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Covid-19 (Part 2) - Cautious Vaccine Roll-Out?
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Malaysians read on an almost daily basis how some country or the other has begun their vaccination programme -- Singapore, Indonesia and Myanmar, just to name some regional peers. Are we behind? And if so, is there a good reason why we should not be worried? In fact the World Health Organisation has urged governments to take time to plan their roll-out. Is this what we are looking at? Melisa Id...
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Covid-19 (Part 1) - Lives Vs Livelihoods, Rhetoric Vs Reality
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Yesterday the government announced that not only was it extending the Movement Control Order and that it would also seek to impose stricter SOPs. However no details were announced regarding the move to tighten SOPs. In this information vacuum, a coalition of more than 40 trade, business and professional associations has urged the government to lift the second MCO -- saying it would kill busines...
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Covid-19 (Part 2) - Can We Afford Another MCO?
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Yesterday the government announced that not only was it extending the Movement Control Order and that it would also seek to impose stricter SOPs. However, no details were announced regarding the move to tighten SOPs. This comes after mixed messages from government officials on the extension as well as a warning from public health experts that lockdowns at this point in the crisis will not be ef...
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Corruption (Part 1) - Going In The Wrong Direction?
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In the recently released Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 by Transparency International, Malaysia&#39;s rank in the index fell to 57th position out of 180 countries. This was from 51st place in 2019. What accounts from this drop and how can this reversal in the fight against corruption be arrested?  Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Muhammad Mohan, President, Transparency International Mala...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1612323720" data-format="short_date">Feb 03, 2021</span></span>
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Corruption (Part 2) - What Can Stop The Rot?
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With the Reform Agenda halted early 2020 and Emergency Rule imposed at the start of 2021, is there much hope for improved governance in the country in the foreseeable future? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Cynthia Gabriel, Executive Director, Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism.
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Corruption (Part 3) - Better Systems or Better People?
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From 1 June 2020 enforcement of the Corporate Liability (Section 17A) provision of the MACC Act means that businesses in Malaysia must shoulder the burden of proof that they have put in place &quot;5-principle Guidelines on Adequate Procedures (GAP)&quot; to prevent bribery and treat potential corruption risks within its business. But will they?  Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to KM Loi, President...
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Myanmar Coup (Part 1) - Will ASEAN Step Up?
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Earlier this morning Myanmar&#39;s military announced a State of Emergency for one year -- with all legislative, executive and judicial powers transferred to the top army commander.  Myanmar&#39;s Parliament was supposed to convene today -- ushering in the incumbent National League for Democracy into its second term. The November General Election saw a landslide win for it but also significant losses f...
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Myanmar Coup (Part 2) - Personal Ambition Derails Democracy?
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The coup by the Myanmar military places the country in a State of Emergency for one year -- with all legislative, executive and judicial powers transferred to the top army commander. At the center of this move is top army commander General Min Aung Hlaing, who was due to step down in July this year. Is this move simply the outcome of one man’s ambition to remain in power? Melisa Idris and Shara...
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Myanmar Coup (Part 3) - China, US Influence Crucial?
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China has responded to the coup -- saying that it hopes all sides in Myanmar can work out their differences within the constitutional and legal framework. Speculation is rife that China approves of this coup. Is that an adequate understanding of China’s role in this crisis?  Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Roy Anthony Rogers, Department of International and Strategic Studies, Universit...
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Taman Rimba Kiara (Part 1) - Battle Won, Not Yet The War?
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Earlier this week, the Court of Appeal quashed a Development Order by DBKL to develop Taman Rimba Kiara in Taman Tun Dr Ismail. TTDI residents had protested for more than 5 years against the proposed development, in which several blocks of high-end apartments had been approved by DBKL. Community action and legal activism led to this victory but is this the end of the journey? Melisa Idris and S...
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Taman Rimba Kiara (Part 2) - Unmasking Murky Development
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What is the ethos of planning that our laws recognise and how far is actual governance from it? The judgement of the Court of Appeal that quashed a DBKL development order for a proposed high-rise project in the area highlighted issues of governance - conflicts of interests, duty to provide reasons for decisions, to adhere to plans - and in this instance, the KL Structure Plan.  Melisa Idris and...
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Recently Projek Wawasan Rakyat and ABIM created a platform to allow medical frontliners to express their concerns anonymously. This followed the publication of letters to the press expressing frustration and exhaustion. Is this just to be expected in the extraordinary situation that the Covid-19 pandemic presents? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Toh Puan Dr Safurah Jaafar, former direc...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611887412" data-format="short_date">Jan 29, 2021</span></span>
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Health Frontliners (Part 2) - Why The Silence?
