Evening Edition

It’s that time of year when people are making and breaking their New Year’s resolutions in quick succession. So we check in with Dr Chua Sook Ning about this practice of making resolutions, and how to do it in a way that is helpful (and doesn't create unnecessary stress and pressure!).

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Whistleblower Lalitha Kunaratnam has received a letter of demand from MACC Chief Tan Sri Azam Baki over the publication of two articles that purportedly questions the latter’s share purchases. She has been asked to issue a public apology within 14 days, remove the aforementioned articles and pay RM 10 million in damages for tarnishing his reputation. We speak with lawyer Goh Cia Yee to find out more about the situation, as well as what this says about how much protection is offered to whistleblowers.

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Lion dances are a traditional part of Chinese New Year celebrations, and one that people look forward to every year, with the drum beats and thrilling stunts. As we say goodbye to the Year of the Ox and hello to the Year of the Tiger, we check in with the first National Southern Lion Dance Championship, and discuss the role they play in keeping this tradition alive.

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A new policy was recently announced that returning Umrah pilgrims are required quarantine at a designated facility. This came after news that a large number of Umrah travellers had tested positive for the Omicron Covid-19 variant, and had not followed proper quarantine SOPs. This has led to public outrage about the high hotel quarantine costs they've had to bear. We look into this.

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A tweet calling out a movie-goer for posting snippets of the new film, "House of Gucci" goes viral. We go through Twitter for reactions.

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World Number 1 and nine-time Australian Open winner, Novak Djokovic, has had his entry visa revoked to Australia, and may not be able to play in the 2022 Grand Slam. While he’s contesting it legally and the Serbian president and Australian prime minister are lobbing statements back and forth, we get into the wider repercussions of a prominent athlete and his refusal to vaccinate.

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As of yesterday, Blackberry devices running the original in-house operating system are no longer being supported. We commemorate the end of the legendary Blackberry era.

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On January 2nd, President Joe Biden told the Ukrainian President that the US will "respond decisively" if Russia further invades Ukraine. This comes amidst Russia's demands that the West not interfere with Ukraine. With talks between the US and Russia scheduled for January 9th and 10th, we look at the implications of these events.

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A report by The Malaysian Insight has shed light on the increase of porn consumption amongst children, during the pandemic. We discuss the wider social impact of this and how parents can encourage healthy conversations on sex-related topics with their children.

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lt's been two years since virtual negotiaions began, and now Malaysia will be facilitating physical peace talks between the Thai government and Barisan Revolusi Nasional. What goes into such negotiations, and will a face to face meeting finally put an end to the ongoing conflict in the Deep South? We explore.

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