Evening Edition

A US District Judge described Google's Incognito mode as a "ruse", raising questions about how much data the tech giant is collecting from its private browsing mode. We speak with Suaran Singh for his thoughts.

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Follwing the Federal Court's ruling that the Selangor Syariah law on "unnatural sex" is unconstitutional, Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan said that there should be no further challenges to state Shariah laws, in order to upkeep social harmony and national unity. But is it important for the rakyat to be able to challenge our laws? We speak with Fahri Azzat for his thoughts.

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The Federal Court ruled recently that former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng was entitled to sue Perkasa for defamation, over remarks about an official trip that he made to Singapore. But is it right for public officials to file defamation suits? Ding Jo-Ann and New Sin Yew think that it's not, in an op-ed on Malaysiakini. We speak with them to find out more.

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EPF declared its 2020 dividends over the weekend, with 5.2% for conventional accounts and 4.9% for Simpanan Shariah. Sabrina Magdalene tells us more, and then discusses the take-up rate of the i-Lestari and i-Sinar initiatives that help users access their savings.

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Tebrau MP Steven Choong and Julau MP Larry Sng confirmed yesterday their departure from PKR to support Muhyiddin, citing the need to priotise the benefit of their constituents. We look at the repercussions of this with Dr Firdausi Suffian.

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With live audio content platforms like Clubhouse and Twitter Space gaining popularity worldwide, we take a look at the challenges around moderating content for hate speech, misinformation and harrassment.

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Starting from March 11th, people who violate the MCO risk acquiring stricter penalties of up to RM10k for an individual offence. We speak to Zaid Malek for his thoughts on whether this is an effective way to combat SOP disobedience.

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Why are elections so expensive? A report by Tindak Malaysia lays out the rationale behind election spending, and how Malaysia can better improve election expenditure by being transparent on its actual costs, and legislating public facilities like schools to be used as polling stations.

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India seems to be in the lead of vaccine diplomacy, as the country leverages on its ability to mass manufacture Covid-19 vaccines and then delivering them to other countries facing delays in vaccine arrival. Shawn Tanis gives us some insight.

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Trump's presidency has affected the value of his properties, causing investors to consider them worthless until his name is taken off. How does human branding affect the way people view businesses? We speak to VJ Anand to gain some insights.

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