Evening Edition

The Education Ministry is being asked to increase the number of music classes in primary school, from half an hour to an hour. We unpack this and look at how these classes can benefit students in the long run.

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Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan is being asked to clarify the decision to allow only 25 Bangladeshi agencies to recruit workers for Malaysia. We discuss the concerns and questions around these restrictions with Mahi Ramakrishnan from Beyond Borders Malaysia.

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The government has plans to introduce compulsory integrity and anti-corruption courses in universities. We discuss what these courses might look like and how effective they could be.

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A recent tweet shared how delightful it was that young women are being more open about living solo, and celebrating that independence - and equally delightfully, it gained a lot of traction and got a lot of responses! We get into it.

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Shein is currently trending on twitter, amidst allegations of unethical practices. They've since responded, denying these allegations and making clear that they prohibit supplier from using child or forced labor. We weigh in on the conversation about concerns surrounding fast fashion.

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The Bon Odori Festival has been in the spotlight all this week, following the Religious Affairs Minister advising Muslims against participating in the event, and subsequently, the Sultan instructing Jais to allow the festival to proceed. We find out what this festival entails, what it signifies for people in Japan, as well as it's cultural celebration in Malaysia.

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Earlier this week, a group of military veterans held an assembly urging the government to look into their welfare and to review pension rates and payments, to demand a pension scheme for veterans who retired early. We look into what exactly they're asking for, and why there's been delays in fulfulling their requests.

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The QS World University Rankings for 2023 are out, accompanied by the usual fanfare around where our local institutions rank. We revisit the merit of such rankings, the impact they've had on our higher education landscape and whether there is a better way to gauge the quality of our institutions.

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A senior police officer reportedly told FMT that it isn’t the police’s responsibility to help scam victims recover their money. This came after a person, having failed to get assistance from police authorities, tracked down his scammer and successfully got them to return money belonging to him and nine other victims. We discuss this, as well as how scams can be properly investigated.

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The military junta has announced that it would be executing 4 political prisoners, after being convicted on charges of terrorism in a military tribunal. We look into the response to this, and the political implications that Myanmar could face if this were to be carried out.

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