Evening Edition

For a lighter spin, we look back at some of the offbeat news that made us smile over the year that was.

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As Tun Mahathir suggests again to use the gold dinar for trade among Muslim nations, we look at unified currencies and when it's a good idea or otherwise to introduce them.

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The e-hailing platform has teamed up with Singaporean telco Singtel to apply for a digital bank license.

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We explore the 6% digital tax and how it will impact consumer habits around digital products.

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BNM announced the Exposure Draft on Licensing Framework for Digital Banks. Up to five licences will be issued to qualified applicants to establish digital banks here. This will cover both conventional and Islamic banking business.

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2019 has seen a focus in curbing corruption, with announcements including the National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) as well as the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) - but what impact has this had on the ground? Cynthia Gabriel explains, and discusses how well the government is doing in their attempts to combat corruption in our country.

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We explore whether discounts on traffic summonses encourage good or bad driver behaviour.

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The government's move to cut the Critical Services Incentive Payment (BIPK) has attracted criticism especially from healthcare students and professionals, who argue that it will demoralise workers who are already underpaid and overworked. We look at those criticisms by examining the environment that healthcare graduates face in the industry today.

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The Perak Islamic Religion and Malay Customs Council is collaborating with several Nordic countries to bring TVET programmes to Islamic school students.

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We talk about the relationship between advertisements and junk food consumption.

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