Evening Edition

Civil societies are criticising the Immigration Department's plans to deport 1,200 Myanmar nationals next week, saying that this could put their lives at risk given the political turmoil in their home country. We speak to Katrina Jorene Maliamauv for her insights.

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The Federal Court handed down a fine of RM500,000 to Malaysiakini for contempt of court, over third-party comments by readers on their website last year. We check in with Premesh Chandran of Malaysiakini, then speak with Wathshlah Naidu for her thoughts on how this will affect online media in the country.

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Pressure for parliament to sit is mounting, as politicians from both sides of the divide question the government's move to suspend sitting till the Emergency is over. We speak to Wong Chin Huat for his views on why this is necessary, and how the Perikatan Nasional government can call for parliament to sit without losing the power of government.

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A waitress was fired from her job in New York after refusing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, opening up conversations about how businesses should deal with vaccination in the pandemic.

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South Korean Food App founders have recently promised to donate at least half their wealth as they take part of the Giving Pledge initiative. We speak to Jayant Menon to help us answer the question of whether the uber rich are obligated to contribute their wealth to society and what impact this could have.

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The High Court has allowed educationist group IGuru to reinstate its lawsuit, which sets out to challenge the constitutionality of vernacular schools. We speak to Professor Dr Shad Faruqi for his insights on this matter.

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Following the promise made by YB Khairy Jamaluddin to not arrest undocumented migrants coming forward to get vaccinated, The DAP Socialist Youth has encouraged the government to run a legalisation scheme to solve possible problems. We speak to Adrian Perreira of the North South initiative to find out how the vaccination programme can be improved.

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We take a look at the rollout of DidikTV, and discuss the types of support that teachers need so that they are equipped to transition to different mediums such as TV.

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Facebook has blocked all Australian news content, in an act of retaliation against the Australian government's push for the social media giant to pay news publishers. Sabrina Magdalene gives us the details.

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Swimming schools across the country are facing the risk of closure, given that they are not allowed to operate during the MCO. We speak to EJ Yeap to understand their situation, and discuss possible SOPs so that swimming pools can reopen safely during the pandemic.

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