Evening Edition

In conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day, we speak to Victor Tan about how society can come together to improve support networks, in order to save lives. Befrienders KL: 03-76762929/sam@befrienders.org.my Image Source: Ian, Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government has formed a cabinet committee to look into a National Food Security Policy, following concerns about food supplies during the MCO. We discuss what can be done to ensure our food chains can better withstand a crisis. Image Source: Markus Spiske, Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pulang Mengundi movement is back - this time to sponsor young Sabahans to travel home to vote. We speak with Aaron Dennison, co-founder of the campaign, to find out more. Image Source: EJ Yao, Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Palm oil producers are looking to recruit recovering drug addicts and parolees, in replacement of foreign labour. We speak to Ramli Abdul Samad to understand the difficulties faced by former drug addicts when seeking employment, and discuss ways to make it easier for them to re-enter the workforce. Image Source: Markus Spiske, Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak to Dr. Zaki Zainudin to understand how relocating factories away from high-risk areas could help prevent pollution of our water sources in the future. Image Source: Tania Melnyczuk, Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with Melissa Gomes to find out how students and teachers have been coping since schools reopened, and whether there are takeaways from the pandemic experience that will shape Malaysian education moving forward. Image Source: Moren Hsu, Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with Melissa Gomes to find out how students and teachers have been coping since schools reopened, and whether there are takeaways from the pandemic experience that will shape Malaysian education moving forward. Image Source: Moren Hsu, Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government's loan moratorium will be lifted in six weeks, but are people prepared to repay their loans again? Shawn Tanis finds out from Desmond Chong, senior trainer at AKPK. Image Source: Michael Longmire, Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan for his thoughts on how closely workplaces have been adhering to the SOPs so far. Image Source: Tyler Franta, Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Around 200 Malaysians were reportedly stranded at the airport yesterday, as they waited to be assigned their quarantine centres. We hear from NADMA about the reasons for the confusion, and get a behind-the-scenes understanding of the quarantine operations process. Image Source: Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With renewed focus on Veveonah Mosibin after two federal deputy ministers accused her of fabricating her story, we speak with Senator Adrian Lasimbang to understand Sabah's challenges in internet connectivity, and what is being done to improve the situation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US embassy in Malaysia launched its Wanita Empowered campaign, which sets out to equip women with entrepreneurial skills in order to reduce the economic gender gap. We find out more about the campaign from Katherine Diop. Image Source: Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businesses are calling for the government to rethink its entry ban for citizens of countries recording 150,000 Covid-19 cases, saying that it can hurt the economy and employment opportunities. We speak to Jayant Menon for his thoughts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The WAO has released a report with their recommendations for Budget 2021 addressing three areas, including gender-based violence response, employment, and health. We speak to Yap Lay Sheng to understand more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following the Sungai Gong pollution incident that caused unexpected water cuts in the Klang Valley, we speak to Dr. Johari Jalil to understand how waste is managed in general, and what is necessary to deter further pollution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A report by Star Metro highlights DBKL's inventory woes after raiding troublesome traders in the city - think rotting fish, food stalls and tables. Shawn Tanis gives us the details. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We feature Andrew Bong, and find out his creative process in orchestrating the soundtrack for Upin & Ipin: Keris Siamang Tunggal. You can catch him on the 10th of September at the  Kre8tif! Conference by MDEC! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We dive into the evolution of banking in Malaysia, and look at how financial innovations have changed the way banks function and interact with customers. This is the second episode of our series on financial innovation and accessibility, brought to you by GoPayz. Image Source: Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On BFM89.9's twelfth birthday, we speak with our GM Meera Sivasothy about how the station has been coping with the pandemic in the past six months, and then talk about her hopes for the station moving forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with Mr Ho and Ema Shazneen to find out how the unscheduled water disruption in the Klang Valley is affecting their day-to-day operations, and what they are doing to cope. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's focus is on all things Johor- we look at the state's soon to be tabled Budget 2021, along with their plans to propel tourism development by shining a light on their lesser known island destinations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In conjunction with World Sexual Health Day, we talk about initiating the conversation on sex and sexual health with kids, and tackle topics like helping children recognise body autonomy and boundaries. Image Source: Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Malaysian Insight reported an increase in demand for co-working spaces after the MCO. We speak to Juhn Teo and Vishnu Nair for their insights on this trend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The recent amendment to the Road Transportation Act 1987 sees heavier penalties, including a minimal jail term of seven years for driving under the influence and causing injury. We speak to Salim Bashir about his opinion piece on why he thinks this denies the judiciary its discretion, and what impact it will have. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The MACC says that anti-graft modules will be introduced in the Bahasa Melayu subject for year five students, starting next year. What should this module look like? What could it potentially achieve? We speak to Dr Muhammad Mohan to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.