Evening Edition

Neal Adams. He would define The Bronze Age. He would leave his stylistic mark on the X-Men, Green Lantern, and Superman. He would take Batman, who had become a campy joke at the end of the 1960s, and bring back the brooding Dark Knight long before Frank Miller. He would give us Ra's Al Ghul. He would give us that marvelous fight between Superman and Muhammad Ali.

This week - in the second part of their conversation - Umapagan Ampikaipakan speaks to Neal Adams about Batman and Green Lantern, about Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, and about comic book movies. He asks Neal just what the superhero means to the culture of the world?

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In this first part of three shows about Crime by PEMANDU, we'll be speaking about the perception of crime in the country vs the stats we have about the spread of crime. We will also explore if Malaysia is indeed safer now and what is being done to address crime overall.

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Tonight we have a rather special comedian in the studio tonight. He’s a man who’s a lawyer by day and cracks jokes about his Nusantara adventures, Sulaiman Azmil! We find out when he’s out of the courtroom, would sir still speaketh the truth?

Sulaiman’s comedy started like a fabled tale. Like any other Malaysian tale, it involves getting lost on our roads. He missed a turn in in Sri Hartamas and ended up doing his first-ever stand-up comedy set on Comedy Kao Kao at Publika instead of dining al fresco at a restaurant in Plaza Mont Kiara.

Sulaiman’s humour is all Inspired by the penglipur lara of yore, nothing pleases him more than to share anecdotes of his travels and misadventures in the Nusantara, his trials and travails as a tax-paying Bumiputera. He’s own observations and twists are hilarious reminder of the world we live in and how much of a caricature it has become.

He has performed all over KL, PJ, Penang till he found himself in Hanoi and Singapore performing his stories and jokes for all to hear and chuckle about. Speaking of performing, Sulaiman was a member and also the host for a six-comic ensemble titled The Dirty Half Dozen where he was noted by this review for having balls.

You can catch Sulaiman whether at the Comedy Crackhouse, Sure Laugh One (TTDI’s monthly comedy show) or even later from 16th to 25th September as Sulaiman would be performing for Harith Iskander’s Kuala Lumpur International Comedy Fest 2015 at any of these places!

For the record, Sulaiman scored 11!

If you liked what you've heard, catch more via the website here! That Time Of Night

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VAX is an exhibition for local creatives to showcase their work, and giving them to platform and opportunity to expand their services and market their products to markets outside Malaysia. We speak to the masterminds behind such an event to find out more about VAX's potential in boosting the visual arts industry.

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With the revelation of our poor standard of the English language displayed in high school workbooks recently, we ask the question: Should the Malaysian government implement English as the medium of instruction in all public schools? We hear the pros and cons from this month's guest debaters. 

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Tonight, we have yet another name tied with the Malaysian theatre scene, she would be directing one play, whilst acting in another and also spending a bit of time writing another one, she is none other than, Marina Tan!

Marina started out with singing with the Selangor Philharmonic Society Choir. She stayed with an acapella group, Six2Eight for a few years before head diving in the world of theater and found her calling. Marina’s knowledge of theater was helped greatly the fact she studied a Diploma in Performing from Trinity College Guildhall in the UK.

Marina played many roles with one of her notable ones is when she played as Chanel in the Shear Madness series of show, which her portrayal garnered her a nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for the 2015 Boh Cameronian Arts Awards. She also created and helmed, Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa — An Epic Swashbuckling Adventure!, an adaptation of an old Malay folklore story. It was voted as Audience’s Choice Award (Theater) in the same BOH Awards 2015.

Marina co-founded a few organizations namely, Anak Chintan Theater, Box of Delights Family Theater and also the Performing Arts of Malaysia Drama Archive (PADMA). Marina is a major practitioner for children’s theater with during March, she led a 12 session Storytelling course for children and young teens from the age of 9-16 years old to teach how to express oneself via the medium of storytelling.

Marina is currently in the midst of a new production titled, Cheras The Musical.

For the record, Marina scored 13!

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On Talkback today, we're doing something special. We're going to open up our lines and take in song requests. Give us a call and tell us what songs best describes how you feel about Malaysia today. 

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Tonight, we’ve had another woman whose name is synonymous with the words Miss Malaysia, in fact, she is the titleholder for Miss Malaysia 2013 and is now the national director of Miss Universe Malaysia Organization; it’s no other than Carey Ng!

Born in Putrajaya, the now 27 year old, Carey Ng didn’t venture in the in beauty line till the end of her degree studies. During high school, Carey was an active lady where she became a state gymnast and a ballet dancer of the advance degree level. She wanted to be a choreographer but various injuries stopped her from doing so. She channelled all the energy out towards her studies and soon return from the UK with a degree in architecture from University of Nottingham.

As soon as her degree was done, Carey felt restless as she already got her academia done and wanted a new challenge. A beauty pageant spot appeared and she took it as an opportunity to build on her self confidence. One thing lead to another and she was crowned as Miss Malaysia 2013 at by December 2012. Her time during the pageant was a journey of self discovery.

Now, she’s is the national director for Miss Universe Malaysia Organization, following in the footsteps of Andrea Fonseka and Elaine Daly. She has four ladies under her watch as she grooms them to be the finest of who they can be for the world’s stage.

For the record, Carey scored 16!

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This week on Untitled, we're featuring James Taylor's 1970 studio album, 'Sweet Baby James'.

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The May 2015 earthquake in Nepal has not only caused people to be left displaced without homes but has also created a real opportunity for traffickers to carry on with their child trafficking activities. The 'Nepalese Resilience' is a photo exhibition with a focus to raise awareness on the child trafficking problem in Nepal. We spoke to the photographers behind the exhibition to find out more about the issue.

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