Evening Edition

With Chinese New Year being a little different this year, we check in with a lion dance company to see how they are coping as the new SOPs disallow for lion dance performances to take place.

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We check in with a Chinese opera singer to understand how they have been faring during the pandemic, amidst the government's ban on these performances during Chinese New Year.

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Starting today, the government is making it compulsory for people to check-in through the MySejahtera app instead of writing in logbooks, except in areas without internet access. We speak to Rachel Gong for her thoughts on whether this is a good idea for the government's contact tracing efforts.

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Sarawak will be placing ministers who enter the state in a 14-day quarantine, overriding the federal government's decision to allow ministers a 3-day quarantine exemption. We get Tricia Yeoh's thoughts on whether states can make independent decisions on Covid-19 SOPs.

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The police have received 134 reports on Tommy Thomas' new memoir, My Story:Justice in the Wilderness, and sources from the Home Ministry have said that they are not ruling out the possibility of banning the book. We speak with lawyer Fahri Azzat to understand what the law says about the banning of books.

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We talked to a doctor yesterday to understand how volunteering at the CPRC will help lighten the burden of healthcare workers - but what is it actually like to volunteer? We speak to Jace Chong to find out how she signed up, and what her experience was like.

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A recent video of Adibah Noor correcting a TV3 news anchor's pronunciation has been circulating the internet, which raises the question: Should you correct someone else's English? We get Dr Surinderpaul Kaur's thoughts.

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Ministers returning from official duties overseas can now undergo a three-day observation instead of the 10-day mandatory quarantine, garnering criticism from the public. We talk about the scientific implications of this decision with Dr. Rosmawati Mohamed.

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Traditionally, Chinese New Year is a period where traders would experience a surge of business. But with a worsening pandemic in tow and restriction in movements, how will they fare this year? We speak to Tan Luan Huat to find out.

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The CPRC is calling for medical and non-medical individuals to sign up as volunteers at Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CAC). We speak to Dr Mohammad Farhan Rusli for some insights on what role volunteers would play, and how this will help in Malaysia's fight against Covid-19.

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