S1 Ep105: Daily Dose @ 5: KL-Singapore HSR terminated, WHO grants emergency validation to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Among the headlines for Friday, 1st January 2020,  Malaysia and Singapore have confirmed that the deal to build a high-speed rail (HSR) link has been terminated as the bilateral agreement between the two countries had lapsed on Dec 31, 2020.   Also, The World Health Organization yesterday granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, paving the way for countries worldwide to qu...
3m Jan 01, 2021
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S1 Ep104: Daily Dose @ 5: Trailer driver killed in three-lorry crash near Seremban, deadly attack at Aden airport, Yemen
Among the headlines for Thursday, 31st December, a man died after the trailer he was driving was involved in an accident with two other lorries at Kilometre 273.7 southbound of the North-South Expressway early this morning. Also, massive explosions rocked the Aden International Airport in southern Yemen on Wednesday minutes after a plane carrying the new power-sharing government members from S...
3m Dec 31, 2020
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S1 Ep103: Daily Dose @ 5: Azhar, Azalina remain as Dewan Rakyat Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Britain approves AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 30th December, Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun and Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said remained as Dewan Rakyat Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively after the High Court today ruled that their appointments were valid. Also, Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it b...
3m Dec 30, 2020
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S1 Ep102: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia to charge glove maker company for poor worker accommodation, Trump signed a $900b pandemic relief package
Among the headlines for Monday, 28th November 2020,  Malaysia aims to file 30 charges against glove maker Brightway Holdings Sdn Bhd and two of its subsidiaries, after raids that found workers' accommodation was not up to legal standards.     Also, US President Donald Trump yesterday signed into law a US$2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to milli...
3m Dec 28, 2020
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S1 Ep101: Daily Dose @ 5: Former Johor Assembly Speaker buried, COVID-19 A701V mutation spreads to third wave clusters.
Among the headlines for Friday, 25th December, Former Johor State Assembly Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Aziz, who died due to old age and kidney problem yesterday, was buried at the Bukit Aliff Muslim Cemetery at about 10 am today. Also, the new COVID-19 mutation, A701V which was detected in the Benteng LD cluster in Sabah has passed on to the majority of third wave clusters in Peninsular Malaysia ...
3m Dec 25, 2020
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S1 Ep100: Daily Dose @ 5: Decision on Isa Samad’s charges on Feb 3, More than a million Americans receive COVID-19 vaccines.
Among the headlines for Thursday,  24 December 2020,  The fate of former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad on whether he will be acquitted or convicted on nine corruption charges, involving RM3 million, over the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites (MPHS) in Kuching, Sarawak will be known on Feb 3.   Also, More than a million Americans have received the first dose of their Covi...
3m Dec 24, 2020
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S1 Ep99: Daily Dose @ 5: Top Glove opens helplines for workers, Three France police killed responding to domestic violence call
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 23rd December 2020, Malaysia’s Top Glove Corp Bhd has established three helplines for aggrieved workers, one internal and two manned by a consultant and an audit firm. Earlier last week, it was reported that a worker was fired after raising concerns about the lack of social distancing at the factories. The company says, whistleblowers will no longer face termi...
3m Dec 23, 2020
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S1 Ep98: Daily Dose @ 5: MOH says no report of new COVID-19 strain in the country, WHO says no need for major alarm on the new strain.
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 22 December 2020,  the Ministry of Health has not received any reports of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus in Malaysia which was detected in the United Kingdom and is said to be more infectious.   Also, the World Health Organisation cautioned against major alarm over a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, saying thi...
3m Dec 22, 2020
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S1 Ep97: Ku Nan gets one year's jail for RM2m graft conviction, Asia monitoring new UK strain amidst own COVID-19 cases
Among the headlines for Monday, 21st December 2020, the High Court has granted a stay of execution on the 12-month jail sentence and RM2 million fine imposed on Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor after the Putrajaya lawmaker was found guilty of corruption.     Also, Asian nations including Japan and South Korea said they were closely monitoring a new super virulent strain of the virus iden...