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&quot;Dengar Sini: Kisah Frontliners” by Projek Wawasan Rakyat and ABIM wasn’t the regular showcase of platitudes and praise for medical frontliners. Anonymous comments by medical frontliners were read out detailing less than optimal conditions. Why is there a silence - self-imposed perhaps - about these problems? 
Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Sean Thum, Advisor, Malaysian Medics Inte...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611887320" data-format="short_date">Jan 29, 2021</span></span>
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Health Frontliners (Part 3) - Sustainable Practices Possible?
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Medical frontliners around the world have suffered inordinately either by being at risk from infection or being overworked in failing health-care systems. What have we learned about our own system - its strengths and deficiencies - and are we confident they will be addressed? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Adriana Tan, Vice President of MMI Doctors, a branch of Malaysian Medics Int...
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7m
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611887241" data-format="short_date">Jan 29, 2021</span></span>
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Vaccination (Part 1) - Making A Successful Programme
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As the government prepares for the rollout of the national vaccination programme, the question of whether to vaccinate foreign workers for free is still being debated. What will it take to ensure that all non-citizens, who officially make up 10% of the Malaysian population, will have free and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines?

Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Rani Rasiah, coordinat...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611799053" data-format="short_date">Jan 28, 2021</span></span>
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Vaccination (Part 2) - No One Safe, Until Everyone Safe
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611799004" data-format="short_date">Jan 28, 2021</span></span>
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Sarawak (Part 1) - Getting Sick In Rural Hinterland
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Health experts &amp; activists have repeatedly sounded the alarm on the dire need for more health facilities in Sarawak and Sabah - which collectively cover a bigger geographical area than the peninsula and  still suffer from a smaller distribution of doctors and specialists than the peninsular; a lack of medical centres and amenities -- that in turn raise the cost in accessing health care; and poo...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611718263" data-format="short_date">Jan 27, 2021</span></span>
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10m
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Sarawak (Part 2) - TB Emergence, Systematic Failure?
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Has the Covid-19 pandemic unmasked the structural problems of the health care system in Sarawak, with sufferers of non-Covid-19 disease struggling to gain access to the public healthcare system. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Michael Teo, Member of Parliament for Miri.
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611718156" data-format="short_date">Jan 27, 2021</span></span>
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Sarawak (Part 3) - Managing Tuberculosis Holistically?
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Every Malaysian child is supposed to get a Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine (BCG) jan which is given to prevent tuberculosis. So why are we seeing an emergence of the disease? Aren’t all children getting it, is it not being given in a targeted way or is the vaccine, developed 100 years ago, losing its efficacy?  Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Helmy Haja Mydin, Consultant Respirator...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611718095" data-format="short_date">Jan 27, 2021</span></span>
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<img srcset="https://audioboom.com/i/37574329/75x75/c 75w, https://audioboom.com/i/37574329/150x150/c 150w, https://audioboom.com/i/37574329/300x300/c 300w, https://audioboom.com/i/37574329/600x600/c 600w, https://audioboom.com/i/37574329/1400x1400/c 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 64px, 96px" style="background-color: #271437; max-width: 96px; width: 15cqw;" class="js-img-bg ratio-square rounded-1" loading="lazy" src="https://audioboom.com/i/37574329/1400x1400/c" />
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Covid-19 (Part 1) - Year Of Missed Opportunities?
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Exactly one year ago, Malaysia recorded its first Covid-19 case. Malaysia has since reported 689 deaths from Covid-19 and  a cumulative total of 186,849 cases. We’ve since come to learn more about the disease -- but has our approach to managing the pandemic evolved accordingly? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Prof Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disea...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611647450" data-format="short_date">Jan 26, 2021</span></span>
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22m
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Covid-19 (Part 2) - Reduce or Ramp-Up Testing Debate
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Today marks exactly one year since Malaysia reported its first Covid-19 case. And our initial pandemic response had been highlighted as among the best in the world. But a year on, we have to take stock of where we’ve fallen behind, where the weaknesses are, and how we can do better. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to healthcare administrator, Dr Khoo Yoong Khean.
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611647185" data-format="short_date">Jan 26, 2021</span></span>
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Education (Part 1) - What Students Fear Most?
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The 2021 school year for Malaysia has commenced, as students &amp; teachers adapt to online classes and home-based learning. Last year, schoolchildren nationwide had only two full months of in-class sessions -- in February and August. Later in the show we’re going to be hearing from educationists to find out the impact of this on learning outcomes and  how they will be addressed this year. And for ...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611280356" data-format="short_date">Jan 22, 2021</span></span>
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As we start the academic year, some students are returning to the classroom while others continue with home-based learning. In fact, national school students had only two full months of in-class sessions -- in February and August. The ministry of education has had most of last year to prepare for the start of this academic year -- our second year into the pandemic. What have we done to address ...
