Current Affairs

Both sides of the political divide have claimed that their divergent claims and positions has been vindicated with the release of the Public Account’s Committee’s “Governance Management Control Report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd”. Today we ask for first reactions to the Report: what’s illuminating as well as gaps that remain.

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According to recently launched World Bank report, governments around the world have reacted differently to new technologies, the adoption of which can greatly fuel growth and development. Today we take a closer look at where Malaysia stands in this era of rapid digital expansion.

This is a report by Nadiah Abdul Aziz.

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The French Senate has just unanimously passed a law to ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food, making it the first country in the world to adopt food waste legislation of this kind. Would Malaysia benefit from similar legislation to reduce food waste? What other voluntary solutions might there be? BFM explores.

This is a report by Aisyah Tajuddin and Tan Yuen Yuen

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In a recent survey of internet fraud in Asia, it was estimated that up to 46 percent of surveyed Malaysians had fallen victim to online scams. Malaysians also showed the lowest awareness of internet fraud as compared to India and Thailand.

What does this mean for the state of online safety in Malaysia? And how can we keep ourselves from falling victim to cybercrime?

BFM explores.

This is a report by Aisyah Tajuddin and Lyn Mak.

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40.7% of young Malaysians admit to being racists or have shades of racism, an independent survey has found. Communications NGO Pusat KOMAS recently released its Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2015. Racism remains one of the most serious issues dividing the Malaysian nation and standing in the way of progress toward a high-income society ‘at peace with itself'. Today on BFM, we explore the objectives behind this report.

This is a report by Sharyl Kaur and Sonia Naidu.

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Yesterday Chief Minister Adenan Satem announced that the Sarawak State Assembly will be dissolved on the 11th of April. He said he had an audience with Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in morning. As CM Taib had held the position from 1981 to 2014. While It is up to the Election Commission to determine nomination and polling dates, Adenan had previously made public his preferred dates for Nomination Day (April 18) and for Polling Day ( April 30). Today we ask if the results of the Sarawak state elections are an adequate barometer for the mood of the nation? How the recent constituency delimitation exercise which added 11 news seats will effect electoral dynamics? And if Sarawakians are rallying behind Adenan’s state rights agenda.

This report is by Sharaad Kuttan.

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Recently, the government announced 53 measures to optimise public expenditure in view of the current challenging economic environment. They range from a freeze on civil service hires, to a cut in government-organised events and entertainment allowances. We take a look at how effective these measures will be and if they can help the government achieve its 3.1% fiscal deficit target this year.

This is a report by Keith Kam and Wei Lynn Tang.

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According to recently launched World Bank report the benefits of rapid digital expansion has been skewed towards the wealthy, skilled, and influential around the world who are better positioned to take advantage of the new technologies. Where does Malaysia stand in this picture, and how can improvements be made? Today on Current Affairs we take a closer look at the meaning of “digital dividends” in a Malaysian context.

This is a report by Nadiah Abdul Aziz.

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Malaysian football has been hit by yet another salary crisis recently after three teams, who were all playing in the Super League last season, failed to pay some RM4.5 million in salaries to their players. While the fiasco has been primarily blamed on players and teams for engaging in shady deals, other factors have come under scrutiny including the aspect of football governance. Today, BFM explores why footballers continue to suffer at the hands of their employers.

This is a report by Shawn Tanis.

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Members of the Red2Green march arrived in Kuala Lumpur, having walked some 300 kilometers from Kuantan, in a bid to create awareness on the effects of bauxite mining there. Seventeen days after leaving Berserah in Pahang, the group will present a memorandum at Parliament today to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, calling for an extension of a three month moratorium on bauxite mining in the state, which ends on April 15th. We explore the framework for sustainable bauxite mining that the group is proposing in the memorandum, and what progress has been made in terms of curbing threats to public health and environmental pollution, in the aftermath of unregulated mining of the aluminium ore.

This is a report by Jason Lim.

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