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A true crossover hit, Zhang Yimou's Hero has all the makings of a wuxia classic: stunning sequences, opulent settings and big names. With stars like Jet Li, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung at the helm, and Rashomon among its influences, Hero set the tone for Chinese cinema in its time. We look back to see if this grand tale holds up almost 20 years on.

The Immigration Department has shared updates on their repatriation programme which has so far seen 88,000 undocumented migrants being sent home. We hear from Dato' Sri M Ramachelvam for his thoughts on the programme.

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With reports of Covid-19 patients facing delayed or inadequate care, we look at the real-world impact of strained hospitals. Firstly, we hear from Subang Jaya assemblyperson Michelle Ng about her struggle to help a patient simply get to a hospital. Then, Selangor lawmakers are calling for more transparency from the federal government about how our hospitals are actually coping. Finally - what’s the way forward on this?

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This morning, 16 senators headed towards Parliament, joining in on calls for it to reopen so that Dewan Negara meetings can take place. We speak to one of the senators who were present to learn more.

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After an eventful week in Parliament which ended with the sitting being cut short, we do a retrospective with a parliamentary researcher, evaluating how the sessions went down. We also discuss the Prime Minister's announcement that the Emergency Ordinances will be debated in Parliament in September.

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All eyes are on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and how the world’s top athletes are performing amid a global pandemic. But what happens when these elite athletes get injured, and what’s the process of diagnosing and managing their injuries as quickly as possible? We explore the role of medical imaging, such as ultrasound and MRIs, in managing these injuries.

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Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf once hypothesized that language influences thought rather than the reverse. The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis claims that people from different cultures think differently because of differences in their languages. But does that theory still hold weight? Dr Sharifah Ayeshah joins us to discuss how language shapes thought.

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On Saturday, the Lawan protest took place in our capital city, where young Malaysians took to the streets to voice out their frustrations with the Perikatan Nasional administration and their handling of the pandemic. The protesters had aimed to gather at Dataran Merdeka, but it had already been cordoned off by the police earlier in the morning. Yesterday, we saw Opposition MPs gathering at the Dataran calling for Parliament to reopen. A common thread that runs through these recent protests as well as others in the past, is the role that Dataran Merdeka often plays in these events. We speak to Dr Nurul Azreen Azlan, senior lecturer in the Masters of Sustainable Urban Design programme at UTM KL, to find out more about the significance of Dataran Merdeka as well as the influence of the built environment on protests and public participation.

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Sunway Malls is facilitating up to RM200mil in working capital to assist its retailers through financing facilities provided by RHB Banking Group and Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd.

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The development of Escape Cameron Highlands, a new world-class tourism destination in Malaysia, is expected to kickstart the revival of the country’s domestic tourism industry which has been greatly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic since last year.

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