Evening Edition

Have you successfully followed through with your New Year resolutions so far? We examine how effective goals are made, and if attaching target numbers would help.

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This is a 2.5% decrease from a total trade of RM1.9 trillion in the previous year.

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We speak to the co-founder of Safetipin, a company that leverages on technology and crowd sourcing to collect data to map out public spaces in cities around the world.

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The Prime Minister recently emphasised that it is important to teach Science and Maths in English, however this has brought back the contentious debate of whether or not it is a good idea.

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We explore why US presidential candidates are using Facebook ads to advocate animal rights as part of their presidential campaigns.

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A UK survey found that some 8.6 million people claimed sick days in 2019 not because they were ill but because they were sick of their jobs. We explore the concept of sick leaves and whether it's doing its job of ensuring employee well being.

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We examine if employers have a preference for foreign degrees vs local degrees, in this season when universities start to receive students for the first intake of the calendar year.

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China has extended the CNY holiday in some states in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The impact is likely to hit the economy as schools and government offices remain closed.

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We discuss a BBC article on better management of life admin tasks, in order to prevent "attention residue" which may result in us being less efficient at work or getting overwhelmed more easily.

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We explore the Parliament Services Bill 2020 that is set to be tabled in March, and how it will turn the legislature into an independent entity if it is passed.

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