Evening Edition

Luc Vandebon is leading the EU’s delegation to Malaysia - a Belgian who previously served as a counsellor in the EU’s mission to Afghanistan. He’s a business engineering graduate, a one-time choirboy and plays the guitar.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia has recently paid more attention to special needs education, as highlighted in Chapter 4 - Student Learning, in the recent 2013 - 2015 Malaysia Education Blueprint. With a staggering 400,000 Malaysians considered disabled or having special needs, recent statistics show that up to 95% of them are unemployed, possibly contributing to the country’s GDP loss of RM92 billion per annum. Y...

Ross Yusof and guests Stuart Cavens, Matt Bellotti & Jeevan Selvanathan lookback at the final weekend in the BPL which saw Arsenal pip Spurs for 4th, Chelsea part ways with Rafa, Sir Alex's crazy final 5-5 draw at WBA and Jamie Carragher's emotional farewell at Anfield. Also, MSL, playoffs, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Fantasy Football. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Teach For Malaysia is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that is enlisting Malaysia’s most promising future leaders in our mission to end education inequity. Teach For Malaysia Fellows will serve as full-time teachers for two years in high-need schools, and commit to transform the education outcomes of less-privileged schoolchildren, through significantly improving their achievement...

Ross Yusof & guests Bob Holmes, Ray Jennings & Craig Morraies discuss Chelsea's Europa League win against Benfica, Rafa Benitez, Wigan's relegation from the Premiership, the retirement of David Beckham and they also chat about the end of Malaysian participation in this season's AFC Cup PLUS a full preview of the final weekend in the BPL AND 3 Big Shouts. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

PARAH, a play by Alfian Sa’at, is an intense and intimate look at four school friends - Hafiz, Melur, Kahoe, and Mahesh - and how their otherwise simple and straightforward relationships are suddenly torn apart when one of them discovers a copy of Abdullah Hussain’s Interlok with a page torn from it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government has been encouraging the growth of international schools in Malaysia, which have been increasing each year. Education, one of the National Key Economic Areas under the Economic Transfer Programme, has listed scaling of international schools as one of its Entry Point Projects. To date there are 91 international schools currently in operation, with a marked increase of students over t...

His caustic wit will charm the pants off anyone - except for the authorities maybe. With a sense of humour that would rub some people the wrong way and a humbling rich experience in the entertainment industry stemming from pure hard work, Singaporean comedian, actor and TV host Kumar joins us this evening! Kumar is here for his Live in KL 2013 show held this 16th and 17th of May at Dirty Nelly&rsq...

He’s a comedy writer, an actor, and a freelance scriptwriter, chief comedian at TimeOut KL’s Comedy Thursdays and he’s a man that’s heavily involved in the upcoming PJ Laugh Fest. Which starts 15th May and runs until the 9th of June. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Matt Bellotti, Stuart Cavens & Jeevan Selvanathan look back at the emotional farewells at Old Trafford & Goodison Park where Sir Alex Ferguson & David Moyes presided over their final home matches. Big respect is shown to Wigan for beating Man City 1-0 to win the FA Cup (brought to you by Budweiser) and of course league action which affected the top & bottom....

For those not familiar with our monthly culture magazine The B-Side, we’re diving into its May issue and speaking to one of its contributors this evening. Photographer Danny Lim speaks about the concluding chapter of his 2-part article, “Varieties of Voters”, where he interviews 3 Malaysians and their thoughts about Malaysia’s political landscape. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Ross Yusof & guests Bob Holmes, Ray Jennings & Craig Morraies discuss Sir Alex Ferguson's impending retirement, his sucessor, David Moyes. Will he win a trophy in his first season? Will he stop Wayne Rooney from leaving? Will he bring Bebe back? Also chats about the midweek action which saw Man City winning, Wigan losing & Spurs & Chelsea drawing. They preview the FA Cup Final, the...

The Growing number of International Schools around the world is allowing parents to choose an alternative kind of education for their children - an education for the real world of global communication, international opportunity and cultural diversity. Here to talk to us about an education that goes beyond the confines of the classroom is the Head Teacher of the British School, Kuala Lumpur - Janet...

Reducing crime is one of the seven National Key Results Area under the Government Transformation Program. And one of the initiatives is to increase the safety perception index which includes increasing police presence, awareness campaigns and improving communication between the police and people to foster better ties. As a result of this initiative, the PDRM designed MyDistress - a smartphone app...

Ross Yusof & guests, Stuart Cavens, Pravin Peraba & Andy Whitelaw discuss the chase for 3rd/4th with Arsenal, Spurs & Chelsea all winning this weekend. There are also chats about relegation as Wigan win at West Brom, Hull's promotion to the Premier League, Juventus winning Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1, Dortmund 1 Bayern 1 PLUS Malaysian Super League, Winners & Losers & midweek pre...

Andy Whitelaw hosts Bob Holmes, Craig Morraies & Ray Jennings as they discuss the UEFA Champions League which saw Bayern win emphatically in Spain whilst Dortmund lose in Madrid & advance. There's also chats about the Europa League, the Malaysian Super League PLUS a preview of the BPL weekend which features the Merseyside derby, Man Utd v Chelsea & more. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

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With GE13 just around the corner we ask the man on the street about how did the election season affect local businesses.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this third instalment of Cerita-cerita Rock n’ Roll, we’ll be talking about Simon & Garfunkel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof hosts a panel of Bob Holmes, Ray Jennings & Craig Morraies discussing Man United's twentieth title truimph, Bayern & Dortmund tearing up Spanish opposition in the UCL semi 1st legs, the Europa League, Luis Suarez' 10 match ban, the AFC Cup which saw mixed fortunes for Kelantan & Selangor, the Malaysian Super League PLUS a preview of the BPL weekend & 3 Big Shouts! See om...

Ross Yusof with guests Kam Raslan, Gogulan Dorairajoo & Jeevan Selvanathan discuss Luis Suarez' bite on Branislav Ivanovic, Tottenham's comeback win against Man City, who will be relegated with Reading & QPR PLUS the Championship, the Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, MSL & also previews for Man Utd v Aston Villa, UCL & UEL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Traditionally dogs have been seen as impure by Muslims and Malays in Malaysia. Muslims and Malays have also been advised to avoid contact with dogs. Especially in Malaysia it is very rare and unusual to find Muslims having dogs as pets. Pak Mie and his wife have been rescuing and feeding more than 500 stray dogs and 100 stray cats in Alor Setar, Kedah. Their story was filmed by freelance filmmaker...

Bob Holmes, Ray Jennings & Craig Morraies discuss Arsenal's push for the Top 4, Wayne Rooney's worrying form, Rafa & JT at Chelsea, Stoke going dowm, The Malaysian FAC QFs, MSL, preview the weekend's BPL & give you 3 big shouts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kakiseni is Malaysia's foremost arts platform, producing major arts events such as the annual BOH Cameronian Arts Awards and the Women:100 Festival. Kakiseni seeks to engage artists in establishing Malaysia as a vibrant performing arts centre in Southeast Asia, and to facilitate forging links between regional artists and their peers across the globe. The National Department for Culture and Arts (J...

For any student who does well or even moderately well in their studies, the light at the end of the tunnel is bright. Opportunities to study further are available and scholarships await those who come out tops. The same can’t be said for underachievers or student dropouts who are in the state they are in because of unfortunate issues such as poverty and neglected upbringing. What happens to...