Evening Edition

The Human Rights Watch report for 2019 showed that Malaysia has made slow progress on human rights reforms and has even backtracked in certain areas.

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What is Amanah's political ideology as an Islamic part, and how do they stand apart from PAS? We explore their narrative and whether they should do more to embrace the role of Islamic reformers.

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U.S. and Chinese officials are scheduled to sign the "phrase one" trade deal in Washington which includes the commitment of China to buy 200 billion dollars of U.S. goods over the next two years.

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We discuss an article from Bloomberg which talks about the balance the government needs to achieve in its desire to reform GLCs and lower cost of living, but also not spooking the market and investors.

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We look at the RM30 incentive by the government to encourage ewallet uptake, and how sustainabiility of the habit in the long term can be cultivated.

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According to the 2019 Global Peace Index, Malaysia has been ranked as the 16th most peaceful country in the world. We explore the economic benefits of maintaining national peace.

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Only 20% of e-hailing drivers have contributed to Socso, according to Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran. We look at why so few drivers have signed up, and what can be done to encourage more to do so.

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We look at how we can achieve more equal development among the different states, after Kedah Chief Minister Mukhriz Mahathir stated that Kedah has remained poor due to its commitment to food security.

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The company put down USD 5.3 billion to buy Plaid, a fintech startup that is powering Venmo and other banking apps.

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In the US, there has been a rise of support groups that help men get in touch with their true feelings and deal with the pressures of masculinity. We explore this idea of a support group for men and whether such a concept would work in Malaysia.

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