Evening Edition

With our daily Covid-19 positive cases declining in the past few days, experts have pointed out that testing efforts are also decreasing. We speak to Dr Lim Chee Han to understand this relationship and the importance of testing in our battle against Covid-19.

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While it began as a satirical joke aimed at PAS, Parti Aspirasi Sains Malaysia (SAINS) may soon become a reality, after it submitted an application to the Registrar of Societies to be a national party. Its stated goal is to implement "evidence-based policies based on science and data". We speak with the founder, Kenneth Chai, who tells us more.

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The United Nations General Assembly recently invited the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) to present a statement to UN member states at their headquarters in New York, on the topic of corruption. We speak to executive director Cynthia Gabriel to find out how it went.

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In an effort to encourage vaccination registrations, a mayor in the San Luis district in Philippines has decided to host a cow raffle. Shawn tells us more.

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Naomi Osaka announced that she was withdrawing from the French Open to prioritise her mental wellbeing, after receiving harsh sanctions for skipping her mandatory media obligations. We speak to a sports journalist to explore the relationship between media and athletes.

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In the past year, river care efforts have been met with setbacks brought on by movement restriction SOPs, alongside changing priorities in the minds of the public. However, segments of the community are continuing to monitor the health of rivers from their homes. We speak with Dr K. Kalithasan from GEC to find out more.

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This World Environment Day, we speak about a research published by RMIT that has shown that 3 million disposable masks can be recycled to make roads and could prevent 93,000 kgs of waste from going to landfills. We speak to Dr. Mohammad Saberien to learn more about this study.

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Last week, a social media influencer received heavy backlash after making disrespectful jokes about the traditional Ngepun Iban clothing in a video he posted on Instagram. We learn about the Iban history and traditions with Janet Rata Noel.

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As we go through MCO 3.0, there have been reports of non-essential companies that seem to have received permission from MITI to remain open and operate. We discuss why this might be happening, and how the vetting process can be improved.

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With World Environment Day coming up, we speak with Nadiah Rosli, a freelance journalist and communications specialist who shares with us her experience writing about environmental matters in Malaysia.

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