Evening Edition

The MySejahtera team has revealed that its check-in QR registration function has been misused by “malicious scripts” to send OTP’s and spam emails to users. We look into why this happened.

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A Bill returning Sabah and Sarawak to equal partnership with Peninsular Malaysia is expected to be tabled in the next Parliament sitting. We find out more about the significance of the Bill, and where this takes us in fulfilling the MA63 agreement.

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Interstate borders have been open for a week now - but international travel is still tightly controlled, with Malaysians able to travel overseas, but foreign tourists not allowed to enter. An opinion piece by Dr Jayant Menon argues that we should just open our borders fully. We speak with him to find out more.

*CORRECTION: As of 18 October, the quarantine period for travellers returning to Malaysia has been reduced to 7 days, and not 14 days as mentioned in the podcast. We regret this error.

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A video has been circulating online, capturing a single mother's reactions after she was handed a mandatory death sentence for the possesion and distribution of illegal narcotics. We discuss the death penalty and how the legal system handles cases involving drug crimes.

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The Malaysian government has banned locals from participating in the ASEAN agriculture visa scheme introduced by Australia. We look at the possible reasons for this ban, and whether this move is beneficial or otherwise for the country.

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The Umno information chief said that his roles include working on the recovery of the macro-economy and supporting the existing economics team - but there are some questions about the role itself. We look into why this is the case.

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A new fathers’ rights advocacy group, FRAM, or the Father’s Rights Association of Malaysia, is calling for the laws around divorce and custody to keep up with the times. We discuss the custody rights of fathers, from the perspective of fathers.

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We look into the Fake News Act under the Section 4(1) of the Emergency Ordinance 2021, following a report of a woman in Perlis being fined RM5,000 ringgit after pleading guilty to a charge of spreading fake news about Covid-19.

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With the unveiling of the Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan by the Prime Minister yesterday, we speak to safety practitioner Dr. Krishna Bala. He reflects on his takeaways from his professional journey in the safety field, and also discusses his recent book, My Life In Safety.

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With the unveiling of the Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan by the Prime Minister yesterday, we speak to safety practitioner Dr. Krishna Bala. He reflects on his takeaways from his professional journey in the safety field, and also discusses his recent book, My Life In Safety.

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