Evening Edition

We’ve been an unhappy lot of late with media reports about people feeling offended or people offending other people. This week alone, we read about the Astro fiasco, where a disclaimer was placed during a documentary about Pope Francis, angering some Christians viewers. Then, there’s the outrage over a resort in Johor for allowing their surau to be used by a group of Buddhist monks to...

Accompanying the recent price hike in cigarettes is a proposed amendment to the Control of Tobaccos Products Regulations - another step the government is taking to try and reduce smoking and related non-communicable diseases. While these steps are necessary in helping curb smoking, quitting this addictive practice is easier said than done. Here in the studio with us today we have Julian Leicester,...

Getting old. It’s something that none of us really want to deal with. We don’t want to think that we might be a burden to our family and friends, we don’t want to think that we might be spending time in a hospital. We want to think about growing old gracefully. But what if that’s not the case? Ageing is one of the top challenges our economies face. As the baby-boom generati...

It's the eve of Raya and The Evening Edition speaks to Norman Halim, formerly of pop group KRU and now Chairman of RIM, about how Raya music has evolved over the years.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on The Evening Edition, Uma and Ezra talk about the changing face of Hari Raya in light of commercialism, immigration and technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s just 3 days to Raya and everyone is in a festive mood. While it’s time for us to come together with family and loved ones, for many, it’s also a time for reflection, a time to count our blessings, and a time to think about those whose stories differ from ours. With Raya being celebrated by folks from all walks of life, today on The Evening Edition, we bring you stories from...

The folks from TimeOut KL come in and tell us their pick of the top 50 shops in and around the capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Evening Edition presents The Real Deal in collaboration with Influence 360 and we’re continuing the conversation we had during Talkback Tuesday yesterday about corruption.  We have with us Datuk Paul Low, Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and former President of Transparency International, who will be able to weigh in on the results of Transparency Internatio...

It’s Talkback Tuesday and The Evening Edition is presenting The Real Deal, in collaboration with Influence 360. This week we’re looking into the global issue of corruption and what it means in the Malaysian context. While the recent release of Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer showed some degree of overall improvement about what the public thinks of corrupt...

Why do we often hear that Malaysia has some of the highest car prices in the world? Is it because of taxes? Is it because of protectionism of local brands? Or is there something else that contributes to these high car prices? And why are we paying more here for the same car as some of our neighbours? Here to hopefully clear up some of these details is Hans Cheong from LiveLifeDrive.com. See omnyst...

She’s known for her chanteuse image and unique voice, some might even say -  her attitude. She influenced singers from all genres including, Courtney Love, The Dixie Chicks, Tori Amos, Sheryl Crow and Mary J. Blige - amongst others. Today on Cerita Cerita Rock N Roll, we’ll be talking about Stevie Nicks.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we pick up pace to keep up with being a developed society, many glaring issues and communities that need help are hastily left behind. One of them is the disabled and special needs community. 2012 stats have shown that out of 29.33 million Malaysians, a total of 19.56 millions fall under the working aged group. And in 2012, the GDP stood at RM751,471 million - that’s RM38k GDP per able-bo...

The Evening Edition gets live updates from BFM's Keith Kam and Jason Lim, who are in Kuala Besut for the by-election. Tune in for the latest in  the by-election news from Monday, 22 July to polling day on Wednesday, 24 July 2013.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big Game Hunting is the hunting of large game historically associated with the hunting of Africa's Big Five game-where hunters mainly hunt for 5 main animals (lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros). The sport still exist till today in Africa and many parts of the world. The sport also introduced into Malaya and Borneo during the early 19th century by the British.  Here...

How many of you knew that the worlds largest roundabout is in Putrajaya? Or that the Rainforests of Malaysia, collectively are around 130 million years old?  Today’s guest knows all about that and 49 9 other  fascinating facts about Malaysia. He’s an author, publisher, researcher and editor - welcome to the show Venkat Hari.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

He put up a video on Youtube of himself conversing in Malay and thought nothing of it until a month later when he received over 900 new friends requests on Facebook. As a result, he started a Facebook fan page, which he used as a platform  to teach English, and that quickly climbed to 5,000 likes in a short time. Meet Bahasa Melayu-speaking Cikgu Ben Bradshaw, an American student, currently a...

It’s that time of the month again, the folks from Time Out KL are here to tell us about their latest feature in their July issue.  This time around it’s about bringing Malaysians closer together. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, the Evening Edition presents The Real Deal in collaboration with Influence 360 and we’re continuing the conversation we had last Talkback Tuesday about building the next generation of teachers. We asked what went wrong between teachers today and teachers then, in terms of the jarring drop in teaching quality, and  you shared some insightful views with us which we want to explore...

A little over two years ago the long reign of autocrat Hosni Mubarak ended when tidal waves of protests in Cairo swept him from power. Egypt became a police state without any policemen. Mubarak’s democratically elected successor, Mohammed Morsi was dumped from office and arrested by Egypt’s generals just a few days ago. This time it was a presidential democracy without a president. Her...

The rate of women labour participation is a problem not only unique to Malaysia, but the world over. Many countries have recognised that the participation of women in the workforce can boost its economic growth and yet, overlooked labour laws like maternity leave, and demands such as long working hours, have been the reasons why women leave the workforce permanently. Companies are beginning to pra...

Judith St. George arrived in Malaysia on April 25, 2013 upon appointment as High Commissioner to Malaysia. She has served in the United States, Philippines, Vietnam, and as Senior Trade Commissioner in London, England. This will be her second tour in Malaysia, having served as First Secretary at the High Commission from 1989 to 1993. Ms. St. George replaces Randolph Mank. See omnystudio.com/listen...

In recent years, there has been talk about the interest decline in the teaching profession and the questionable quality in teachers today. It’s a sharp contrast to decades ago when teaching was held in high regard; it was the ultimate profession to get into. Teachers were knowledgeable, they had authority, students feared them, and parents left the disciplining of their children to them.&nbs...

It’s time for The Real Deal, presented by The Evening Edition, in collaboration with Influence 360 and this evening, we’ll be picking up from where we left off last Talkback Tuesday. We spoke about Malaysians and the increasing cost of living and how cash handout initiatives may or may not be the solution. Moving forward from there, we’ll be speaking today about how Malaysia need...

This weekend marks the 5th anniversary of the inscription of George Town as a UNESCO world heritage site. With that in mind, we speak to Elizabeth Cardosa of Badan Warisan Malaysia a little about George Town & Malacca - and what heritage means for us here in Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tasek Gelugor MP Shabudin Yahya has called for an end to late night eateries, at the back of the recent call to ban smoking of flavoured tobacco, otherwise known as shisha. In his address in Parliament, he says there are now about 3,000 late night eateries in KL itself and that Malaysians need to be educated about their bad eating habits, which, he claims, is the basis for the rising number in chr...