Evening Edition

To Malaysian youth under 35: Do you have leadership qualities, excellent results in your field of study, and the ability to provide policy development ideas? We speak to Tharma Pillai for his take on the government's call for ten such candidates to act as advisors to the Prime Minister.

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With new clusters still emerging from prisons, several groups are questioning the efficacy of Covid-19 SOPs in prisons when overcrowding is still a problem. Senator Liew Chin Tong shares his insights on what needs to be done, including a proposal to grant eligible prisoners early or conditional release.

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Some PR1MA public housing projects that were scheduled to be completed January 2020 have seen delays up to April 2021. Under the Covid-19 Act, developers are exempted from the need to compensate buyers for this delay, causing added distress to an already bad situation. We speak to Prof Dr Ismail Omar for his insights.

Update:

After this story was broadcast, we received an official statement from PR1MA Corporation Malaysia with details on the completion rate of the Residensi Tebrau project, and the status of LAD payments. You'll be able to find it here.

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Clubhouse, the popular invite-only, audio focused social media app, is being scrutinised for its privacy policies. Sabrina Magdalene tells us more.

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Global communications expert Muddassar Ahmed has called for Malaysia to promote sustainable tourism to revive the pandemic-beaten sector. We speak to Nigel Wong to understand how that looks like in Malaysia, and if it is truly the way forward.

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Rina Harun has been receiving flak from the public, after photos of her posing in baju kurung at the ministry office surfaced on social media. The comments ranged from remarks on her appearance, to the shortcomings of her ministry's work throughout the pandemic. But is it fair to criticise a someone's appearance if you're unhappy with their performance? We speak to Nisha and Nadine for their thoughts.

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Rina Harun has been receiving flak from the public, after photos of her posing in baju kurung at the ministry office surfaced on social media. The comments ranged from remarks on her appearance, to the shortcomings of her ministry's work throughout the pandemic. But is it fair to criticise a someone's appearance if you're unhappy with their performance? We speak to Nisha and Nadine for their thoughts.

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We take a look at the prevalence of the culture of "publish or perish" that has forced academicians to publish their research on pay-to-publish journals, further hurting the reputation of universities in Malaysia. Prof Zaharom gives us his insight to this matter.

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SIRIM will be introducing a method for consumers to check if electrical appliances bought online are verified and approved for safe use. We speak to FOMCA to understand how this move would better protect consumers.

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A company based in the US, Pymetrics, is implementing the use of AI in its recruitment process, claiming that it ensures fairer hiring. Sabrina Magdalene gives us the details.

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