Evening Edition

Today's updates from the Dewan Rakyat include the government's plans with highway concessions, raising palm oil prices, travel among green bubbles, and disagreements over time limits for the budget debate.

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The Home Ministry stated recently that 756 children are currently held in immigration detention centres. We speak with Heidy Quah about how this affects children and their families, and talk about the ongoing efforts to improve the situation.

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Former Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching recently criticised TV Pendidikan in Parliament, stating that the programmes are insufficient for assisting students' learning at home. We talk to her for her thoughts on improving remote learning across the country.

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As we celebrate World Children's Day, it is difficult to ignore that this year has been a challenging year for learning. We speak with Tan Cheng Yi on how prolonged periods out of school affect children, and how parents can help them to cope.

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As we celebrate World Children's Day, it is difficult to ignore that this year has been a challenging year for learning. We speak with Tan Cheng Yi on how prolonged periods out of school affect children, and how parents can help them to cope.

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With Zoo Negara announcing they only have the funds to last for another three months, we speak with Dr Kevin Lazarus on what adjustments zoos have made in terms of operating costs, and how important public donations are to their operations. And then, we talk to Shawn Tanis, BFM's resident animal advocate, for his thoughts on the issue.

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The Communications and Multimedia Ministry revealed that more than 1.3 million prepaid phone lines have dubious registration details. We speak with Suaran Singh to find out more.

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Budget 2021 allocates RM15 million for the arts and culture industry, providing much needed assistance to artists and cultural workers. However this is not likely to be enough for the struggling industry. Shawn Tanis tells us more.

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Syed Saddiq has suggested implementing higher tax rates for companies who have made large profits during the pandemic. We speak with Laurence Todd on what a windfall tax is, and whether it would be viable.

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With MetMalaysia's reports that the peninsula should expect heavy thunderstorms and flooding for the rest of the year, we speak with Hafiz Amirrol about emergency preparedness, and building community resilience towards natural disasters.

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