3m Dec 21, 2020
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S1 Ep96: Daily Dose @ 5: Agong off to Abu Dhabi for five-day special visit, Moderna vaccine moves closer to US approval
Among the headlines for Friday, 18th December, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah left for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, today for a five-day special visit to discuss Abu Dhabi’s intention to donate 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Malaysia. Also, Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is now expected to become the second vaccine allowed in a Western cou...
3m Dec 18, 2020
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S1 Ep95: Daily Dose @ 5: Court orders full report on Indira Ghandi's case as police miss 79 filings, Powerful Cyclone Yasa heads for Fiji
Among the headlines for Thursday, 17th December 2020, the Ipoh High Court has ordered the police to submit an affidavit detailing their efforts since 2014 to arrest M. Indira Gandhi’s ex-husband Muhammad Riduan Abdullah and recover her youngest daughter Prasana Diksa, after finding the police ignore a court order issued in 2014 and failing to file any affidavit for a total of 79 times. Also, F...
3m Dec 17, 2020
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S1 Ep94: Ku Li slammed for meeting with Tun M, Australia sues Facebook over user data
AMONG the headlines for Wednesday, 16th December 2020, Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan has slammed an Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah for disrespecting the party and confusing its grassroots members by aligning openly with an opposition leader at a joint press conference recently.  Also, an Australian regulator sued Facebook, saying it was seeking an unspecified fine from Facebook for promoting ...
3m Dec 16, 2020
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S1 Ep93: Daily Dose @ 5: Petronas obtained leave to commence case against IRB over RM3.6b tax, NZ willing to help negotiate a truce between Australia and China
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 15 December 2020,  Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) and three other companies obtained leave to commence judicial review proceedings in the High Court here to challenge the action of the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) in imposing additional tax assessments totalling RM3.6 billion between 2010 and 2017.   Also, New Zealand's new foreign minister said on Tuesday...
3m Dec 15, 2020
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S1 Ep92: Daily Dose @ 5: PAS President granted a royal audience with Sultan Perak, Oil tanker off Saudi Arabian hit by an explosion
Among the headlines for Monday, 14 December 2020,  The Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah has consented to grant PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang an audience tomorrow.   Also, an explosion rocked a Singapore-flagged oil tanker off the Saudi port city of Jeddah today, the vessel’s owner said, in the latest in a series of attacks on energy infrastructure in the kingdom.   Listen to t...
3m Dec 14, 2020
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S1 Ep91: Daily Dose @ 5: Court dismisses Abdul Azeez's suit against Lim Guan Eng, Morocco normalizes ties with Israel
Among the headlines for Friday, 11th December, the High Court today dismissed a defamation suit filed by Baling MP Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim against former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in connection with the construction of the Penang undersea tunnel project. Also, Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalize relations in a deal brokered with U.S. help, making Morocco the ...
3m Dec 11, 2020
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S1 Ep90: Daily Dose @ 5: Saarani sworn-in as 14th Perak MB, Govt mulling feasibility of re-implementing GST, other tax models
Among the headlines for Thursday, 10th December, Datuk Saarani Mohamad was sworn in as the 14th Menteri Besar of Perak before the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah today. Also, the government is studying the feasibility of the re-implementation of GST or other consumption tax models while considering various aspects, including weaknesses in SST as well as those of the GST which wa...
3m Dec 10, 2020
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S1 Ep89: Daily Dose @ 5: Four charged with murder of former MARDI director, India willing to amend some provisions of new farm bills 2020
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 9th December 2020, four men were charged at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate's court today with the murder of former MARDI director Datuk Dr Wan Hassan Wan Embong at his residence in Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar, more than a week ago when the armed men broke into his house. Also, after another marathon round of discussions on Thursday, Indian government indicated it c...
