Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's new cabinet line up includes the now former CEO of CIMB - seen as a move to include technocrats in the new government. We talk to James Chai of INVOKE Solutions who weighs in on how technocrats impact policymaking and the dynamics of an administration.

MGCC signs a deal with Malaya Green Builder Energy of KC Energy from Taiwan for 100 public buses to accelerate our public transport system's transition to a lower carbon footprint. As Datasonic shares take a sharp fall in the morning, Bursa Malaysia suspends short-selling activities for the second time since last week.

With school closures around the world to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, 290 million students are now forced to learn remotely from home. We speak to Raj Ridvan Singh, Founder of SOLS 24/7, to examine how ready schools actually are to deal with this new arrangement.

According to the Malaysia National Cancer Registry Report 2012-2016, colorectal cancer is the most common cancer among men in Malaysia, and the second most common among women. For those diagnosed at the early stages, prompt and proper treatment can help patients to do well. But after treatment, what next? Consultant colorectal surgeon Dr Ragu Ramasamy from Subang Jaya Medical Centre discusses follow-up care with us.

In our second show in a series covering the Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama 2020 (TPAM 2020), we speak with the meet’s director Hiromi Maruoka about the beginnings of the event, how it has evolved, and what this year’s shows say about the performing arts field in Asia. 

Inspired by the 1965 P. Ramlee movie “Masam-Masam Manis”, Teater Normcore’s latest stage production “Masam Manis” takes the idea of two bickering neighbours who unknowingly fall in love and adds in a healthy dose of modernity and virtual reality. The result is an examination of public and private spaces, as well as the many personas we each inhabit. We speak with the play’s writer/director Ridhwan Saidi, and two of its actors, Sadiq M. Jamil and Lew Shu Ni. 

While things may look better on the surface, it’s revealed that 9 out of 10 people are still found to be biased against women. We look at some shocking global facts and figures as well as what went down at the Women’s March here in Malaysia.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced his new cabinet line-up. We look at the ministries that will be taking care of our environment and natural resources, and some of the most pressing issues they will need to handle.

Working 9-5 is a very sedentary way of living, and you’d assume with all that stillness you wouldn’t be losing too much energy. So why is it that we all come back home from a work day totally drained? Turns out, scientists have some hypotheses on just that.

Air travel during the coronavirus outbreak can be made safer with a few basic precautions - and taking a window seat helps. According to a study of 10 transcontinental United States flights by the FlyHealthy Research Team from 2018, window seat passengers have far fewer close encounters on a plane than people in aisle and middle seats, which thus lowers their risk of getting an infectious disease.