Evening Edition

Here in Malaysia, we're very familiar with the Rohingya refugee crisis that exploded in 2015. Thousands of Rohingya people fled to neighbouring countries to escape persecution. There is yet to be a solution to the crisis and the delay in one has created a new problem...forced marriages and child brides. Mahi Ramakrishnan's new film, Bou, reveals the trafficking of Rohingya girls from Myanmar to become child brides here for local Rohingya men. Joining her is Hafsar, a Rohingya activist who works very closely with the community here.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally, Bahir Yeusuff, and Jason Leong - can't stop gushing about Daenerys and her dragons. (No. That isn't an euphemism.)

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It's unfortunate that we're all too familiar with news about poaching, and wildlife species losing their habitats due to deforestation and pollution. But are we becoming desensitized to information about threats to the wildlife? How much does the general public care about biodiversity? We talk about educating communities on wildlife conservation with Dr. Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, Associate Professor on ecology and biodiversity conservation at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus; as well as John Mathai, Chief Operating Officer of Rimba Research.

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In the 1st show of the season, the guys discuss Neymar Jnr's world record transfer. What is the knock-on effect? Is Neymar really leaving to better himself?

The guys also talk about Arsenal and their Community Shield win. Do the Gunners look like they might mount a threat this season? And what about Chelsea? They also discuss Liverpool, Man City, Spurs, Everton, assess the newly promoted sides and preview the European Super Cup between Real Madrid and Man Utd.

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Hey all!

We've been away for a while, but don't think that we haven't been doing anything whilst we've been away. We have something a little special for you.   

Back in April we managed to sit down with Sheila Majid, but we never got the chance to air the interview. So for those of you who went to see her over the weekend, or didn't - and for those of you with Sheila Fever, this one is for you.   

In this candid interview Sheila speaks about the state of the music industry here in Malaysia, the state of the economy, education, and how she took 3 years to decide what would be on her latest album offering 'Boneka'.   

Sit back, turn it up and listen along.   

Big love from Rich and Addy and the TTON team.   

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One of the battles we’ve been fighting for a long time is to end the stigmatisation of mental illnesses. But what's also harmful is to romanticise them, as seen in glamourised portrayals of negative emotions on films and social media. We discuss the healthy and unhealthy ways of speaking about mental illnesses with Dr. Chua Sook Ning, clinical psychologist and founder of RELATE Malaysia, as well as Lim Su Lin from Penang Institute in KL, where she’s a research analyst on the mental healthcare system in Malaysia.

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According to a study by Eco-Business Research, sponsored by pump solutions company Grundfos, more than half of Malaysians who were surveyed thought that rural and urban planning to tackle floods in the country were not effective in the face of extreme weather events. We speak with TPr. Hj Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar, President of Malaysian Institute of Planners, about what more can be done to better prepare cities and towns for floods.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - have a big ol' chat about all the goings on at San Diego Comic Con 2017.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - can't quite work out how to feel about Luc Besson's insanely ambitious adaptation of the cult favourite graphic novels featuring spacio-temporal agents Valerian and Laureline.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - can't figure out how Stephen King's epic fantasy got reduced to a middling YA-made-for-television special.

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