older students facing major exams, when the many countries have taken the opposite strategy, bringing younger students who are more dependent on a structured learning environment back into schools first. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Chan Soon Seng, CEO, Teach For Malaysia.

How damaging has the closure of schools been for students; which group of students have been THE most affected and can the 'damage' can be reversed in the coming months? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Ganakumaran Subramanian, Head of School of Education, University of Nottingham Malaysia.

LimKokWing University has sparked online outrage over a billboard depicting its founder as the (quote) “King of Africa”. It created a buzz on social media, spawning a petition leading to the removal of the billboard. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the most important conversations of the day.

With interstate travel possible again under the RMCO, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture today launched a campaign called the Domestic Tourism Recovery Programme. However, will this be enough of a lifeline for a sector of the economy reeling from the collapse of mass tourism and international travel? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to CS Lim, Vice President of the Malaysian Association of Hotels.

A survey by the Malaysian Association of Hotels, found that hotels in Langkawi and Sabah are expected to be the last to recover from the impact of Covid-19 -- as these two states are highly dependent on international tourists. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Hezri Adnan, CEO of the Langkawi Development Authority, which is a government agency responsible for stimulating key sectors in Langkawi.

As a member of the World Health Organisation, what has our relationship been over the period of the period of the pandemic?  Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Lo Ying-Ru, Head of Mission and WHO representative to Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.

Three months is a long time in a pandemic. What do we know now that we didn’t know at the onset if this public health crisis? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Lo Ying-Ru, Head of Mission and WHO representative to Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.

When a treatment or a vaccine is eventually developed for Covid-19, what mechanisms are available to ensure there is equitable distribution of the vaccine? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Lo Ying-Ru, Head of Mission and WHO representative to Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.

Bersatu (PPBM) is continuing to take centre stage with observers now waiting to see what the main contenders will do, and its impact on the current government. Will today’s developments, including the resignation of the Deputy Works Minister, change the course of the country’s politics. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the most important conversations of the day.

Childcare centres, or Taskas, across the country will now be allowed to resume operations but they’ll have to comply with the strict guidelines to ensure hygiene and safe distancing practices are observed. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Anne Sivanathan, Committee member, National Association of Early Childhood Care and Education Malaysia (NAECCEM).