Evening Edition

With Tun Mahathir backing Shafie Apdal as Prime Minister candidate alongside DAP, Amanah and Warisan, we discuss the potential impact on Sabah and Sarawak, and how it will affect political dynamics in the country.

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Against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter movement, international cosmetic brands are removing words like "whitening" and "fairness" from their skincare products. But should these products still be sold in the first place?

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In light of a report by Free Malaysia Today on making public transportation safer amid the pandemic, we speak with Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar about rethinking designs for physical distancing. And then, we hear from a regular commuter, Daniel, about his experience.

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For a couple of weeks now, Malaysians have taken to social media to complain about unusual spikes in their electricity bills. We hear TNB's explanation on the issue.

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The World Bank suggests Malaysia create a non-contributory social pension for those aged 65 and above in the B40 group. We discuss this idea with Christopher Choong.

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Food deliveries surged in the past months as people stayed at home, leading to an increased generation of disposable waste. Sabrina Magdalenes shares some insights.

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We discuss a report by Fitch Solutions which predicts that the current political uncertainty in the country will halve economic growth in the next decade as compared to the previous one.

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Teachers and parents are upset over the Education Ministry's decision to shorten school holidays so that there's more time to finish school syllabuses, The Malaysian Insight reports. We speak with Harry Tan for his thoughts.

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With the announcement that social events are now allowed to accommodate up to 250 people, we speak with Sherly Abdul Aziz about the SOPs that wedding planners will follow, and how couples are feeling about proceeding with weddings under the RMCO.

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We speak with Erna Mahyuni about her recent opinion piece titled "Why must something go viral to matter?", and discuss how we can move from reactionary responses toward long-lasting institutional improvements.

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