Evening Edition

The Olympics Closing Ceremony yesterday marked the end of Tokyo Olympics 2020, and despite not reaching our initial three-medal goal, the past few weeks have been exciting for fans of our Malaysian athletes. We look back at what we did well, what we could have done better, and what to aim for in the next Olympics.

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For five months, Evelyn was stranded alone in Indonesia while her mother and sister, both Malaysian, took out their family savings to enrol her in university so that she could stay with them in Malaysia. Now that they are reunited, their relief may be short-lived - with Evelyn’s citizenship application still pending despite waiting for years, and their family funds running out.

Listen also to Rachel's story, where she shares her struggles of raising two boys with different nationalities.

This podcast was produced in collaboration with Freedom Film Network, and with support from Family Frontiers.

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A nature-based adventure theme park is in the works at Cameron Highlands, though it has received criticism with an online petition pushing for its termination. We discuss the environmental impact of a project like this.

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Yesterday, Nathaniel Tan shared on his Facebook page that he is going on a hunger strike, and will not eat until his demands for improved pandemic management are met. We check in on how he's doing, and talk about why he's choosing this form of protest.

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With calls for better pandemic management and hospitals voicing the need for more funds, we reflect on how this year's healthcare budget has fared so far. We also discuss what adjustments are needed for Budget 2022.

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Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced today that a vote of confidence will be tabled in the next parliamentary sitting in September, following allegations that he has lost majority support. We expand on what this means and what developments to expect.

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Rachel is a single working mother with two young boys, one of whom is of British nationality, and the other Malaysian. Despite having tried for years to get Malaysian citizenship for her elder son, she’s not had success, due to our gender-biased laws that still make it difficult for women to pass on their nationality to their children. Here she shares a journal documenting the joys and challenges her family is going through, and her worries about the boys becoming separated in the future due to their different nationalities.

This podcast was produced in collaboration with Freedom Film Network, and with support from Family Frontiers.

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Rachel is a single working mother with two young boys, one of whom is of British nationality, and the other Malaysian. Despite having tried for years to get Malaysian citizenship for her elder son, she’s not had success, due to our gender-biased laws that still make it difficult for women to pass on their nationality to their children. Here she shares a journal documenting the joys and challenges her family is going through, and her worries about the boys becoming separated in the future due to their different nationalities.

This podcast was produced in collaboration with Freedom Film Network, and with support from Family Frontiers.

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The Immigration Department has shared updates on their repatriation programme which has so far seen 88,000 undocumented migrants being sent home. We hear from Dato' Sri M Ramachelvam for his thoughts on the programme.

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This morning, 16 senators headed towards Parliament, joining in on calls for it to reopen so that Dewan Negara meetings can take place. We speak to one of the senators who were present to learn more.

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