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Education (Part 3) - Making Schools Safe Again
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The first couple of days back at school, and we hear the same issues from last year: sharing of devices; none or limited internet; unconducive learning environments; lack of interest or inability to absorb what’s being taught.Why is it that in our second year of dealing with this pandemic, we haven’t been able to adequately address these issues for our children? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan ...
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US Inauguration (Part 1) - Democratic Spectacle Tainted?
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Today is Inauguration Day for Joe Biden, as he takes an oath to serve as the 46th president of the United States. But what lies beyond the inauguration spectacle are the domestic and international divisions that were made more pronounced under the Donald Trump presidency. Can these divisions be overcome by the incoming Biden Administration? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Meredith Weis...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611204521" data-format="short_date">Jan 21, 2021</span></span>
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US Inauguration (Part 2) - Obama Presidency Reboot?
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What will be the focus of the incoming Biden Administration leading a country and economy devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic? Beyond the consensus about China as a threat, what can the rest of Asia expect from this superpower? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to John Pang, Senior Fellow, Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities. Bard College, New York.
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611204462" data-format="short_date">Jan 21, 2021</span></span>
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Covid-19 (Part 1) - Pandemic&#39;s Dual Crisis Addressed?
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Covid-19 (Part 2) - Health, Economic Strategies In Tandem?
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1611112096" data-format="short_date">Jan 20, 2021</span></span>
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Emergency (Part 1) - Is Executive Power Limitless?
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The Emergency Ordinance 2021 was officially gazetted yesterday with 18 provisions, among which stipulate that the Prime Minister and the Cabinet will continue to have executive power but also take the function of law-making once done by Parliament; that no legal action &amp; prosecution can be brought against the government or public officer for actions they carry out during this period; and that i...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1610774813" data-format="short_date">Jan 16, 2021</span></span>
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 Emergency (Part 2) - What Rights Are Still Guaranteed?
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One of the provisions of the Emergency Ordinance states that an independent special committee will be established to advise the Agong on the need to continue the state of Emergency. But can it be truly independent? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Lim Wei Jiet, Secretary-General, National Human Rights Society (Hakam).
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1610774749" data-format="short_date">Jan 16, 2021</span></span>
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Emergency (Part 3) - Selangor&#39;s Assembly Suspended?
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We continue our conversation about the consequences of suspending Parliament and other state legislatures under the state of Emergency. Will states comply with the demands of the Federal Executive? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Teng Chang Khim, Selangor State Exco and Former Speaker of the Selangor Assembly.
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Emergency (Part 1) - Dictates Of Pandemic or Politics?
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The surprised declaration of a nation-wide Emergency has left the public asking if this was motivated by the political interest of the current government or the needs of the public health crisis. Tonight Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to prominent economist and former senior United Nations official, Jomo Kwame Sundaram.
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Emergency (Part 2) - Parliament, DUN Suspensions Downside
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Does Parliamentary oversight impair an efficient public health programme? What other chilling effects will the Emergency declaration bring despite assurances given. 
Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Tricia Yeoh,  CEO of the think tank, Institute for Democracy &amp; Economic Affairs.
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Consider This: HSR - Victim Of Poor Politics?
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On January 1st, the prime ministers of Malaysia and Singapore issued a joint statement that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project had been terminated after they failed to agree on changes to terms of the project that been tabled by Malaysia following the change of government here in 2018. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Wan Agyl Wan Hassan, Transport and Rail Planner and F...
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Consider This: HSR - A Missed Opportunity?
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The termination of the KL-Singapore High Speed Rail projects, after the governments of both countries said they could not come to an agreement. What impact will the cancellation have at both ends of the track? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Walter Theseira, Associate Professor of Economics, Singapore University of Social Sciences.
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Consider This: HSR - Behind The Game Changer
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On January 1st, the prime ministers of Malaysia and Singapore issued a joint statement that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project had been terminated after they failed to agree on changes to terms of the project that been tabled by Malaysia following the change of government here in 2018. Tonight we ask what is the true cost of the cancellation. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan spea...
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<img srcset="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/75x75/c 75w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/150x150/c 150w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/300x300/c 300w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/600x600/c 600w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 64px, 96px" style="background-color: #3d346c; max-width: 96px; width: 15cqw;" class="js-img-bg ratio-square rounded-1" loading="lazy" src="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c" />
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Harassment (Part 1) – Political Will, Bipartisan Support?
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A petition was read out in Parliament today, urging the Dewan Rakyat to expedite the tabling of the Sexual Harassment Bill. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Kasthuri Patto, DAP MP of Batu Kawan, who tabled a motion of appeal for the attention of Speaker Art Harun on a new anti-sexual harassment law, for tabling in Parliament at the next sitting in March.
