Evening Edition

Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman was removed as a member of the UMNO Supreme Council last week. Following his dismissal, he has been openly critical of UMNO president Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi, and also revealed that there were SDs signed supporting Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's bid to be PM. We speak to Ben Suffian, Programme Director at the Merdeka Centre to get his thoughts on the latest developments.

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Here's something many Malaysians have experienced: forgetting a word in one language, trying to replace it in another, and not quite getting it right. We get into all the funny anecdotes shared on Twitter, as well as some of our own stories.

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There are a lot of upsides to becoming an entrepreneur: being your own boss, owning your own time, building something from the ground up. Or so go the promises. But what about the downsides and risks? We talk about how to assess whether being an entrepreneur really is what you want to do and why young people in particular are often sold this as a model of success.

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The government has revealed they will be spending close to RM80 billion on subsidies with the bulk of it being spent on fuel. We speak with Professor Dr Hafezali Iqbal Hussain from Taylor's University to wrap our head around this amount and also how subsidies shape our mindset on public spending, as well as our own.

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Mat Kilau has been trending on Twitter, following the success of the blockbuster biopic about the Malaysian warrior. We get into the conversations about this legendary figure, as well as the impact that film and art have on reigniting culture and tradition.

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A report from Free Malaysia Today has highlighted the concerns of nightclub owners about a potential increase in police raids, following a statement by a former police chief that some nightclubs supply recreational drugs to patrons under protection of rogue authorities. Trade groups have urged authorities to hold conversations with owners to solve this issue. We discuss the rights that nightclub owners have, and the financial costs they bear when raids increase.

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The customer is always right, or so it’s been since time immemorial. But are they? We look at a call to normalise answering back and reasoning with customers when the situations calls for it, following a viral video of a fast-food store employee defending herself in an argument with a customer.

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Stories of the mistreatment of animals and pets have been circling the news, with the recent case being a man who was arrested for allegedly abusing a cat. This comes hand in hand with reports of pets being abandoned by people during the pandemic. We discuss these issues, as well as what laws need to be put in place to protect the rights of these animals.

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The Federal Court has upheld the acquittal of S.Ambika, who was charged for murdering her domestic worker, Adelina Lisao 4 years ago. Indonesia has accepted but expressed their disappointment with the verdict. We look at what this outcome indicates about the will to protect the safety and wellbeing of foreign domestic workers in Malaysia.

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The Sales & Service Tax (SST) exemption currently enjoyed by passenger vehicles since June 2020, will end as planned on June 2022. This full waiver covers locally assembled cars with a 50% waiver on imported cars. The program was aimed at helping the automotive sector through the pandemic. We discuss the effectiveness of this initiative and the current state of the industry.

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