3m Dec 09, 2020
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S1 Ep88: [PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: Only 19.7 pct households completed e-Census as at Dec 6, Report says NZ couldn't have prevented mosque attack
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 8th December 2020, a total of 6.4 million households have responded and completed their details in the 2020 Malaysian Population and Housing Census online using e-Census as of December 6 2020, which is 19.7% from the estimated 32.7 million of Malaysia’s population.     Also, a nearly 800-page report into the Christchurch mosque attack found that New Zealand se...
3m Dec 08, 2020
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S1 Ep87: Daily Dose @ 5: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine supply issues do not affect Malaysia’s supply, MalaysiaBiz portal launched
Among the headlines for Monday, 7th December, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar assured that issues over the supply of COVID-19 vaccine faced by Pfizer as claimed by an international media will not affect its supply for Malaysia. Also, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today launched the MalaysiaBiz portal, a one-stop centre to facilitate online busi...
3m Dec 07, 2020
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S1 Ep86: Daily Dose @ 5: MB Faizal Azumu fails to gain majority support, Death of doctor rings alarm bells in Indonesia
Among the headlines for Friday, 4th December,  Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu has failed to gain the support of the majority of State Assemblymen (ADUN) in the motion of confidence vote in the Perak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) on Friday.   Also, the death of Dr Sardjono and his wife from Covid-19 has raised alarm bells in the world’s fourth-most populated nation, where...
3m Dec 04, 2020
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S1 Ep85: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysian women discriminated as children not automatically citizens, Bangladesh urged to halt refugees relocation
Among the headlines for Thursday, 3rd December 2020,  Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin criticised the government’s refusal to update Malaysia’s laws to allow Malaysian women to share the same rights as Malaysian men to confer Malaysian citizenship on their own children when born to a non-Malaysian spouse.   Also, the relocation of thousands of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char, a flood-prone Bay of...
3m Dec 03, 2020
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S1 Ep84: Daily Dose @ 5: Remand on four border shooting suspects extended, UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 2nd December, police today obtained court permission to extend the remand on three local men and a Thai suspected to be involved in the shooting exchange between General Operations Force personnel and smugglers along the Malaysia-Thailand border on Nov 24. Also, Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...
3m Dec 02, 2020
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S1 Ep83: Daily Dose @ 5: Three more suspects arrested over Bangsar robbery-murder, China provides Kim Jong-un with experimental COVID-19 vaccine
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 1st December 2020, the main suspect in the robbery and murder case of the former director of the Information Technology Division, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi), Wan Hassan Wan Embong, was arrested this morning.     Also, China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jon-un and his family with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. ...
3m Dec 01, 2020
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S1 Ep82: Daily Dose @5: DAP questions 146 percent jump in allocation for PM Dept, S'pore studying COVID-19 effect on unborn babies
Among the headlines for Monday, 30th November 2020, DAP’s Chong Chieng Jen was debating Budget 2021 at the committee stage in the Dewan Rakyat, specifically on the budget for the prime minister’s department, highlighting the “drastic” increase of the allocation for development expenditure under the Prime Minister’s Department from RM2.93 billion in 2020, to RM7.22 billion in 2021, which he said...
3m Nov 30, 2020
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S1 Ep81: Daily Dose @ 5: Simultaneous by-elections for Gerik and Bugaya on Jan 16, Batu Sapi by-election will be held after emergency period ends
Among the headlines for Friday, 27th November, simultaneous by-elections for both the Gerik parliamentary seat in Perak and Bugaya state seat in Sabah have been set for January 16 next year.  Also, the Batu Sapi parliamentary by-election will be held within 60 days after the emergency period ends said Election Commission chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh. Listen to the top stories of the day,...
