Evening Edition

Today's countdown includes:5. The Tokyo Metropolitan government is set to launch its own dating app this summer as part of the government’s efforts to promote marriage and counter plunging birth rates.4. Following X's new policies allowing X-rated content, Malaysia is looking for a way to regulate the platform in accordance to the country's laws. Associate Professor Dr Sabariah Mohamed Salleh, Hea...

We talk about artificial intelligence a lot these days, due to its emerging role as a helper of sorts, in doing the more mundane tasks for us. Their prevalence has been a core topic of conversation within the accountancy industry, so we thought we'd explore the ways how much AI has, and will, transform the industry, and what the future of accountacy looks like.See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Today's countdown includes: 5. We're celebrating World Environment Day by putting a spotlight on the impact of our mangrove conservation efforts. For this, we hear thoughts from Dr Ahmad Aldrie Amir, a senior lecturer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and coordinator of the Malaysian Mangrove Research Alliance and Network. 4. With the establishment of Persatuan Burung Kakak Tua Perak, the state go...

Today's countdown includes:5. Has hardcore poverty really been eradicated in Sabah? Some reports are definitely saying so, but more specifically, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said it was a done deal, and hardocre poverty in Sabah had been eradicated in 2 months. at a Kaamatan event. So we hear thoughts from Dr Teo Sue Ann, Director of the MySDG Centre for Social Inclusion.4. Four elepha...

Today's countdown includes: 5. Donald Trump has been found guily of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election, making him the first former US president to be convicted of a crime. The conviction comes months after the US elections. We hear a clip from an interview conducted by Morning Run with John Zogby, founder of Zogby Strategies.4. Chinese actress Fan...

Today's countdown includes: 5. This year's theme for Sabah's harvest festival, better known as Pesta Ka'amatan is "Kaamatan Beyond Food Security". We hear about the celebrations from Ariff Adi Putra, a research associate at the Institute for Development Studies - and from Kapayan Assemblyperson Jennie Lasimbang.4. Foreign cable-laying ships will now be officially exempted from the cabotage policy....

Today's countdown includes:1. We discuss a shopping trolley being hurled from a high-rise in Bangsar and the dangers that come from it.2. Local scarf brand Lima Segi is under fire for accusations of plagiarising the keffiyeh-inspired designs of New York-based Palestinian designer, Sarah Musa. We hear some thoughts about the cultural appropriation of the keffiyeh from Azura Rahman, former host of B...

Today's countdown includes:1. With the official closure of ICQ after 28 years, we reminisce on the instant messaging apps of the early internet era.2. TNB and MACC team up to pull the plug on illegal bitcoin mining and corruption. Harpreet Singh Mann, CEO of Blocklime, a company that deals in blockchain solutions weighs in on the crackdown.3. The Postnormal Times Madani Exhibition at Berjaya Times...

Today's countdown includes:1. Google's AI-powered blunder has been telling people to eat rocks, mix glue into pizza sauce, and smoke during pregnancy. With Google scrambling to fix the situation, we reached out to Dr Zhi Yuan Chen, Associate Professor and Head of the School for Computer Science at the University of Nottingham Malaysia to comment on how AI is changing our search for information onl...

Today's countdown includes: 1. Make-a-Wish grants their thousandth wish to nine-year old Ayra Medina, who wished to be a mermaid princess. Irene Tan, CEO of Make-a-Wish Malaysia talks to us about what makes Ayra's wish special. 2. Phileo Damansara MRT is finally getting a proper pedestrian walkway, thanks to Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung and BCMY, a grassroots organisation of commuter cyclists...

Today's countdown includes: 1. We talk about a Michelin-star eatery in New York run by a someone who has never even stepped foot in Southeast Asia!2. An incident of severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight caused the tragic death of one passenger, and injured several others. Shantanu Gangakhedkar, an aviation consultant for Frost & Sullivan helps us understand what turbulence is, and h...

Today's countdown includes: 1. Huge pushback from several quarters on the dance party that happened recently on KTM's rental service coach. KTM has said they would "improve" their guidelines.2. Climate change and extreme weather conditions putting this year's durian crops behind schedule.3. A group of students have been fined for cooking using a gas stove at a petrol station in Genting. Khoo Gaik...

