Evening Edition

Health Minister Dr Adham Baba revealed that 33% among B40 recipients of the Skim Peduli Kesihatan scheme have been diagnosed with chronic diseases. We look into why these illnesses are prevalent in the community, and how healthcare can be made more accessible.

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Some recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccines may face challenges travelling around Europe after the EU stated that it only recognises vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency for now. We look into the implementation of this system, and discuss the criticisms that this unfairly penalises poorer countries.

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A BBC article talks about 'The Great Resignation', pointing out that about 41% of employees are working their way out of their jobs even as companies are struggling and people are being let go. We speak about how the pandemic has encouraged people to pursue different pathways.

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An investigation in the UK involving Google and Amazon has been done to probe into concerns over them taking enough steps to manage fake reviews on their websites. Shawn of the news team tells us more.

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The police are investigating two individuals, filmmaker Anna Har and cartoonist Amin Landak, over the release of the short film “Chilli Powder and Thinner”. The film depicts the true story of a teenager’s experience with police brutality. We speak Anna about the impact of today's events.

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Among the many initiatives to get aid to the rakyat, Subang MP Wong Chen is carrying out a contactless welfare aid program by providing shopping vouchers instead of food packs. MP Wong Chen speaks to us about why he believes shopping vouchers are more effective than food aid baskets.

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The Chinese Communist Party celebrated its 100 year anniversary today, and president Xi Jinping made a speech highlighting that foreign powers trying to influence the country would not be tolerated. We look into what this means for China's relations with Taiwan and the United States.

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The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) is urging the govt to reconsider that DNA samples of newborn babies be taken and kept in order to assist in solving criminal cases. We talk to lawyer Suaran Singh to gain an understanding of what this would mean for data privacy.

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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has once again urged for the Parliament to reconvene before August 1, without waiting for the Emergency to end in a press statement released today. We look at what this latest development might mean for the country.

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A trade union in the UK is looking at introducing laws to ban out-of-hours emails as the lines between work and home blur amid the pandemic. Dhanya gives us the details.

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