3m Nov 27, 2020
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S1 Ep80: 2021 Budget passed at policy stage, Cyclone Nivar slams into Southern India
Among the headlines for Thursday, 26th November 2020,  Parliament passed the 2021 budget by a voice vote, leaving it unclear exactly how many of the 222 lawmakers supported the government's first budget since PM Muhyiddin emerged as the leader of Perikatan Nasional in March.    Also, a severe cyclone Nivar slammed into India's southern coast, killing at least five people and uprooting trees a...
3m Nov 26, 2020
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S1 Ep79: Daily Dose @ 5: Corporal Baharuddin Ramli laid to rest, JASA rebranded as J-KOM with different roles and functions
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 25th November, the late Corporal Baharuddin Ramli from 3rd Battalion (Senoi Praaq), Northern Brigade of the General Operations Force who was killed while on duty at the Malaysia-Thailand border yesterday morning, was laid to rest at Kampung Sungai Sampo at 12.20 pm today. Also, the government has agreed to rebrand the Department of Special Affairs or JASA as ...
3m Nov 25, 2020
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S1 Ep78: EPF cautions public on fake i-Sinar app, Charli D'Amelio first TikTok star to hit 100m followers
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 24th November 2020, EPF warns the public of fake i-Sinar app  used to prey on unsuspecting users who wish to get more information on the recently approved i-Sinar initiative. Also, a 16-year-old girl has become the first TikTok user to cross the 100 million subscriber mark. Charli D'Amelio, from Norwalk, Connecticut, hit the milestone after a year and a half on...
3m Nov 24, 2020
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S1 Ep77: Daily Dose @ 5: Government studying the need to extend CMCO until end of year, G-20 summit supports COVID-19 vaccines for all
Among the headlines for Monday, 23rd November, the Government will examine and study the need to extend the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order until the end of this year by looking at the increasing trend involving COVID-19 cases in the country. Also, leaders of the world's most powerful nations wrapped up the Group of 20 summit on Sunday, vowing to spare no effort to pro...
3m Nov 23, 2020
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S1 Ep76: Daily Dose @ 5: Higher PTPTN repayments in October over April, Biden accuses Trump of damaging democracy.
Among the headlines for Friday, 20th November 2020,  A total of 422,609 borrowers, or 28.17 per cent of the total 1.5 million National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) borrowers continued with their loan repayments in October.   Also, US President-elect Joe Biden yesterday accused Donald Trump of brazenly damaging democracy as the incumbent pressed on with a campaign to reverse his e...
3m Nov 20, 2020
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S1 Ep75: Daily Dose @ 5: LFL slams wristband suggestion for migrant workers, Thai PM says all laws will be used against protesters
Among the headlines for Thursday, 19th November 2020, Rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has criticised a suggestion for migrant workers to wear identifying wristbands, equating the move to the legalisation of “prejudicial profiling under the pretext of combating Covid-19”.     Also, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Thursday that all laws would be used against protesters who ...
3m Nov 19, 2020
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S1 Ep74: Daily Dose @ 5: Najib Razak seek documents and testimony from Goldman Sachs, Thai protest at its 'worst violence' since July
Among the headlines for Wednesday 18 November, Former Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak asked a US court on Tuesday for permission to seek documents and testimony from investment bank Goldman Sachs to help in his defence against criminal charges in Malaysia over the 1MDB financial scandal.     Also, At least 55 people were hurt, some with gunshot wounds, when demonstrators marc...
3m Nov 18, 2020
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S1 Ep73: Daily Dose @ 5: Jho Low Believes He Did No Wrong, Blames Najib In 1MDB Scandal, Biden Builds His White House Team
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 17th November 2020,  recordings of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho aka Jho Low’s conversations with government officials under the Pakatan Harapan administration have been published in an Al Jazeera documentary. The clips contained in the two-part special investigation titled “Jho Low: Hunt For A Fugitive”, in which Low claims that he borrowed billions from 1...
