Evening Edition

A recent publication suggests that there is no such thing as extra terrestrial beings. Our interns set out to see if Malaysians would agree.

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The government announced amendments will be made to the Drug Dependents Act, which will remove the criminal record of addicts who have undergone rehabilitation voluntarily.

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Are politicians riding the wave of memes and hashtags? We find out if our ex-PM's rebranding is working.

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Investing in Lego could bring more attractive returns than stocks and bonds, according to a professor at Russia's Higher School of Economics.

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We dive into our pick of headlines for the day: including KFC Indonesia's clean-up-after-yourself movement, Penang's ambition to become a smoke-free state, and how pop songs may be shrinking in length due to Spotify.

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A swarm of bees appeared at both KLIA and KLIA2 this week, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to wildlife in the KLIAs - we find out more from the folks at MAHB.

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In light of Putrajaya's efforts to curb illegal plastic waste operations, we speak with Jaron Keng about the ins and outs of the plastic waste recycling industry.

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We have IT graduates aplenty, but prospective employers are saying that it’s not a match in terms of skills and job descriptions. We speak to a software engineer for an insider's perspective.

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Times are hard - even for robots. The Henn-na Hotel in Japan laid off almost half of its robotic staff as they were creating more work for human employees.

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We run through our selection of headlines from the day: including a proposal to have Bus Rapid Transit in our cities, how much Malaysians spend on groceries, and a new diet recommended by scientists to solve climate change and malnutrition.

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