Evening Edition

In conjunction with the 56th Merdeka celebrations and the 50th anniversary of the formation of Malaysia, PETRONAS has embarked on a project to reconnect the current generation of Malaysians with a message for a better society and social cohesion through the works of Malaysia’s National Poet Laureate, the late  Dato’ Usman Awang.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

In an article in The Star dated 11th September 2013, Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said that two-thirds of English language teachers in the country were "incapable" or "unfit" to teach the subject in school. And today The Star features an article that has examples from parents about how their children are taught the language in schools. In many of these instances, because Englis...

Ross Yusof is joined this week by Astrp Arena's Dez Corkhill along with Gogulan Dorairajoo & Jeevan Selvanathan. The guys relive Friday's World Cup qualifiers including Europe, South America, Concacaf & Asia. They discuss one man teams, International friendlies, socialist football and also look at the 41st Merdeka Tournament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat with acclaimed Malaysia singer-songwrite about his upcoming Hari Malaysia video, set to be released on September 16th.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Bob Holmes, Stuart Cavens & Pravin Peraba lookback at the deals done on transfer deadline day and discuss the effect Mesut Ozil, Mouranne Fellainni & Gareth Bale will have at their new clubs. Also a look at business done by Everton, Cardiff & QPR. There's a chat about FA chairman, Greg Dyke's recent speech about England's targets and a preview of the European Wo...

Mohsen Kadivar is an Iranian philosopher, University lecturer, cleric and activist. A political dissident, Kadivar has been a vocal critic of the doctrine of clerical rule, also known as Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist), and a strong advocate of democratic and liberal reforms in Iran. Kadivar has served time in prison in Iran for his political activism and beliefs. See omnystud...

This week alone, we’ve seen a 20-sen fuel price hike which had Malaysians packing petrol stations last Tuesday night. The move, together with a 20-sen diesel price hike as well, would save the government RM1.1bil in subsidies for the rest of this year and a further RM3.3 billion annually. And to help offset the hike, the government has promised more cash handouts in the form of BR1M. The Sta...

Rugby is not exactly a game that all Malaysians are familiar with. It’s possible that the closest we’ve paid attention to anything rugby is the couple of hours we spent watching the movie Invictus, where first term South African President, Nelson Mandela, used the game to unite the then apartheid-torn country. But did you know Malaysia has an annual rugby sevens tournament and is the l...

Ross Yusof & his guests Bob Holmes, Craig Morraies & Jeevan Selvanathan discuss the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League draws, Chelsea's goaless draw against Man United on Monday, the Malaysia Cup, Fantasy Football PLUS a preview of the weekend's big games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's transfer deadline day! Ross Yusof along with guests Matt Bellotti, Kam Raslan & Gogulan Dorairajoo look at the done deals, the deals in the pipelines and of course look back at the weekend's football including the BPL, Championship, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 & La Liga. There's also a chat with Kelantan coach, Bojan Hodak about the Malaysia Cup as well as Winners & Los...

British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) programme has identified and honoured numerous budding innovative and entrepreneurial young leaders from around the world. The programme has successfully paved the way for talented individuals to network and exchange ideas with some of the UK’s top creative minds for commercial and collaborative work. In 2012, YCE focused on selecting...

This month of August has been one of celebration. There was Raya early in the month and tomorrow, Malaysians celebrate the country turning 56 years old. Joining in the festivities are other countries within the South East Asia region too; India, Indonesia and Singapore all celebrate their National or Independence Day in August as well. On The Evening Edition today, we speak to various people from...

This Saturday, Malaysia will be celebrating its 56th National Day. It’s been 56 years since our first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman proclaimed Merdeka 7 times amidst thousands in Stadium Merdeka. In his speech, he declares that “Malaya steps forward to take her rightful place as a free and independent partner in the great community of Nations”. The struggle back then that we...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Reverend Martin Luther King’s legendary “I have a dream...” speech. For five decades his words haven’t just inspired and moved us, but given us food for thought, irrespective of our histories and geographies, and no matter the colour of our skin. The Evening Edition today commemorates the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King&rs...

It was reported in the news yesterday that "African" tenants at a Bandar Sri Subang condominium have three months to vacate their units after a majority of the residents voted against renting units to foreigners from the continent whom allegedly "cause a lot of nuisance." Today we're asking whether you agree or disagree such a decision? How would you have voted? And why? See omnystudio.com/listene...

Ross Yusof & guests, Stuart Cavens, Matt Bellotti & Jeevan Selvanathan discuss Cardiff City's battling win against former champions, Man City. There are also chats about Daniel Sturridge, Lukas Podolski, Roberto Soldado PLUS Matt's theory on why Chelsea signed Willian. ALSO the Championship, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and a Malaysia Cup update with Dez Corkhill (Astro Arena) See omnystud...

We speak to director, Mark Teh and Azmyl Yunor about "Something I wrote". A documentary-musical that is inspired by local singer-songwriter Azmyl Yunor's musical journey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & his guests, Bob Holmes, Craig Morraies & Pravin Peraba discuss the midweek action which saw Chelsea controversially defeat Aston Villa 2-1. There's chat about all the British clubs except Celtic sailing through their European playoffs. There's talk about the Malaysia Cup, Fantasy Football where stays at TUNE HOTELS are up for grabs plus the weekend previews. See omnystudio.com...

Now, who would’ve thought sitting in front of a screen for hours on end, headphones intact, deep in concentration while tapping on console buttons or the keypad and mouse would be a good thing? Yes, parents out there, time to take back the usual haughty spiel about how gaming is a waste of time because these days, college and universities are offering gaming development degrees! And joining...

“Endless Possibilities”. That’s Malaysia’s new slogan that is set to be officially launched this September 17th, a day after Malaysia Day on the 16th. Said to complement the 1Malaysia concept, our Prime Minister had said that is part of Malaysia’s national branding. Adding to that is the announcement by the Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabe...

The plight of the OA is making headlines again because Suhakam handed a National Inquiry into the Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples report recently to Datuk Paul Low. The report’s findings is based on a 2-year research with the OA community throughout Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak and it centred squarely on the blatant land-grabbing by authorities/developers. 18 recommendations were listed do...

In this month's instalment of Cerita-Cerita Rock N Roll, we speak about all things Metallica -- arguably the biggest heavy metal band of all time. Coinciding with their first live appearance in Malaysia for the first time in 30 years, we speak about some key moments of the band's career: the death of their bassist, the Napster showdown, a documentary that captured the band's meltdown and how...

There's a lot of "Spurs love" in the air as Ross Yusof & his guests Stuart Cavens, Matt Bellotti & Jeevan Selvanathan lookback at the 1st weekend of the BPL. Also discussions about Arsenal, Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea & the promoted teams. Producer Andy delivers his 1st Winners & Losers of the season and there are also chats about the Championship, La Liga, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1,...

William Lacy Swing is the Director General of the International Organization for Migration. He is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador, and United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Under Secretary General. It’s no secret that Malaysia is suffering badly from ‘Brain Drain’, as someone who studies the reasons and effects of migration, William Swi...

In a recent report by The Star Online, Malaysia generates about 15,000 tonnes of food and kitchen waste daily – enough to fill 7.5 football fields or to feed 7.5 million people a day. This is a hike from 2011, where about 930 tonnes of unconsumed food were thrown away every day. And that was double the 2009 figure. In Kuala Lumpur alone, the waste comes up to about 3,000 tonnes a day. Omnico...