3m Nov 17, 2020
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S1 Ep72: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia in final stage of talks with COVID-19 vaccine producers, Biden plans to revive US economy
Among the headlines for Monday, 16 November 2020,   Malaysia is highly hopeful in obtaining the COVID-19 vaccines from the producing countries and it is expected it could be used by the first quarter of next year.   Also, President-elect Joe Biden on Monday will focus on plans for reviving a pandemic-battered U.S. economy as he prepares for his new administration, while President Donald Trump...
3m Nov 16, 2020
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S1 Ep71: Daily Dose @ 5: Salesman remanded for driving against traffic, PM urges ASEAN, India to join hands in post-pandemic recovery
Among the headlines for Friday, 13th November, a man has been remanded for three days for investigations after he allegedly drove against the traffic on the north-bound side of the North-South Highway on Wednesday. Also, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin urged leaders from ASEAN and India to join hands in fighting COVID-19 and address common challenges in a more responsive and cohesive m...
3m Nov 13, 2020
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S1 Ep70: Daily Dose @ 5: COVID-19 cases spike again after 3 days of descending numbers, King Salman urged ‘firm stance’ against Iran.
Among the headlines for Thursday, 12 November,  One more COVID-19 related death was recorded today, with 919 new infections detected nationwide. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, today’s numbers of new infections represent a spike in cases after three consecutive days of descending numbers were observed this week.   Also,Saudi Arabia’s King Salman urged world power...
3m Nov 12, 2020
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S1 Ep69: Daily Dose @ 5: Water Pollution - Police checking possibility of sabotage, Hong Kong disqualified four pro-democracy legislators.
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 11 November 2020,  Police are checking on the possibility of sabotage behind a water pollution incident yesterday that forced four of Selangor’s water treatment plants to shut down.   Also, Hong Kong has moved to disqualify four pro-democracy legislators. The move comes after China parliament passes a motion allowing Hong Kong executive to expel legislators ...
3m Nov 11, 2020
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S1 Ep68: Daily Dose @ 5: Najib says RM81m for Jasa unacceptable, SKorea sees Biden win as a good news for military cost-sharing dispute
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 10th November 2020, former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak expressed criticism towards the RM85.5 million allocated to the Special Affairs Department (Jasa), describing the decision as insensitive given the current health crisis situation.  Also, South Korea sees Biden win as good news for military cost-sharing dispute. President-elect Joe Biden has promised not...
3m Nov 10, 2020
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S1 Ep67: Daily Dose @ 5: Selangor approves heavy penalties for polluters, Deadly Storm Eta makes landfall in Florida
Among the headlines for Monday, 9th November 2020, the state government today passed amendments to the Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS) enactment providing stiffer penalties to those polluting rivers used by treatment plants.   Also, tropical storm Eta has made landfall on lower Matecumbe Key, Florida as a strong tropical storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest ...
3m Nov 09, 2020
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S1 Ep66: Daily Dose @ 5: Govt allocates RM322.5 bln for Budget 2021, Govt to allocate RM1 billion to curb 3rd wave of COVID-19
Among the headlines for Friday, 6th November, the Malaysian government is allocating RM322.5 billion, or 20.6 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), for Budget 2021. Also, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said A total of RM1 billion will be allocated to curb the third wave of COVID-19 next year. Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsro...
3m Nov 06, 2020
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S1 Ep65: Daily Dose @ 5: Govt mulls proposals to hold Dewan Rakyat sitting virtually, Trump campaign filed lawsuits.
Among the headlines for Thursday, 5 November,  The government is mulling over the proposal to hold Dewan Rakyat sitting virtually as a measure to curb the spread of COVID-19.   Also, President Donald Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states as he trails behind Democrat Joe Biden in the US election.   List...
3m Nov 05, 2020
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S1 Ep64: Government examining proposal on EPF Account 1 withdrawal, Arizona picks Biden in historic shift
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 4th November 2020, the government is prepared to look into calls to allow Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors, who are affected by the economic impact of Covid-19, to withdraw from their Account 1.    However, PM Muhyiddin said the government hopes that the people would not use their Account 1 savings since it is a facility meant to ensure sustainabi...