Today's countdown includes: 5. Singaporean comedian Sharul Channa's show in Malaysia was cancelled, after police reports were made against her, over a video of her show back in 2018. In the video, she was seen to be making jokes that alluded to 3R issues. We hear from Phoon Chi Ho, the chief executive of Laugh Labs Entertainment and the organiser of the event Sharul was supposed to performed at. 4...

Today's countdown includes: 5. After a small town in England is finding apostrophes missing from street signs, a NYT article has brought up scepticism on the need of apostrophes in modern times. We hear a clip from Andrew van der Spuy, a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics from the University of the Witwaterstrand speaking to eNews Channel Africa, about whether apostrophes really matter, and if it can...

Today's countdown includes: 5. Two ancient Malay manuscripts — The Genealogical History of Kedah State and the Royal Correspondence of Baginda Omar — has been listed in UNESCO's Memory of The World registry for Asia and the Pacific. Ros Mahwati Ahmad Zakaria, the Head of the Malay Manuscript Research Center at ATMA UKM helps us understand the significance of the manuscript, and their recognition.4...

Today's countdown includes:5. Lee Hsien-Loong's official resignation as Prime Minister of Singapore.4. Sabah's crocodile-hunting licence, which was introduced back in 2017 to curb the increasing crocodile populations, has not been popular with locals. So, we get into why that is, and what it takes to get a crocodile-product industry going.3. Sarawak is being urged to preserve the culture and histo...

Today's countdown includes: 5. The number of Malaysians looking for jobs in Singapore from January to March this year has gone up from 28,000 to over 46,000. We look back at a conversation we had with Joelle Pang, General Manager of FastCo Malaysia, on whether Malaysians are set on staying in Singapore for work, or if they do consider returning home.4. Tan Sri Azam Baki's appointment as the chief...

Today's countdown includes:5. Following a severe geomagnetic solar storm, an Aurora Australis lights up the skies of the southern hemispheres in Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and New Zealand. Dr Chong Hon Yew, an astronomer at the Penang Astronomical Society tells us how these lights emerge, and the great Carrington Event of 1859. 4. Malaysians looking to get an Australian student visa now n...

Today's countdown includes:5. A debate on whether the posting of book excerpts on social media violates copyright laws. This is coming after an X user posted a criticism of Daiyan Trisha's new book, along with pictures taken from the pages of the book. This prompted the publisher to demand it to be taken down, saying it violated copyright laws. Syamsuriatna Ishak, a former lawyer, tells us whether...

Today's countdown includes:5. The Malaysian Bar points out that Malaysia has not fully incorporated prohibitions against discrimination against disabilities. We reached out to Meera Samanther, co-chairperson of the Bar Council's Ad-Hoc Committee on Persons with Disabilities to understand why pushing for this provision is important.4. The launch of Freedom Fund 2.0 by citizen action group Engage, w...

Today's countdown includes: 5. Bersih rebukes government over broken promises, amidst the appointment of Datuk Sapdin Ibrahim as the newest member of the Election Commission without open and transparent process. Wong Yan Ke, Deputy Chairperson of Bersih for his thoughts.4. An uprooted tree in KL causes the death of a 47-year old man, two injuries, and disruption to the KL Monorail track. Zailani J...

Today's countdown includes: 5. A PPR in Bestari Jaya will finally be developed in hopes to resolve the longstanding housing crisis faced by 245 families across five estates since 1998, despite being approved back in 2018. Sr Dr Ainoriza Mohd Aini, a Senior Lecturer from the Faculty of Built Environment of UM comments on why PPR's typically take so long to be developed after approval. 4. Local fast...

Today's countdown includes: 5. Malaysian-born and Oscar-winning actress, Tan Seri Michelle Yeoh was awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President Joe Biden. Should we celebrate or scrutinise?4. Kuala Lumpur's iconic Coliseum cinema is now up for sale. Cha-Ly Koh, CEO and Founder of Urbanmetry shares her insights on the value of heritage sites like this being put up on the market. 3....

Today's countdown includes: 5. A raid on a convenience store and subsequent seizure of ice cream products with the label "No Palm Oil."4. The Health Ministry asking for AstraZeneca to clarify Covid-19 vaccine side effects.3. World Press Freedom Day, and our unfortunate slide in the world rankings to the 34th spot.2. Government moving to one single agency to manage and control our borders.1. Our to...

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