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Medical groups have lambasted the Ministry of Health over a statement regarding on-call allowances for public sector doctors. We discuss the root cause of doctors’ dissatisfaction and other pain points for the medical workforce with Dr. Timothy Cheng of the Malaysian Medical Association.

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The Wagner Group, led by Prigozhin, marched towards the gates of Moscow, before making a U-Turn after Belarussian leader Lukashenko brokered a peace deal. But what will happen to the 50 thousand Wagner force? How have these events damaged Putin's reputation and his grip on power? And what does it do for the morale of the Russian troops fighting in Ukraine? We speak with Dr Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute to get the answers.

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Medical groups have lambasted the Ministry of Health over a statement regarding on-call allowances for public sector doctors. We discuss the root cause of doctors’ dissatisfaction and other pain points for the medical workforce with Dr. Timothy Cheng of the Malaysian Medical Association.

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Muda has decided to go solo at the upcoming state elections, putting an end to their relationship after being shunned by Pakatan Harapan. We speak to Syed Saddiq to find out why and how they will differentiate themselves from the main coalitions. Can they learn anything from the Pejuang defeat in the last elections and even win any seats, or will they just split the PH vote?

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Following the amendment to the Federal Constitution to allow Malaysian mothers to confer automatic citizenship on children born overseas, equal to Malaysian fathers, we speak to Suri Kempe, President of Family Frontiers for more details over proposed amendments that could exacerbate child statelessness

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The Asia Pacific real estate sector is facing headwinds as declining property sales and record high office space vacancies in Hong Kong and China are expected to persist until at least the end of the year. We get analysis from Patrick Wong, Head of Bloomberg Intelligence Hong Kong on how global uncertainties will affect the region, and also on the outlook for the real estate market for the rest of 2023.

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Following the amendment to the Federal Constitution to allow Malaysian mothers to confer automatic citizenship on children born overseas, equal to Malaysian fathers, we speak to Suri Kempe, President of Family Frontiers for more details over proposed amendments that could exacerbate child statelessness

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Muda has decided to go solo at the upcoming state elections, putting an end to their relationship after being shunned by Pakatan Harapan. We speak to Syed Saddiq to find out why and how they will differentiate themselves from the main coalitions. Can they learn anything from the Pejuang defeat in the last elections and even win any seats, or will they just split the PH vote?

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President Vladimir Putin appeared to be in a precarious position after the the Wagner Group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin staged an insurrection towards Moscow. The Wagner Group with close to 50 thousand troops is credited with the capture of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, and is considered one of Russia's most effective military units. We try to piece together what happened over the weekend and what the exile to Belarus means with Dr. Alexey Muraviev of Curtin University.

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There has been a changing of the guard in the Royal Malaysian Police, after the IGP Tan Sri Acryl Sani stepped down last Thursday. What do we know about his successor, Tan Sri Razarudin Hussain? We discuss the new leadership of the police force and recommendations for reform with Dato’ Sri M. Ramachelvam, President of the National Human Rights Society, better known as HAKAM

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