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In Johor the conflict between Bersatu and UMNO were over appointments to state GLCs. But it is all there is to political dynamics at the state level? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Prof Dr Hamidin Hamid, Political Analyst, Universiti Malaya about access to resources as well as the 4 Rs of Malaysian politics - Race, Religion, Religionalism and Royalty.

Malaysia is not just a source and consumer of illegal wildlife, but is also a transit point in its global trade. Melisa Idris speaks to Kanitha Krishnasamy, Director of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia about Malaysia’s role in the staggering scale of global wildlife trafficking.

Melisa Idris speaks to Kanitha Krishnasamy, Director of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia about the need for a renewed gameplan to combat illegal wildlife trade and the key challenges for Malaysia.

Melisa Idris speaks to Kanitha Krishnasamy, Director of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia about using awareness, education and enforcement to combat illegal wildlife trade.

A public spat over the declaration of the CMCO continues to unmask the operations of government. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Mr Chow Kon Yeow, Chief Minister of Penang, who recently called out Senior Minister Azmin Ali for being lazy and failing to consult the state governments as promised.

The manufacturing and services sectors are the state's twin economic engines. While manufacturing could recover in the short term, tourism related services might take much longer to recover. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Mr Chow Kon Yeow, Chief Minister of Penang.

Penang has just been declared a green zone -- after no new cases were reported in all five districts in the state. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Mr Chow Kon Yeow, Chief Minister of Penang about how they plan to maintain their green zone status.

Day One of the Conditional MCO, and many industries and businesses are back in operation. But not for every state. Some state governments have opted for state-specific conditions of loosening the MCO. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Tricia Yeoh, Fellow at the Institute of Democracy and Economic Affair (IDEAS).

Selangor is one of the states that will not be fully adopting the Conditional MCO announced by Prime Minister last Friday. Menteri Besar said Selangor is opting for a “soft landing” approach in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud, Selangor EXCO for Health, Women and Family Empowerment.

Day One of the Conditional MCO has seen a significant increase in activity. Was enough preparation for this day and how should the public’s expectations be managed? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Helmy Haja Mydin, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Pantai Hospital KL.

Tweaks on the MCO, Sarawak asserts its right to make MCO decisions for itself and veteran newsmaker calls for everyone to accept belt-tightening to save jobs. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan look at the top conversations of the day.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Malaysia will take a targeted testing approach, to use our medical resources optimally. However, this approach has been questioned by some medical practitioners - especially in seeing the success of mass testing in countries like South Korea. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Public Health Medicine Specialist & Associate P...

If the number of those infected isn’t an adequate gauge of whether we are headed in the right direction, what is? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Public Health Medicine Specialist & Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya.

The first phase of efforts to allow more than one-thousand-100 students in public and private universities to return to their hometowns, will begin tonight. The exercise will involve students from nine universities, travelling in 50 busses to 17 destinations. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the top news of the day.

Cendana, through MyCreative Ventures, is owned by MoF Inc, and reports to MCMC. It conducted a survey recently with 519 respondents about the impact of COVID-19 on the Arts. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Izan Satrina Mohd Sallehuddin, founder, Cendana, the Cultural Economy Development Agency.

Observing physical and social distancing is going to be a part of our daily lives long after the MCO is lifted. What impact is this going to have on the making and consumption of the Performing Arts? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Tiara Jacquelina, Founder, Enfiniti Group.

The pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard. With high profiles cases in the aviation industry grabbing the spotlight, are there less hidden effects of Covid-19? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

Many arts and cultural workers are dependent on events which draw large audiences, and with social distancing as a practice that is likely to continue with long after the MCO is lifted. How will this segment of Malaysian life survive the pandemic? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

The Visit Malaysia Year 2020 campaign has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead there will now be more emphasis on domestic tourism or Cuti-Cuti Malaysia. Will this be enough to fill the gap? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

Sabah's size and demographic complexities poses specific challenges for both the State and Federal level public health response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan to the Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, Member of Parliament for Semporna and ADUN for Senallang, Sabah.

Sabah's economy, development level plus questions of internet connectivity and access to rural areas poses additional challenges to think through the support following the fallout of MCO strategy. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan to the Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, Member of Parliament for Semporna and ADUN for Senallang, Sabah.

Six criteria were laid out for a lifting of the MCO including border control and public health capacity which in Sabah are particularly challenging considering its porous border and large stateless population. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan to the Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, Member of Parliament for Semporna and ADUN for Senallang, Sabah.

The Selayang wholesale market has been placed under an enhanced MCO which predominantly affects migrant workers and Rohingya refugees who earn a living in the area. While this has brought out compassion in some, it’s also brought out xenophobia in others. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan look at this and the dangers of a possible “rent crisis”.

Today is the third consecutive day that Singapore has reported more than 1,000 new cases in a day. The vast majority of new cases are work permit holders residing in vast foreign worker dormitories with inadequate standards. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Alex Au, Vice President, Transient Workers Count Too for a critical look at this marginal community now said to be the centre of the p...

Singapore had initial success in keeping infection numbers low. However, critics have pointed out that Singapore had failed to prepare for the possibility of an outbreak among foreign workers who were vulnerable to infection. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Bilveer Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore on the Singapore government's s...