Evening Edition

Japanese prosecutors have laid two new charges against the former Nissan chairman, for aggravated breach of trust and underreporting of income.

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We run through our pick of today’s headlines, including closing times for entertainment outlets in KL, having our very own Oxford University, and turning Google into your medical doctor.

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Rahaf al-Qunun fled her family in Saudi Arabia and is now seeking aslyum from Australia. We speak to Phil Robertson about the storm of social media support that allowed her to succesfully receive refugee status and protection from the UN.

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The use of the Sedition Act 1948 following the arrests of three individuals for online insults against the monarchy, has sparked renewed calls to revoke the Act completely.

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We discuss what doxing means, in light of the current hunt for online critics of the monarchy.

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Global carmakers are planning to inject about 300 billion dollars into batteries and electric vehicle technology by 2029, according to Reuters.

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We run through the headlines that caught our eye- today it's about lower bonuses and salary increments in 2019, along with an update on the impact that the smoking ban has had on businesses.

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Unity Minister P. Waytha Moorthy says that the newly-formed Malaysian Advancement Party (MAP) will help promote the inclusion of Indian minority groups in national development. But do ethnic-based parties divide more than include?

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However, better scores and the historic outcome of the 14th General Election have seen us climb up in the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index 2019.

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According to the KL mayor, DBKL will follow a "capsule hotel" concept to build the micro homes, to be rented out to unmarried working adults in the B40 income group.

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