As far as Dr Nurzhafarina Othman is concerned, to ensure the survival of Bornean elephants, people need to understand that we need to co-exist with them. An elephant ecologist and founder of NGO Seratu Aatai, Dr Farina and her team try to find ways for people and wildlife to co-exist peacefully, and to avoid human-elephant conflicts, both inside and outside of protected areas in Sabah. She joins us for a 101 on this smallest Asian elephant subspecies -  classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as endangered - and to discuss her work towards ensuring their long-term survival.

In conjunction with Malaysia Day tomorrow, we’re joined by two young activists from East Malaysia to discuss how far Sabah & Sarawak have come since the formation of the Malaysian federation in 1963 and what they’re looking forward to next.

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Ever since the pandemic began, there’s been a sharp increase in interest for local brands with campaigns like #SapotLokal, the Buy Malaysia Campaign, and even #KitaJagaKita. Will this renewed support for local brands continue into the future?

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Having struggled with chronic eczema, Sulie Abell started using homemade skincare products using ingredients in the backyard of her village, Melugu in Simanggang, Sarawak. From there, her business Sluvi & Co began and through her work, she aims to empower farmers to have sustainable income.

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Tanoti is a congregation of Sarawakian women weavers and artisans dedicated towards the production, promotion and proliferation of hand-crafted fabrics. From winning the World Craft Council Award of Excellence for Handicraft in 2014 and being a pioneer in upholding heritage preservation, Jacquelie Fong, Director of Tanoti discusses with us today on building the rural community of Sarawak and how they have pivoted during the various lockdowns.

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East Malaysian stocks are often overlooked but are there perhaps companies that will see robust earnings growth? Lester Siew, equity analyst from RHB Investment Bank helps us with that question.

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We ask Dr. Arnold Puyok on whether this new government will be able to move the MA63 agreement forward as the same issues around MA63 keep resurfacing every year during Malaysia Day.

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Despite the nearly six-decade union between the states of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, misconceptions of history, the constitution and cultural identity abound, creating long-standing tensions between east and west. How do these disaffections impact Malaysian national identity and unity? We discuss the knotty issues with constitutional expert Prof. Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi and socio-political commentator Eddin Khoo.

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Poverty levels in East Malaysia are the highest in the country which has been made worse by the economic scarring caused by Covid-19. We ask Dr. Dayang Affizzah Awang Marikan, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak what the government priorities should be in terms of economic policy when it comes to Budget 2020 and the 12th Malaysia Plan.

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