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Iskandar Ismail, CEO of Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), discusses their investigations into reports of political interference in the local poultry industry. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Heavy traffic will be of no surprise over the next two weekends, with the Hari Raya holidays. PLUS is expecting two million vehicles on its highways in the upcoming long weekend, which is a 25% spike from the usual 1.6 million vehicles a day. With that, more accidents can be expected. Prof. Dr Kulanthayan K.C. Mani from the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety tell us how we can improve road safety. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Iskandar Ismail, CEO of Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), discusses their investigations into reports of political interference in the local poultry industry. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Refugees are defined and protected under the “1951 Refugee Convention relating to the Status of Refugees”. However, despite having policies and measures put in place to protect refugees, many are still vulnerable to poor living conditions, inaccessibility to education, employment bans, and other issues. Phil Robertson, Deputy Director of the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch breaks down the situation for us. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Heavy traffic will be of no surprise over the next two weekends, with the Hari Raya holidays. PLUS is expecting two million vehicles on its highways in the upcoming long weekend, which is a 25% spike from the usual 1.6 million vehicles a day. With that, more accidents can be expected. Prof. Dr Kulanthayan K.C. Mani from the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety tell us how we can improve road safety. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

China has an official growth projection of 5.5% this year despite ongoing lockdowns and a global supply chain and inflation crisis. Gary Ng, Economist from Natixis expounds. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Political circles have been buzzing this past week over a document dubbed PASLeaks purporting to detail discussions between PAS chiefs and other Malay political party leaders. We ask Dr. Azmi Hassan, Senior Research Fellow at Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research as to the what, who and why's of it and does it have any repercussion on GE15. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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There are clear ramifications to Malaysia changing most of its Covid guidelines, including the belief that Malaysians are able to practice self-regulation. Dr Khoo Yoong Khean, Managing Editor, Malaysian Medical Gazette, discusses. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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There are clear ramifications to Malaysia changing most of its Covid guidelines, including the belief that Malaysians are able to practice self-regulation. Dr Khoo Yoong Khean, Managing Editor, Malaysian Medical Gazette, discusses. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

China has an official growth projection of 5.5% this year despite ongoing lockdowns and a global supply chain and inflation crisis. Gary Ng, Economist from Natixis expounds. Image credit: Shutterstock.com