Evening Edition

The National Unity and Social Well-Being Department released The National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) Blueprint for public comment- we speak to a member of the council to find out the key considerations behind the drafting of the blueprint. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Khazanah Research Institute has released a report that shows centralizing policies at federal level isn't working, as reflected in the disparity of household income and quality of life from state to state.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first day of the parliament sitting, all eyes were on Anwar Ibrahim as he made his much anticipated comeback to government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keeshaanan, Shankar & Keshika join Ross to lookback at the midweek friedlies and discuss the new Spain under Luis Enriquez. They tore apart Wales. Also, just how World Class is Kylian Mbappe? How poor are Scotland? Includes a chat about Ronaldo and his problems and previews of Croatia v England, Netherlands v Germany, Sri Lanka v Malaysia and 3 Big Shouts. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

In light of frequent apparent misquotes, we discuss if our ministers need some good media training. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - get confused by the wildly veering tone of Paul Feig’s problematic postmodern noir. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smoking will be banned at all eateries in the country, including open-air outlets, beginning next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo wants to develop a national digital ID to provide a verifiable platform of trust.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister revealed that he wasn't a fan of this pledge in the manifesto. Tun M Says Toll-Free Roads Impossible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beginning next year, stateless children can enrol in government schools by producing their birth certificate. We also go through other headlines: Anwar's Kollywood endorsement; Johor versus youth's use of short-form Bahasa Malaysia; and a research revealing that having more books at home growing up can improve educational outcomes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Putrajaya is in the talks with Grab to help transport MRT commuters, but that won't work for everyone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - trip out with Nicolas Cage in this fabulously ferocious revenge fantasy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government will also halt all pending execution. The proposed bill will be discussed when parliament meets on Monday.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's leading mobile payment service revealed that cyberattackers are using stolen Apple IDs to hack into customers' accounts and siphone off money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cabinet has agreed to temporarily suspend the Sedition Act pending its repeal. We also look at other headlines from the day: Tun M will lead the MA63 committee; the longest non-stop flight is now 19 hours from Singapore to New York; and updates on the recent cases of food poisoning related to a laksa eatery in Kedah. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What should the upcoming education budget focus on? We discuss with Datin Noor Azimah and Dzameer Dzulkifli. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - get back into the latest season of The Walking Dead hoping that a new showrunner breathes new life into the lumbering series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should we rehabilitate child sexual offenders and target for shorter jail terms? We discuss with Sharmila Sekaran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How beholden is a government to the promises it makes in its electoral manifesto? Ben Suffian from Merdeka Centre weighs in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Among the strong claims made in the letter, was that the joint-venture contractor had created a campaign to paint the termination of the MRT2 project as hasty and ill-conceived. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the significance of the national heritage status. And then other headlines: human beings are able to recognise 5,000 faces; and staggering school holidays to avoid overcrowding at tourist sites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The word 'sacrifice' was the word of the day in Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng's speech at the 'Malaysia: A New Dawn' conference earlier today. The minister said that the government has plans to introduce new tax measures and that we must all be ready for a budget of sacrifice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - check out the long-awaited return of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie to their HBO comedy-musical roots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gobind Singh Deo, the Communications and Multimedia Minister, plans to start a task force to tackle cybercrimes effectively as Malaysians have lost almost RM300 million to such crimes just this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The police today clarified that they do not appoint any third party agents to collect payment for summons on their behalf.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.