Evening Edition

Land scarcity and the rising costs of funerals have prompted more people to opt for cremations. We explore the financial planning that goes into preparing for death.

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A Business Roundtable of almost 200 business leaders like Apple and JP Morgan have issued a statement that companies should no longer advance only the interests of shareholders, but instead prioritize their employees, ethics and the environment.

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A recent study by research firm IDC in collaboration with INTI International University & College found that 63% of students and graduates were not able to articulate the meaning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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An eSports event in Germany generated a record breaking 290 million ringgit in ticket sales.

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A US study found that those who took a break with their phones showed the highest levels of mental depletion.

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Families of missing Uighurs are sharing messages on TikTok showing their loved ones who have gone missing, in the latest attempt to raise awareness about the one million Uighurs detained across China's Xinjiang region.

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We find out more about Polisi Lab, a youth-led intiative that sets out to train youths every weekend in policymaking and civil society engagement skills.

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Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq is seeking to bring in the motorcycle ride-hailing service, to increase the number of job opportunities. Is it feasible here, safety-wise?

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The Federal Territories Ministry recently launched a digital version of Wilayahku, a news portal to "curb the spread of fake news”. We explore this objective as well as the role that hyperlocal news portals play in the media landscape.

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President Jokowi is seeking a focused record spending this time to save the largest economy in Asean from economic slowdown, according to a Bloomberg report.

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