Evening Edition

Electronic cigarettes have been introduced to the market in recent years as smoking alternatives. Despite major concerns from public health authorities, they have gained tremendous popularity and acceptance by consumers. A breakthrough for smoking cessation, or gateway to nicotine addiction? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George Gershwin; a composer who’s worked created a span between both popular and classical genres. Some of his best known works include ’Rhapsody in Blue’, ‘An American in Paris’, and ‘Porgy and Bess’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It has been four years since it's inception and a lot has changed. In 2012, Malaysia was ranked 18th in the World Bank's Doing Business Report but today we are ranked 6th. The country is becoming wealthier and change is underway. But are you satisfied with the economic direction of the country? Are you feeling the difference? And is it enough?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

The need for an efficient and connected public transport system becomes ever more urgent today as Malaysia continues down the path of becoming a high-income nation. We find out in our discussion that covers government's exiting and future plans tailored to helping Malaysians and what else can be done to help improve our public bus transportation system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries, undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability. Corruption attacks the foundation of democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, perverting the rule of law and creating bureaucratic quagmires whose only reason for existing is the s...

Ross Yusof & guests Matt Bellotti, Craig Morraies & Gogulan Dorairajoo review the weekend's BPL which saw Chelsea lose their unbeaten record to Newcastle, Arsenal leave the Britannia pointless and Man City close the gap at the top by beating Everton. They also preview matchday 6 of the Champions League and talk to Dez Corkhill (Astro Arena) about the AFF Suzuki Cup PLUS Winners & Loser...

Ross Yusof and his guests Bob Holmes & Ray Jennings lookback at the midweek BPL which saw Chelsea maintain their lead at the top by beating Spurs, Man City keeping up with an impressive win at Sunderland and Arsenal beating Southampton. The guys also preview the BPL weekend, as well as La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Treatment Table PLUS a chat with Richard Scully (MAS youth coach) abou...

The Asian culture deters young people from questioning old traditions. At a press conference back in 2012, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak stated that debating is not part of Malaysia’s political culture. Despite all this, Asia still has a thriving debate scene. And we speak to Malaysia's top debaters to find out what makes them tick.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a 15-year absence, Malaysia has returned to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The UN General Assembly saw 187 out of 192 votes in support of Malaysia's candidacy to represent the Asia Pacific region. We speak to distinguished diplomat and ex-Chairman of the UNSC, Tan Sri Razali Ismail about the appointment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Science has led us to finding out things that we have today -  without science, the world in which we live in would be a very different place.  There’d be no mobile phones, no Internet, no Facebook, heck - we wouldn’t even have this show or a radio station.   Science is based on curiosity - and the how to’s.   Somehow, some of us have lost that curiosity; some...

Move over Gen X and Y and say hello to Gen Z and Alpha. While Gen Z is the first generation to be born into a digital world, social researchers and sociologists claim that babies born into new Generation Alpha - dubbed Gen A - will be the most formally educated generation in history. We find out more about what our future generations hold.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Matt Bellotti, Stuart Cavens & Sam Postlethwaite relive the weekend's BPL which saw Man City beat Southampton at St Mary's with 10 men, Chelsea held to a draw by gritty Sunderland, Man United turn on the style against Hull, Roberto Soldado scoring for Spurs PLUS La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga, Winners & Losers and AFF Suzuki Cup. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Ross Yusof and guests Bob Holmes, Ray Jennings and Craig Morraies relive Matchday 5 of the Champions League which saw Manchester City, Arsenal & Chelsea truimph over German opposition whist Liverpool come away with a point from Bulgaria against Ludogorets. There is also a chat with Dez Corkhill (Astro Arena) about the AFF Suzuki Cup and Malaysia's must win game against Singapore. Also Fantasy...

With the tragedy that occurred during Future Music Festival Asia 2014,  police and media were in frenzy over the incident, which saw six people dead. It lead the authorities to launch an investigation into the organisers being negligent about event safety. As Malaysia looks to host more international events, concerts and festivals, we discussed the specific steps organizers, enforcement...

Four years on since its inception, has the Whistleblower Act been effective at all? We find out if our culture of secrecy overshadows whistleblowing in the country and how Malaysia is doing in its battle of overcoming corruption. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last month, residents and companies in PJ were up in arms over the one-way road change within the PJ State area. There was a lot of confusion and traffic jams, with upset drivers claiming that there weren’t sufficient signages to explain the change. Today, it has been announced that 8 roads will be renamed from tomorrow (November 26th) onwards. The names of these roads will be changed to hon...

Ross Yusof & guests Sam Postlethwaite, Gogulan Dorairajoo & Andy Whitelaw lookback at the weekend's BPL which saw Manchester United record their 1st away win of the season at the Emirates, Crystal Palace heap more pressure of Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool whilst the blue Chelsea machine goes 7 clear at the top. Also, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, UCL & AFF Suzuki Cup. See omnys...

Just how much do our youths know about public policy? And what does it take for them to get engaged in public policy making, especially when those policies affect them directly? Two students gave public policy a go in the Malaysia Public Policy Competition, an annual-based competition that gives students a taste of the public policy process, and they emerged winners. They joined us on the show tod...

Ross Yusof & guests Bob Holmes, Ray Jennings & Sam Postlethwaite discuss Englands's 3-1 win over Scotland, Germany defeating Spain 1-1, the Ronaldo v Messi "event" and other friendlies. The guys also preview the BPL weekend as well as La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Fantasy Football, 3 Big Shouts PLUS a chat with Dez Corkhill about the AFF Suzuki Cup. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar has left many people perplexed. And it isn’t because of its many plot holes or piss poor dialogue. No, the movie, touted as being on the forefront of speculative science has the audience scratching their heads over the difference between a black hole and a wormhole. But just how much AP physics are you going to need before going to watch Interstellar? F...

Today is Universal Children’s Day. Nearly 25 years ago, the world made a promise to children: that we do everything in our power to protect and promote their rights to survive and thrive, to learn and grow, to make their voices heard and to reach their full potential.  As with many other countries, Malaysia has old challenges combined with new problems that deprive many children of thei...

This 3-man band hailing from the Seattle underground scene completely blew their audience away when they made their appearance in the 90s, making them the very definition of Gen-X music. With over 25 million records sold in the US and over 75 million worldwide, they are undoubtedly one of the best-selling rock bands to date. Cerita-Cerita Rock N Roll on The Evening Edition paid homage to Nirvana....

Animal welfare has somewhat become a hot topic in the past few years in Malaysia. We constantly have a steady stream of animal abuse cases in the news. In addition to that, there is also a concern with the inhumane method that our local councils are implementing towards controlling the population of stray animals. And today, PAWS (Paws Animal Welfare Society) have been asked to relocate from a hom...

Ross Yusof & guests Patrick Barclay, Matt Bellotti & Andy Whitelaw lookback at the weekend's EURO qualifiers which saw England beat Slovenia 3-1, Shaun Maloney score a cracker as Scotland beat Ireland, Wales hold Belgium in Brussels and Holland get back to winning ways. The guys also preview the midweek international friendlies including Scotland v England, Austria v Brazil, Spain v German...

We explored the potential of technology in humanitarian aid with Chris Fabian, co-lead of UNICEF's Innovation Unit & The 2013 TIME 100 list of the most influential people in the world.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.