Current Affairs

The Zika virus has been detected in over 30 countries, with the World Health Organization warning that the virus is "spreading explosively". On top of millions of cases recorded globally so far, the situation became more alarming after the outbreak was linked with birth defects. Today, BFM explores how Malaysia is at risk from this epidemic.

This is a report by Shawn Tanis and Jeevan Parameswaran.

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The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry recently announced the creation of a sex offender’s registry, to be made available to the public for free. Several rights groups, including children's rights groups and lawyers have questioned if free and easy access to the list infringes upon the rights of the individuals named.

Today on Current Affairs, we uncover the concerns raised and if they are valid concerns.

This is a report by Sharyl Kaur and May Barani Lwin.

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Today on Current Affairs we discuss the problems that come with having too many cars on the road, the resulting traffic congestion and accidents and the means to tackle this problem. This includes taking a closer look at issues related to affordable housing, the lack of efficient urban planning, an all encompassing public transport system, and the need to bring the relevant authorities together to look at the Transport Master Plan as a whole.

This is a report by Nadiah Aziz.

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Notwithstanding the recent deferment of the planned foreign worker levy hike, we look at the thinking behind the initiative as well as the push-back on the move by stake-holders in the industry. Whether it will be an effective push to wean off industry dependence on foreign labour remains a question. Today we ask if the government’s move is justified?

This is a report by Aisyah Tajudin and Jeevan Parameswaran.

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In 2005, the United Chinese School Committees' Association - Dong Zong - proposed a revamp of the education syllabus used in Chinese independent schools. However, ten years on not much progress being made on these proposals. A year after an internal leadership crisis we explore what the association needs to do to ensure these reforms are implemented.

This is a report by Wong Yu Han.

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A group representing some 3,000 taxi drivers have recently filed a lawsuit against the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) for allowing ride-booking services like Uber and Grab to operate despite declaring them illegal. The commission's prolonged inaction has also prompted various stakeholders to propose strategies to help conventional taxis survive alongside ride-booking services. BFM explores.

This is a report by Shawn Tanis, Nadiah Aziz and Jeevan Parameswaran.

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The gloomy global economy outlook and weak commodity prices have spilled over to the sluggish job market, with many job cuts , especially in the oil & gas and financial services sector. We explore the situation in Malaysia, what opportunities there are for workers, and how they should manage expectations.


This is a report by Wei Lynn Tang and Navin Nair.

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The recent declaration by Sarawak’s Chief Minister , Tan Sri Adenan Satem that English is an official language for the state was met with disapproval from Putrajaya. Some viewed the move as undermining Bahasa Malaysia as the national language. Today on Current Affairs, we explore the right that the 1963 Malaysia Agreement confers on Sarawak to do so. We also explores the reasons behind the upgrading of the status of English in Sarawak.

This report is by Aisyah Tajuddin and May Barani Lwin.

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Last year, the Dewan Rakyat speaker announced several planned parliamentary reforms for 2016. The proposed reforms include the establishment of parliamentary select committees, Prime Minister’s question time sessions and reintroduction of the Parliamentary Services Act.

We explore suggestions on how to make our Parliament and state assemblies more effective in crafting, debating and passing laws and public policy, best practices that can be emulated from the parliaments of other Commonwealth nations, and the need for training and a Code of Conduct for our lawmakers.

This is a report by Jason Lim and Jenn Beh.

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In Part 2 with BDO's Sanjay, we discuss about Corporate Governance among listed companies, as governed under the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance 2012. In particular, we touch on weaknesses of these companies, as highlighted in Bursa Malaysia's second '2015 Analysis of CG Disclosures in Annual Reports'. We also explored what's exactly holding us back in achieving better governance, and what do we need to eventually get there.

This is a report by Wei Lynn Tang and Navin Nair.

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