Evening Edition

Since the announcement of ministers and civil servants to contribute their allowances to the Covid-19 fund, many have called for the corporate sectors to chip in as well. Dhanya tells us more.

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The Royal Malaysian Air Force detected 16 Chinese military transport planes intruding Malaysian airspace and carrying out "suspicious activity" yesterday. What makes this incident significant and what does Malaysia need to do to ensure this does not reoccur? We speak to a senior international affairs analyst to learn more.

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The family of a passenger who was critically injured in the LRT collision last week is now taking Prasarana to court for negligence. We speak with the lawyer representing the family, Jazzmine Khoo, to find out more.

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Several vending machines selling Covid-19 PCR test kits have been set up around Tokyo as a part of Japan's efforts to improve accessibility. Dhanya Nair gives us the details.

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Many experts are questioning the efficacy of large-scale sanitisation of public areas and urging government officials to not waste time and resources proceeding with this move. This comes following an announcement made by Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin that large-scale disinfections are planned to continue in Selangor. We speak with a professor to understand the rationale behind these experts' call.

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On Friday, the Federal Court dismissed an appeal by an 11-year-old boy to obtain Malaysian citizenship, saying that he was "illegitimate" at his time of birth. He was born to a Malaysian father and a Filipino mother. We examine the verdict and talk about whether our citizenship laws need to be changed to better protect the rights of children.

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In the UK, there have been an increase in demand for offices in a shed, or shoffices, as most employees continue to work from home. Dhanya Nair gives us more details.

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Over the past few days, there have been many updates to our vaccination programme including the possibility of mobile vaccination trucks, the opening of mega vaccination centres, and Sarawak's vaccination supply. We hear from Dr Kelvin Yii on how our vaccination rate can be sped up.

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Recently, there have been reports of snaking queues at Covid Assessment Centres (CACs), where patients have had to wait for hours to get assessed. We get a ground perspective of how CACs are coping with the surge in cases, and how they can be better managed.

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Yesterday, Khairy Jamaluddin announced that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be re-included under the main vaccination programme, and that the government may soon allow the public to choose their vaccines on MySejahtera. We discuss the pros and cons of letting people choose their vaccines with Dr Lo Ying-Ru, WHO Representative to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore.

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