Evening Edition

Highlights from today's Dewan Rakyat include flight costs to East Malaysia, the issue of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and also plans to establish a Children's unit under the Family Ministry. Besides that, the ministers also discussed the prosperity tax announced in the Budget 2022 and its impact on Bursa Malaysia, as well as the implementation of the 5G spectrum under Digital Nasional Berhad.

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In Parliament today, Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican acknowledged that racial discrimination in Malaysia’s property rental market exists, but said that implementing a law that limits the preference of landlords’ rights would be 'awkward'. We look into this.

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We break down the trending hashtags of the day, and discuss the recent knife and fire attack on a train in Tokyo, carried out by a man in a Joker costume.

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Highlights from the Dewan Rakyat included discussions on HPV vaccinations, rental discrimination, and the reporting of serious side effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Debates on Budget 2022 also commenced today, with opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak among those in the spotlight.

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MPs were decked out in colourful batik today, after passing a motion last week to make Thursdays "Batik Day" in Parliament. Other highlights included discussions around surcharges for Astro bills at post offices, the construction of Lynas' permanent disposal facility, and the Timah controversy. Also, the Auditor-General's Report 2020 was tabled today.

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MUDA is entering the fray in the Melaka state elections, but there are questions over which seats they’ll contest. We zone in on where the chips are falling.

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We break down the trending hashtags of the day, and highlight how #DutchLady has been trending due to a statement made by Tangga Batu MP Rusnah Aluai regarding the controversy surrounding the name of local whiskey brand TIMAH. We get into how brand names can be interpreted.

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We look into funding assistance for disabled persons, following criticisms aimed at Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister today in parliament, for failing to follow through on a promise made a year ago on implementing a funding increase for this group. We discuss the implementation of this, how it would benefit the community and what needs to be done to push for it to happen.

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We break down the trending hashtags of the day, and discuss a viral video which shows a maskless woman in KLCC being denied entry into the Dior store.

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In today's run down of the Dewan Rakyat, we look at the tentative timeline for reopening borders to international tourism, whether the pandemic has heightened the need for comprehensive financial literacy, and a heated debate about an unfulfilled promise to increase financial assistance to the disabled community.

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