Evening Edition

As the race to develop a vaccine against Covid-19 continues, we look at what it takes to develop public trust, and for people to agree to be vaccinated when its available.

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We speak with Dr Helmi Zakaria about the design process of SELangkad, which sets out to make contact tracing inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities. Image Source: SELangkah App

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Dr Ong Kian Ming suggested in Parliament for the government to increase allocations for travel digital vouchers, saying that it's more effective than the Penjana Tourism Financing. We speak with him to find out more.

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A viral video showed Wan Fayhsal offering support letters in exchange for votes in the Bersatu party elections. This week, he won the Armada Chief position and defended his statements. We speak to Cynthia Gabriel about the ethics surrounding support letters.

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The Dewan Rakyat passed the Supply Bill 2020 yesterday, which will allow the reallocation of RM7.18b for the restructuring of the Cabinet. However, Opposition MPs have criticised the bill as irresponsible spending. We get more insights from Fahmi Fadzil and Tricia Yeoh.

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Today's Dewan Rakyat updates include possible law enforcement to make MySejahtera mandatory, tabling of the Covid-19 Bill, sexual offences against children and talks of regulating parcel-hailing.

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If you could imagine a music festival happening during the pandemic, what would it look like? Sabrina shares the details of one that happened recently.

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The Straits Times reports that sensitive documents from the Royal Malaysian Navy have been leaked onto the Dark Web. We speak to analyst Farlina Said to understand the repercussions of data leaks on defence and security.

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With mandatory quarantine reimposed since mid-July, hotels are able to generate income by becoming quarantine centres. We catch up with Yap Lip Seng to find out how the industry is coping at the moment.

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Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced Bersatu's entry into Muafakat Nasional over the weekend, in a move that has been welcomed by UMNO and PAS leaders. We explore what this strengthened partnership means for our political landscape.

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