Evening Edition

A new emergency law was introduced today, allowing the Prime Minister, chief ministers and Menteri Besar to pass additional spending without getting approval from legislative state assemblies, for as long as the state of Emergency stays in place. This has led to concerns of accountability for the lack of scrutiny over state government expenditures. We speak with lawyer Lim Wei Jiet for his views.

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Google is rolling out new features on the Google Maps application, which will direct users along routes estimated to generate the lowest carbon emissions. Dhanya Nair tells us more.

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The pandemic has left many companies struggling to stay afloat, and a survey conducted by recruitment company Hays has found that most employers in Asia predict salaries will remain stagnant this year. How do employees stay motivated despite a lack of salary increments and bonuses? How can employers reward the contribution of their staff? We speak to Deepa George, HR consultant, to get her thoughts.

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Malaysia has been excluded from the Leaders Summit on Climate, a US-organised climate action summit, which will happen virtually in April. Other countries in the region - Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam have received invites. Does this indicate that we're not demonstrating enough action in handling climate change? How much should we read into the non-invite? We speak with Darshan Joshi from ISIS Malaysia for his views.

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Books are seeing a surge in sales in the US, with many in the industry attributing it to a new TikTok trend. Dhanya Nair tells us more.

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Towns go through rises and falls - younger generations moving out, for example, can turn a once thriving town into a ghost city. And when that happens, how do you rejuvenate these places? We speak with KB Tiong from ICOMOS Malaysia to find out more.

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About 100 youths marched towards Parliament on Saturday, following the Election Commission’s decision to delay the lowering of the voting age to 18. We speak with two protestors about their demands.

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The Kuala Lumpur City Hall are set to plant more flowering trees, such as the Tecoma trees which are reminiscent of cherry blossoms, to promote tourism in Malaysia. Dhanya Nair tells us more.

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A recent survey done by Kaspersky found that 1 in 4 users are complacent to allowing applications and online services to access their microphones and webcams, making them susceptible to danger. We speak with C F Fong to better understand why we need to be more careful when it comes to online privacy.

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Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that runs Wikipedia, is looking to charge companies for publishing its content. This comes after Australia introduced media laws that require tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay local news outlets to link their content in news feeds or search results. We speak with Dr Ross Tapsell about the impact of this move.

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