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Two very different kind of draws between the Manchester & Liverpool clubs this weekend. United were pegged back by Andros Townsend in a mediocre match at Old Trafford whilst Liverpool & Man City served up a 4 goal feast at Anfield. Chelsea capitalise on their rivals by going top of the table. Leeds United get their 1st win and Brentford continue to inpress.

Chong Kim Chiew’s latest solo exhibition examines money as both an object and a system, through works that depict banknotes dating from colonial times of Malaya and British Borneo, to the Japanese occupation, through to the current day. We review the show and discuss our response to the works themselves, as well as how they fit into larger conversations around art, money, and how we value both.

Everyone's A Critic is jointly presented with CENDANA. For updates on Malaysian arts and culture, visit BASKL.

欧洲天然气的价格不断飙升，荷兰TTF天然气价格在上周最高达到每兆瓦86.61欧元，远高于4月份的20多欧元。来临的冬天，全球面对能源短缺的风险。另外，在马来西亚第12大马计划出炉后，政府不仅表明不会对大企业征收暴利税，外资也难得在股市出现回流现象，大马第四季度是否将出现极大反弹？

Datuk Seri Azalina Othman has been appointed as the Prime Minister's special human rights and law minister. We look at what this role might entail, and what it signals about the government's stance on human rights reforms.

Image Source: Azalina Othman Said Official Facebook Page

Today, we talk about our public transportation system and how we can do better. Firstly, following the recent audit of our Rapid Bus fleet that showed high costs of maintenance, we look at how to keep our public transport system cost efficient. Next, we discuss better planning and infrastructure. Finally, we look at ways to encourage people to be less reliant on cars.

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Former Melaka chief minister and Sungai Udang assemblyman Datuk Seri Idris Haron has announced that the Melaka state government has fallen after three councillors resigned and an UMNO assemblyman withdrew his support for the chief minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali, stating loss of confidence in his leadership. We look into the implications of this development.

Image Source: Idris Haron Official Facebook Page

Issues discussed at the Dewan Rakyat today include rewards for Olympic and Paralympic medalists, the state of unemployment, and efforts to prevent new Covid-19 variants from entering the country. We also look at some highlights from today's debate on the 12th Malaysia Plan.

Image Source: Khairy Jamaluddin Official Facebook Page

What happens when your heart suddenly stops? While a cardiac arrest in someone who is young, healthy and doesn’t have any underlying heart condition is rare, there is the small possibility that it could happen. To find out what explains these situations and what can be done to improve the person’s chances of survival when it happens, we’re joined by Dato’ Dr Yap Yee Guan, consultant interventional cardiologist from Sunway Medical Centre.

It's been over a year since the Shah Alam City Council proposed to build a road right across the Shah Alam Community Forest. Two hectares of pristine rainforest, hundreds of trees and species, and the forest trails used and loved by many on a daily basis, destroyed forever - for a single road. The battle between the community and state government over this forest continues, and we catch up with the folks from the Shah Alam Community Forest (SACF) Society, Alicia Teoh (Founder & Secretary) and Dr Teckwyn Lim (Treasurer), to get updates on the matter. We also look at the study which has found that the area had been wrongly designated as development land, and the state government's response to that.

Image credit: shahalamforest.org

After months of delays and poor reasoning, finally the BN/PN coalition, this time lead by Ismail Sabri Yaakob, announced that UNDI 18 will be implemented swiftly. Law Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar mentioned that The Election Commission (EC) will proceed with implementing the lowering of voting age from 21 to 18 as ordered by a High Court, without having to wait for the government to decide if it will appeal against the decision. On top of that, on the 29th of September, the Election Commission also notified soon-to-be voters to verify their personal information for the Pre-Registration of Automatic Voters (SPPA) that will be held from October 1 until October 31.  Qyira Yusri, Co-Founder of UNDI 18, joins us to discuss.

Image credit: undi18.org