Evening Edition

Dr. Eqbal Dauqan was an accomplished scientist and professor in Yemen, but she had to leave everything behind because of the civil war. Since then, she has been teaching in Malaysia as an assistant professor in UKM, under a scholarship by the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund. But as the scholarship ends next year, her fate remains in question. Umapagan Ampikaipakan sits down with the fearless scientist to talk about her experience of fleeing the war and what lies ahead for her.

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Prime Minister Dato' Seri Najib Razak has announced a fund allocation of RM5 million for MACC's welfare body, Yayasan Prihatin. Anti-graft activists have expressed concern about the implications for MACC's independence. We discuss this move with Cynthia Gabriel, Founding Director of C4, as well as Professor James Chin, Director of the Asia Institute at the University of Tasmania.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - get ready for Blade Runner 2049 by taking a look back at Ridley Scott's original.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - are pleasantly perplexed with Darren Aronofsky's latest cinematic effort.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - are disappointed in this spotty third installment in the LEGO Cinematic Universe.

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About a week ago, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released the results of a report that looks at how well a country prepares its younger generations for an ever-changing future economy. It found that Singapore was the highest ranked in Asia and an overall fifth across 35 economies. As for Malaysia, we weren’t on the list...So the question is, what does this actually mean for young Malaysians? How well have we prepared/setup Malaysian kids for the future? So today on Talkback, we’re asking you if you think Malaysia a good country for kids to grow up in. Our lines will be open.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - are a little too excited about the first Star Trek television series in well over a decade.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - enjoyed this unexpected mishmash of an action political thriller a lot more than they thought they would.

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Born in Chicago to Indian Muslim immigrants, Zeshan Bagewadi’s musical identity was formed at the junction of two different worlds. Produced by Lester Snell (the legendary arranger for Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Mavis Staples), Vetted is a mixtape of Zeshan’s originals and lesser known 1960s and ‘70s deep soul gems. Belting out lyrics in English, Urdu and Punjabi, he pays homage to his Indian roots and his American upbringing. In this BFM exclusive, he speaks to Ezra about his debut album that charted #8 on Billboard's Top 10 Albums (World Music). We also hear what it's like to perform in front of two US presidents.

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