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After winning the inaugural para-badminton gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, national shuttler Cheah Liek Hou has been going from strength to strength - currently on a 56 match winning streak & his eleventh consecutive championships, after his heroics at the at the 4 Nations Para Badminton International 2022 in Ireland.

Gaining national prominence after the Tokyo win, he joins us on the programme as we explore his 20 year career, the role his coach Dato Rashid Sidek played, para-badminton's debut at the paralympics and many more.

With What Do Men Want: Masculinity and its Discontents, author Nina Power seeks to explore and understand how the role of men has evolved and changed in our current times, with the larger aim of reaching a mutual understanding between the genders. We review the book, discuss where it succeeds and stumbles, and talk about whether it actually answers the big questions it puts forth. Then in Footnotes, we discuss the newly launched TikTok Book Club, which builds on the popularity of #BookTok.

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缅甸发生军方政变已有五个月之久，军政府当政后，除了昂山素姬遭受软禁且受控好几项罪名；近来再传出四名异议人士遭受司法处决。『缅甸环球新光报』7 月 25 日报道：缅甸军政府处决了包括现年 53 岁的知名民主运动人士觉敏友（Kyaw Min Yu）、41 岁的前国会议员暨艺术家漂扎亚导（Phyo Zeya Thaw）在内等数名异议人士。不过，官方并未公布具体处决执行日期。

司法处决除了不透明，更引发国际社会强烈反弹，包括美国国务院和联合国在内，各造纷纷就缅甸军政府的行为表达谴责。然而，从西方世界的视角看缅甸军政府司法处决的事件，更发人深思的其实还有：国际社会不断呼吁各大经济体加强制裁，究竟能有多大的实质效益；是不是纯粹口惠而实不至？

Al Pacino plays a cop. Robert DeNiro plays a criminal. Michael Mann directs this cat-and-mouse relationship between the two. Was there ever any doubt that this 1995 crime drama would end up a classic? Widely regarded as one of the most influential movies of the genre, Heat is also celebrated for finally bringing Pacino and DeNiro together in the same frame (The Godfather Part II doesn't count!). We throw back to the movie, talk about its enduring appeal, and revel in the pleasure of the performances on show.

The Department of Orang Asli Development (Jakoa) is expected to begin a study on amendments to the existing Aboriginal Peoples Act (APA) 1954 this year. We look into the significance of this move, and what amendments are most urgently needed.

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Local live music venue, Angkasa, announced they were closing for good, following DBKL's seizure of their venue for failing to renew their entertainment license. First, we look at the entertainment license itself - how it works, and what the costs are. Then, what is the value of independent performing arts spaces for our arts and culture? We explore.

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A video of rats in a steamboat restaurant being chased around by staff has circulated on Twitter, as the original poster expressed some concern after her complaints to the management were brushed off. People chip in, and we get into it.

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In today's parliamentary sitting, the MPs discussed proposals to draft a new agreement to replace MA63, issues surrounding the Musang King plantation following the Baling floods as well as shortages in medicine supplies, most notably paracetamol.

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Every mental health struggle has a story behind it. ‘Because Feelings Matter’ is a series that brings you the stories of people and their mental health issues. These stories aim to normalise conversations about mental health, and to show that it’s okay to struggle emotionally and psychologically, but more importantly, to reach out for help. In this episode, TV host, emcee and mental health advocate Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim takes off the mask that hides her mental health challenges, and talks about her vulnerabilities as an entertainer and a mother. 

This series is produced in collaboration with Thrive Well.

On the 20th of July 2022, the Malaysian Parliament passed the long-awaited Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill. But did you know that the first draft of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill was penned 22 years ago? 

On this episode, we take a look at the origins of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill and the significance of it finally being passed in Parliament. 

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