Evening Edition

Several Chinese athletes are in the spotlight following their success at the recent Olympic games, and now some businesses are attempting to cash in on their performances by illegally using their names. Dhanya Nair gives us the details.

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Datuk Seri Azalina Othman has resigned from her post as Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker, saying that this is to make way for a “reset” of the Dewan Rakyat. We look at the appointment process that will follow, and what possible reforms could take place.

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Private GPs and clinics have been instructed that they are no longer part of the vaccination process, but there are criticisms around how this affects the ongoing delivery of the jabs. We speak with Rajiv Rishyakaran about how this decision impacts the vaccine rollout in his constituency, and why it's better to decentralise vaccination.

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An article written by Colin Nicholas from the Center for Orang Asli Concerns highlights that the Orang Asli are experiencing spikes in Covid-19 cases and deaths. We speak with Kamal Solhaimi Fadzil about the ongoing challenges faced by the community, and what measures need to be prioritised.

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Schools have been closed since May this year, after being closed for most of last year. As we look to them reopening in October, we speak to Melissa Gomes what students have lost in the time that they haven’t been physically in schools and how she's addressing the issue through the Applied Leadership Programme.

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After reading many heart-breaking stories of people who lost their loved ones to Covid-19 before they had a chance to be inoculated, local shop owner Raymond Shieh is creating handmade paper vaccines so that spirits in the afterlife can be part of the immunisation process too. Dhanya tells us more.

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Perikatan Nasional gave their support to the newly-appointed Dato Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for the next Prime Minister. However, they also said that there are conditions to that support, namely that the next Cabinet should not include MPs who are facing criminal charges. This has drawn some reactions on the validity of their support. Constitutional lawyer Nizam Bashir helps us unpack the dispute.

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A candlelight vigil held last night at Dataran Merdeka to commemorate the thousands who have died of Covid-19 was interrupted by the police with 31 people forcibly being taken to the station. We hear from one of the participants about her experience. We then speak to one of the lawyers involved to understand what our rights are in situations like this.

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After a week of waiting and political uncertainty, the Agong has named Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri as Malaysia's 9th Prime Minister. Political analyst Dr. Oh Ei Sun takes us through what to expect after this appointment.

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Google and Facebook announced plans for a 12,000-kilometre undersea cable named Apricot, which is set to connect Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Indonesia. We consider why Malaysia isn't included in the plan, and what we could miss out on.

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