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July 09, 2023 Janet Yellen's Beijing Charm Offensive
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visit to China seeks to mend strained ties with Beijing, with both nations engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war. Is the world big enough for these 2 superpowers? Will they share the spoils, or choose a winner-take-all strategy? We speak to Richard McGregor, senior fellow at the Lowy Institute to find out more on Yellen’s visit and will this set up a meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping during the November APEC meeting in San Francisco?
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10 min
July 09, 2023 High Income Not Synonymous With Development
According to the latest data on global economies compiled by the World Bank, Malaysia remains an upper middle-income country; however Sarawak has joined the ranks of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Penang as members of the high-income economy club. We discuss what the data actually reveals with Distinguished Professor of Economics Dr. Rajah Rasiah of Universiti Malaya.
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12 min
July 07, 2023 Who Will Be the Poster Boy for N9 Chief Minister?
Negeri Sembilan is a unity government strong hold with all 36 seats held by BN and PH. On paper, it looks like it will be another clean sweep in the upcoming state elections but the poster boy for the Chief Minister has not been agreed upon. So will PN split the Malay vote and win a few seats themselves? We speak with Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow, Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research chimes to get his analysis
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11 min
July 06, 2023 Who Will Be the Poster Boy for N9 Chief Minister?
Negeri Sembilan is a unity government strong hold with all 36 seats held by BN and PH. On paper, it looks like it will be another clean sweep in the upcoming state elections but the poster boy for the Chief Minister has not been agreed upon. So will PN split the Malay vote and win a few seats themselves? We speak with Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow, Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research chimes to get his analysis
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11 min
July 06, 2023 Will Threads Spark An Exodus From The Blue Bird App?
Fahizah Shamsuddin, Programme Director and Senior Lecturer, School of Media & Communication, Taylor's University
Descriptor: On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg launched a new platform, Threads, that is meant to rival Elon Musk's beleaguered Twitter. Will this result in a mass exodus from the blue bird app? Questions we pose to Fahizah Shamsuddin, Senior Lecturer at School of Media & Communication of Taylor's University.
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11 min
July 06, 2023 Every Vote Counts, Even For State Elections
The 6 state elections will finally go to the polls on Saturday 12 August, 38 weeks after GE-15. 9.8 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots, including the 600 thousand first time voters from UNDI 18. But with political fatigue and apathy setting in, will we get a 70% voter turnout or will voters just avoid making the long trek home? We speak with Thomas Fann, Chairperson, Bersih to get his views and expectations come polling day, and why your vote remains important.
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13 min
July 05, 2023 Every Vote Counts, Even For State Elections
The 6 state elections will finally go to the polls on Saturday 12 August, 38 weeks after GE-15. 9.8 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots, including the 600 thousand first time voters from UNDI 18. But with political fatigue and apathy setting in, will we get a 70% voter turnout or will voters just avoid making the long trek home? We speak with Thomas Fann, Chairperson, Bersih to get his views and expectations come polling day, and why your vote remains important.
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13 min
July 05, 2023 History Repeats Itself With Jenin In Israeli Crosshairs
On Monday, Israel unleashed one of its largest military operations in the Palestinian city of Jenin, withdrawing their forces yesterday. This two-day operation has killed at least 12 Palestinians, injured approximately 100 others and caused widespread destruction. We speak to Dr James Dorsey of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies on the implications of this latest escalation of violence by the Israeli military
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9 min
July 05, 2023 Smoking Vapes As Easy As Eating Nasi Lemak
3 NGOs have filed for a judicial review at the High Court to challenge the Health Minister and the Government on the decision to amend the Poison Act 1952. These amendments allow eCigarette and vapes to be sold to anyone without any legal consequences. So a child can now buy a vape as easily as a packet of nasi lemak. We speak with Sharmila Sekaran, Chairperson from Voice of The Children, on what they expect to achieve in this lawsuit.
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11 min
July 04, 2023 Smoking Vapes As Easy As Eating Nasi Lemak
3 NGOs have filed for a judicial review at the High Court to challenge the Health Minister and the Government on the decision to amend the Poison Act 1952. These amendments allow eCigarette and vapes to be sold to anyone without any legal consequences. So a child can now buy a vape as easily as a packet of nasi lemak. We speak with Sharmila Sekaran, Chairperson from Voice of The Children, on what they expect to achieve in this lawsuit.
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11 min