Evening Edition

Should the task of appointing the country's leader be up to the people or the people in charge? We look at our current system for selecting the Prime Minister, and catch up on the politics around Tun Mahathir's promised succession plans with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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Some highlights from today's sitting in Dewan Rakyat include fishy financial aid in the lead up to the Tanjung Piai by-elections, a possible take back on repealing the Official Secrets Act and the appointment of Yusry KRU as the Human Resource Ministry's TVET Icon.

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This is in line with Shared Prosperity Vision 2030, where one of the key economic activities outlined was making Malaysia a renown Islamic hub.

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We consider the debate of who owns historical artefacts, in light of an accusation by human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson that museums exhibit “pilfered cultural property”.

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Some of the highlights in the Dewan Rakyat today include surcharges by Touch n' Go, prevention of child sexual abuse, and encouraging senior citizens to return to the workforce.

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We discuss an article on The Guardian about how Tik Tok is being used by school students to retell historical events, and then speak with a lecturer on how she incorporates social media in her teaching process.

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We discuss what Malaysia will gain and lose from the RCEP, and how India's choice of sitting out from the trade pact will affect the remaining countries.

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The recent confusion around Touch n' Go reloads and surcharges might signal how going cashless may come with some added regulations.

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We discuss an AFP report which looks at how nationalism seems to be on the rise, 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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We look at who will be affected by the government's plans to reduce the country's dependence on foreign labour, and what measures are being taken to incentivize companies to have more local participation in the workforce.

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