3m Nov 04, 2020
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S1 Ep63: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia consistent in supporting Palestine, at least one "Islamist terrorist" was responsible in Vienna attack
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 3rd November, Malaysia’s stance in supporting the formation of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state has always been clear and consistent.   Also, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said at least one "Islamist terrorist" was responsible for attacks across central Vienna, in which at least five people were killed and several others injured. Lis...
3m Nov 03, 2020
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S1 Ep62: Daily Dose @ 5: Maszlee Malik withdraws from Pejuang, Typhoon Goni lashes Philippines
Among the headlines for Monday, 2nd November 2020,  Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik today announced his withdrawal from Parti Pejuang Tanah Air, saying he is now an independent lawmaker.     Also, Typhoon Goni, the world's strongest typhoon this year, swept across the Philippines yesterday, killing At least 16 people.   Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI news...
3m Nov 02, 2020
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S1 Ep61: Daily Dose @ 5: Critical supplies sent to Sabah and Sarawak, Singapore allow visitors from China, Australia’s Victoria from Nov 6
Among the headlines for Friday, 30th October, two transport aircraft belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force were flown to Sabah and Sarawak to deliver critical goods to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, Singapore will lift its border restrictions for visitors from Mainland China and Victoria, Australia from Nov 6, 2020, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore yesterday. Li...
3m Oct 30, 2020
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S1 Ep60: Kadir Jasin Says No-Confidence Vote Will Save 2021 Budget, India's COVID-19 Cases Passes Eight Million
Among the headlines for Thursday, 29th October 2020, Datuk A. Kadir Jasin calls for the Dewan Rakyat Speaker to allow for a no-confidence motion to be tabled in the November Parliament sitting to save the 2021 Budget Bill.     Also, India records 8,040,203 cases and 120,527 deaths across the country of 1.3 billion people ahead of a series of religious festivals.   Listen to the top stories ...
3m Oct 29, 2020
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S1 Ep59: Daily Dose @ 5: Agong wants lawmakers to support 2021 Budget, Typhoon Molave lashes Vietnam
Among the headlines for (day) (date),  Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah asked federal lawmakers today to extend their support when Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s tables Budget 2021.   Also, At least 26 fishermen were missing at sea as one of the strongest typhoons in two decades tore into Vietnam's central coastline on Wednesday, uprootin...
3m Oct 28, 2020
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S1 Ep58: Daily Dose @ 5: 184 Shipwrecked & Two Dead In Stormy Miri Seas, Vietnam Evacuating Low-lying Areas As Typhoon Molave Nears
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 27th October 2020, a maritime disaster caused by stormy weather led to the sinking of Dayang Topaz causing two deaths, one injured and 184 others rescued after their ship and an oil platform were damaged near Miri city. Also, Vietnam scrambled to evacuate more than a million people in its central lowlands as a strong Typhoon Molave is forecast to slam into Viet...
3m Oct 27, 2020
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S1 Ep57: Daily Dose @ 5: PM Muhyiddin’s special Cabinet meeting, Thai opposition tells PM Prayuth Chan-ocha to resign.
Among the headlines for Monday, 26th October 2020, Prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin chaired a special Cabinet meeting to further discuss the Agong’s position that there was no need for a state of emergency in Malaysia or any of its states.     Also, Thailand's biggest opposition Pheu Thai party called today for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to resign. The student-led demonstrators ...
3m Oct 26, 2020
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S1 Ep56: Daily Dose @ 5: Will the government declare a health emergency?, South Korea flu shot deaths fuels vaccine doubts
Among the headlines for Friday, 23rd October 2020, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is understood to be seeking an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to be conferred special emergency powers during the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.   Also, South Korea's forensic agency has found no links between a 17-year-old boy's death and a flu shot he had taken.   Listen to the top st...
3m Oct 23, 2020
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