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<img srcset="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/75x75/c 75w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/150x150/c 150w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/300x300/c 300w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/600x600/c 600w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 64px, 96px" style="background-color: #3d346c; max-width: 96px; width: 15cqw;" class="js-img-bg ratio-square rounded-1" loading="lazy" src="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c" />
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Harassment (Part 2) – Civil Society Pressure, Public Awareness
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A petition was read out in Parliament today, urging the Dewan Rakyat to expedite the tabling of the Sexual Harassment Bill. The petition was an appeal from 512 Malaysians calling for the Dewan Rakyat to debate the bill. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Nisha Sabanayagam, Programme and Operations Manager, AWAM.
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1608351441" data-format="short_date">Dec 19, 2020</span></span>
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Harassment (Part 3) – Drawing Lines Around Stalking
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Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) showed despite more than a third of Malaysians having had experienced stalking, existing laws in Malaysia do not adequately help those at the receiving end. But do we understand where the lines ought to be drawn. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Yu Ren Chung, Deputy Executive Director, WAO.
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1608350538" data-format="short_date">Dec 19, 2020</span></span>
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<img srcset="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/75x75/c 75w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/150x150/c 150w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/300x300/c 300w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/600x600/c 600w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 64px, 96px" style="background-color: #3d346c; max-width: 96px; width: 15cqw;" class="js-img-bg ratio-square rounded-1" loading="lazy" src="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c" />
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COVID-19 (Part 1) - Pzifer-BioNTech Vaccine Approval Hailed
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The UK has become the first country to approve the Pfizer-Bio-n-Tech Covid-19 vaccine -- making the first 800 thousand doses available next week. While this is being hailed as the harbinger of the pandemic’s end, it has come with costs -- costs that many are willing to overlook in exchange for a promised return to normality. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Sanjeev Krishna, Professor of...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1606950000" data-format="short_date">Dec 02, 2020</span></span>
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<img srcset="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/75x75/c 75w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/150x150/c 150w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/300x300/c 300w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/600x600/c 600w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 64px, 96px" style="background-color: #3d346c; max-width: 96px; width: 15cqw;" class="js-img-bg ratio-square rounded-1" loading="lazy" src="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c" />
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COVID-19 (Part 2) - Multiple Vaccines A Policy Headache?
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Along with Pfizer’s vaccine we have many vaccine candidates that seem to be on the cusp of approval. This no doubts complicates the decision that policymakers have to make. How would you like policymakers to think through and make that comparison? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Sanjeev Krishna, Professor of Molecular Parasittology and Medicine, Institute of Infection and Immunity in L...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1606950000" data-format="short_date">Dec 02, 2020</span></span>
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<img srcset="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/75x75/c 75w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/150x150/c 150w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/300x300/c 300w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/600x600/c 600w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 64px, 96px" style="background-color: #3d346c; max-width: 96px; width: 15cqw;" class="js-img-bg ratio-square rounded-1" loading="lazy" src="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c" />
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COVID-19 (Part 3) - Vaccines, Diagnostics, Therapeutics
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Underscoring the pandemic’s public health response but perhaps not getting as much attention as vaccines, are diagnostic tests and therapeutics. Our guest explains why the development of affordable diagnostics and therapeutics, as part of the public health tool kit, is so important. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Sanjeev Krishna, Professor of Molecular Parasittology and Medicine, Inst...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1606950000" data-format="short_date">Dec 02, 2020</span></span>
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<img srcset="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/75x75/c 75w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/150x150/c 150w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/300x300/c 300w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/600x600/c 600w, https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 64px, 96px" style="background-color: #3d346c; max-width: 96px; width: 15cqw;" class="js-img-bg ratio-square rounded-1" loading="lazy" src="https://audioboom.com/i/37345051/1400x1400/c" />
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HIV/ AIDS (Part 1) - An Epidemic That Taught The World
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The 1st of December is World AIDS Day, and as at the end of 2019, the global death toll from AIDS was roughly 33 million people since its onset over 40 years ago. In all, 76 million people have been infected, and scientists estimate that another 1.7 million people continue to acquire HIV every year. Where does Malaysia stand in its fight against this epidemic? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan sp...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1606880424" data-format="short_date">Dec 02, 2020</span></span>
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HIV/ AIDS (Part 2) - Global Conversations, Pragmatic Policies
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Successes in reducing infections from Intravenous Drug Use as well as Mother to Infant transmission has been showcase of sensible policies that followed on global conversations around the epidemic. Will we continue to extend evidence-based policy formulation? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, President, International AIDS Society, Vice-President (M...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1606879886" data-format="short_date">Dec 02, 2020</span></span>
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