Evening Edition

Several cities in China have declared a ban on the manufacturing of joss paper to celebrate the Qingming festival, as concerns of safety and pollution arise. Can this cultural tradition still be upholded without its usual customs?

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While more students have been returning to schools over the past month, there has been a rise in COVID-19 clusters involving schools recently. We speak with Harry Tan about what it's been like for schools to implement SOPs, and whether anything else can be done to better prevent the spread of the virus.

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PAS has recently proposed for a re-delineation of electoral boundaries to allow for more Malay representatives in Parliament. Can politicians make suggestions for redelineation, and on what basis are the lines usually redrawn? Thomas Fann from Bersih 2.0 weighs in.

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A year in the pandemic has pushed us to adapt to a changing and companies are now looking to shift the idea of a traditional work culture. Shawn Tanis tells us more.

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While the past year has been undoubtedly tough for business owners, some entrepreneurs have taken on the challenge of starting a new venture or expanding their business during this time. We speak with the founders of Buttery.my about how they transitioned from being an online cake business into a brick-and-mortar cafe, back in January this year.

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Three foreign workers have died in an accident after a crane crashed down at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) construction site. We focus on the procedures in place to guarantee worker safety and how they can be improved.

If you would like to make a complaint about any work safety violations, you can do so at the Official Website Department of Occupational Safety and Health.

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The police have issued a total of 4,087 summonses to bikers with overly loud exhausts- will this help reduce noise pollution in residential areas? Keshy Dhillon of Bikes Republic weighs in.

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Eateries and businesses are coming up with creative and memorable ways to get customers to follow SOPs. We go through some of the gems that have cropped up so far.

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We look at the latest developments from a harrowing few weeks in Myanmar, and the trade sanctions that have been imposed by the international community in response to the junta's power grab and violent crack down on pro-democracy protestors.

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Traders selling goods at traffic lights are being fined up to RM2,000 since last week causing netizens to urge for authorities to assist them financially. Shawn Tanis gives us more details.

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