Evening Edition

#Nagaenthran, #RestInPeace and #Abolish DeathPenalty are all trending on Twitter after the news that Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam was executed this morning in Singapore after exhausting all legal avenues.

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There's been a lot of discussion on the act of eating in public during the fasting month, following an incident where an employee at a fast-food restaurant posted CCTV footage of three Muslim women dining in the restaurant, along with a caption condemning them. We discuss the cultural context of this action, and how we should navigate conversations surrounding issues like this.


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Pusat KOMAS, a Human Rights NGO, has issued the Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2021 which detailed how Malaysia is doing in this regard. We dissect the contents of the report and and what it means for us.

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tweet calling for the Government to declare a climate emergency has sparked conversations surrounding how climate change has impacted us and how the govenrnment isn't taking urgent action to address this. We look to social media to unpack the discourse.

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Malaysia produces around 17,000 tonnes of food waste per day out of which 24% is avoidable food waste. We get into the mindset that perpetuates the problem as well as discuss how we can minimize wastage while preparing our food.

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Indonesia is the world's largest palm oil producer, contributing to 60% of the market supply. They recently banned exports of their palm oil in a move to control their domestic cooking oil prices. We discuss the factors contributing to Indonesia's decision, its effect on the global markets, and how Malaysia may stand to benefit.

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People on Twitter are discussing how STEM-related careers bode lower pay, following Berita Harian’s tweet on the decline of students choosing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics streams. We join this conversation.

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Various criticism has been raised against the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF), which said that workers choosing to work from home should be given smaller wages, including a deduction of travel allowances. We discuss this, drawing into the expenses that workers working from home bear and the impact of having their salaries cut.

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We're back with our weekly segment of Mind Your Business, where we take you through some of the major headlines and talk about how they impact businesses and our economic landscape. This week we look into:

- How entrepreneurs are responding to digital transitions

- The importance of digital payment systems in e-commerce

- The MoA between MATRADE and MARDI to commercialise MARDI’s new technopreneurs in international markets.

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A tweet about an incident where a parent stopped their child from cleaning up while they were eating out has gone viral, prompting a discussion on the act of cleaning up after dining in public. We get into it.

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