Evening Edition

We take a look at a report on the increased federal funding of HIV treatment in the US, a hopeful, cured HIV case in the UK and IJM Corp's latest shares traded on the counter.

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In an article on Free Malaysia Today, Parti Sosialis Malaysia calls for fuel subsidies to be removed to pave way for better public transportation. We talk to Datuk Khairul Annuar and Laurence Todd on the pros and cons of doing away with fuel subsidies.

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How relevant is science fiction, in a time when reality is inching its way closer to becoming stranger than fiction itself? With Season 3 of Westworld set to premiere on Astro on the 16th of March, we delve into the genre to reflect on it's past, present and future. Catch the latest episodes of Westworld on HBO or go to www.watchod.com for more info.

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Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's new cabinet line up includes the now former CEO of CIMB - seen as a move to include technocrats in the new government. We talk to James Chai of INVOKE Solutions who weighs in on how technocrats impact policymaking and the dynamics of an administration.

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The new Perikatan Nasional cabinet is emphasising the development and rights of Sabah and Sarawak, with a new ministry dedicated to East Malaysia policies and an increase in the number of ministers and deputies from the region to boot. We talk to James Chin, Director of the Asia Institute at the University of Tasmania, to understand what impact this will have for these two states in terms of policy - and beyond.

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MGCC signs a deal with Malaya Green Builder Energy of KC Energy from Taiwan for 100 public buses to accelerate our public transport system's transition to a lower carbon footprint. As Datasonic shares take a sharp fall in the morning, Bursa Malaysia suspends short-selling activities for the second time since last week.

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With school closures around the world to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, 290 million students are now forced to learn remotely from home. We speak to Raj Ridvan Singh, Founder of SOLS 24/7, to examine how ready schools actually are to deal with this new arrangement.

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We talk to Dr. Danial about Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's newly announced cabinet line-up, the failings and successes of the previous government, and what the new cabinet can do to manage the trust levels of Malaysians.

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After racist comments were directed at at Selangor football player K. Prabakaran and his coach, B. Sathianathan, we look at what's going with racist slurs making their way to Malaysia's football turfs. We talk to Ahmad Muzamil from Semuanya Bola and Khalilul from REKREASI to hear their insights into what's becoming an unpleasant trend - and what's being done to fight it.

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Following the new cabinet line up, we discuss with Tricia Yeoh about her article that talks about the political economy that the new government is inheriting, the policies that it will have to take on, and managing our hopes about the new administration.

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