Evening Edition

After an eventful week in Parliament which ended with the sitting being cut short, we do a retrospective with a parliamentary researcher, evaluating how the sessions went down. We also discuss the Prime Minister's announcement that the Emergency Ordinances will be debated in Parliament in September.

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Construction clusters have been in the headlines for much of the pandemic, with the most recent being yesterday's largest Covid-19 cluster - a construction site with 428 positive cases. We get an understanding of why this is a recurring issue and the measures that are needed to alleviate it.

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Now that Covid-19 self-test kits are widely available, we talk about whether companies should be providing them to employees regularly to ensure a safe work environment.

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The Malaysian Pharmacists Society has lodged a complaint with the Health Ministry over a link in MySejahtera, that promotes Covid-19 self-test kits from one particular company and site, Pharma2U. We speak to a representative to understand why buying self-test kits online poses a risk and how it can be better distributed.

*Correction: During the segment, we introduced Jack Shen Lim as Treasurer of the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society. This is erroneous and it should be Malaysian Pharmacists Society.

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The Prime Minister's Office released a response today to the King's statement on the revocation of the Emergency Ordinances, stating that the King must accept and act according to the Cabinet’s advice in accordance with Article 40 of the Federal Constitution. We speak to a lawyer to find out what implications this will have, and what developments to expect.

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This week, the Dewan Rakyat Speaker snapped at and muted the mics of three women MPs, amid their requests for time extensions to deliberate in Parliament. We look into the long standing issues of sexism in Parliament, and why the phrase "tolong diam, boleh tak?", does equate to gender discrimination.

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An increasing amount of students have applied to study medicine in the UK, but due to the limit imposed by the country on the number of people studying medicine, Exeter University is offering an incentive for students to defer their studies. Dhanya explains the story behind this.

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It’s been hot lately - and various cities around the world are recording soaring temperatures. Researchers also anticipate that humanity will see more heatwaves in the coming decades. We explore how our built environment and lifestyles might need to adapt.

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The Dewan Rakyat fell into disarray today, after the Palace's statement expressing the Agong's "severe disappointment" towards Law Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, who said on Monday that the Emergency Ordinances had been revoked. Other updates included the Finance Minister's briefing on the government's Covid-19 response.

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Simone Biles, considered the best gymnast of all time, withdrew from the women’s team final at the Tokyo Olympics yesterday, citing mental health as her reason. We discuss the pressure that athletes face, and the ramifications it has on their mental health.

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