Evening Edition

It’s that time of year when people are making and breaking their New Year’s resolutions in quick succession. So we check in with Dr Chua Sook Ning about this practice of making resolutions, and how to do it in a way that is helpful (and doesn't create unnecessary stress and pressure!). Image Source: xalien, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whistleblower Lalitha Kunaratnam has received a letter of demand from MACC Chief Tan Sri Azam Baki over the publication of two articles that purportedly questions the latter’s share purchases. She has been asked to issue a public apology within 14 days, remove the aforementioned articles and pay RM 10 million in damages for tarnishing his reputation. We speak with lawyer Goh Cia Yee to find out mo...

Lion dances are a traditional part of Chinese New Year celebrations, and one that people look forward to every year, with the drum beats and thrilling stunts. As we say goodbye to the Year of the Ox and hello to the Year of the Tiger, we check in with the first National Southern Lion Dance Championship, and discuss the role they play in keeping this tradition alive. Image Source: Gary Tou, Unsplas...

A new policy was recently announced that returning Umrah pilgrims are required quarantine at a designated facility. This came after news that a large number of Umrah travellers had tested positive for the Omicron Covid-19 variant, and had not followed proper quarantine SOPs. This has led to public outrage about the high hotel quarantine costs they've had to bear. We look into this. Image source: E...

A tweet calling out a movie-goer for posting snippets of the new film, "House of Gucci" goes viral. We go through Twitter for reactions. Image Source: Tima Miroshnichenko, Pexels See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

World Number 1 and nine-time Australian Open winner, Novak Djokovic, has had his entry visa revoked to Australia, and may not be able to play in the 2022 Grand Slam. While he’s contesting it legally and the Serbian president and Australian prime minister are lobbing statements back and forth, we get into the wider repercussions of a prominent athlete and his refusal to vaccinate. Image Source: Leo...

As of yesterday, Blackberry devices running the original in-house operating system are no longer being supported. We commemorate the end of the legendary Blackberry era. Image Source: Hafez Husin, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On January 2nd, President Joe Biden told the Ukrainian President that the US will "respond decisively" if Russia further invades Ukraine. This comes amidst Russia's demands that the West not interfere with Ukraine. With talks between the US and Russia scheduled for January 9th and 10th, we look at the implications of these events. Image source: Lev Radin, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener f...

A report by The Malaysian Insight has shed light on the increase of porn consumption amongst children, during the pandemic. We discuss the wider social impact of this and how parents can encourage healthy conversations on sex-related topics with their children. Source: Monkey Business Image, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

lt's been two years since virtual negotiaions began, and now Malaysia will be facilitating physical peace talks between the Thai government and Barisan Revolusi Nasional. What goes into such negotiations, and will a face to face meeting finally put an end to the ongoing conflict in the Deep South? We explore. Image source: Tanes Ngamsom, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

An intern at Mydin has landed themselves a permanent position with a tweet. We discuss this and what it says about the current job hunting scene in Malaysia. Image Source: roshaizul, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Videos of Rohingya children walking on roads and knocking on car windows to get drivers’ attention are going viral on Twitter, and have garnered a variety of responses. We get into this. Image Source: MIA Studio, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A dad in Singapore discovered his daughter had made online transactions worth RM61, 936 to upgrade her avatar in the mobile game Genshin Impact. We look at the details of this discovery and the larger questions around microtransactions in games that this brings up. Image source: Courtesy of miHoYo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Penang is trending on Twitter, after an article on CNN Travel named it one of the best destinations to visit in 2022. Image Source: The Hippo Zoom, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bread company Massimo has decided to hike up the prices of their products, after Gardenia announced their price increase a few months ago. We find out more about this decision. Image Source: Zambri Zakaria, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our last story of the year, we look back at some of the biggest global headlines and developments of 2021, and how it impacted us, as well as what they might mean for us as we move into 2022. Image source: Ververidis Vasilis, Shutterstock; Fotomay, Shutterstock; lev radin, Shutterstock; kan Sangtong, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're reaching the end of 2021, which is the second year of the pandemic, and mental health is a topic that is more significant than ever. We discuss how it's been throughout the year, and some ways we can approach our mental health as we enter 2022. Image Source: rawpixel.com , Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Twitter, we look at tweets on the new years, and how people are celebrating the end of 2021. Image Source: Özgür Öztürk, Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Universiti Malaya Press has published a book aiming to educate Malaysians on the electoral process, written by two former members of the Electoral Reform Committee, which was established to review election laws and systems. We spoke to Dr G Manimaran, one of the authors, to find out more. Image Source: Ilham Books Offical Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we look into the trending hashtag #CucukMYAZ as more AstraZeneca vaccine recipients receive their booster shots. Image Source: insta_photos, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After years of being rejected, a group of Malaysian mothers, whose children were previously denied citizenship because they were born overseas to foreign fathers, finally managed to start the process to get the children’s citizenship confirmation certificate at the National Registration Department (JPN) yesterday. We discuss their response to this, and what it took for them to get to this point. I...

A report has shown that 90 government websites are still ‘not secure’ five months after the audit announcement. We look into what this means, and the risks it involves. Image Source: song_about_summer, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#HighCourt is trending, after the court ruled that the use of Tamil and Mandarin in vernacular schools is constitutional. We look into it. Image Source: Naufal Zaquan, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Six retention ponds were approved by DBKL for development, despite the developments posing a risk of rivers in the city overflowing. We look into what goes into development order approvals, and whether they’re being considered properly. Image Source: Faizal Ramli, Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s been several calls to investigate the allegations against MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki, on his ownership of about 2 million shares in a publicly listed company. We look into the case. Image Source: Parti Amanah Negara Official Facebook Page See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.