Evening Edition

Nurulhidayah, the daughter of former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, posted a video of her nine year old child “warning” those responsible for her grandfather’s arrest. The video attracted online vitriol towards the child, prompting the question of why a parent would chose to involve a child in public acts of politicking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - check out this third-time cinematic pairing between Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder. (No, we’re not counting The Private Lives of Pippa Lee as they didn’t appear on screen together!)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the weekend, a group of taxi drivers heckled at Dr Mahathir Mohamad and walked out of a dialogue session in protest of the Prime Minister's reply of not being able to terminate the Grab service. We discuss the root causes of the problems with our taxi industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We also look at other highlights from Day 5 of the second Parliamentary sitting, from Hishammuddin's offer to find and bring back Jho Low, to Kelantan's state of finances.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob, Nicolas & Lynn join Ross to lookback at England's win in Spain, France defeating Germany and other midweek Nations League ties and there is a full preview of the EPL weekend including the early kickoff from Stamford Bridge, Chelsea v Man Utd. Also, how injuries are happening more because of the Nations League, Huddersfield v Liverpool, West Ham v Spurs, including 3 Big Shouts for the weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir repeated the government's promise so that a prime minister, mentri besar, and chief minister can only serve a max of two terms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China saw the slowest quarterly expansion since 2009, which was the height of the global financial crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We go through selected headlines of the day, from Zahid Hamidi's charges at the Sessions Court, to U2's technological innovations, and Keira Knightley's problem with Disney princess movies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We analyse the economics of the plan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four public investment funds that hold shares in Facebook proposed replacing Mark Zuckerberg with an independent chairman, following high-profile scandals. A similar proposal was made in 2017 but quashed because of Zuckerberg's majority control.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We also look at other highlights from the fourth day of Parliament, from payment of 1MDB debts to Bung Moktar's apology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia has edged up one spot on the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2018. We explore what this progress means for our long term plans of becoming a high income nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - find out if this third remake of A Star Is Born still has any shine left in it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As chinese education marks its 200th year anniversary next year, we contemplate the future of vernacular schools.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canada has become the second country in the world after Uruguay, to fully legalise cannabis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the third day of Parliament, the debate continues on the impact of the SST, datukships, and the resurfacing of plans to revive the Crooked Bridge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judge Azizah Nawawi said that the court was bound by the Federal Court’s landmark ruling in the Indira Gandhi case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Bahir Yeusuff - ponder whether or not this remake of the Steve McQueen classic has anything new to say.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) report titled “State of Households 2018: Different Realities” showed that men held most senior-level positions, and that a gender pay gap still exists with women receiving a lesser share.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak to MP Khairy Jamaluddin and N. Surendran from Lawyers for Liberty to get their position on the implications that ratifications of UN conventions would have on our Federal Constitution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The hike for tobacco products is in line with the implementation of the Sales and Tax service last month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is Day 2 of the second sitting of Parliament. Some of the updates include the smoking ban coming into effect; the legal alcohol purchasing and drinking age increased from 18 to 21 years; the import of plastic waste being frozen; the abolition of the death penalty; and the goverment's plans to implement mental health policies or programmes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig, Nicolas & Kam join Ross to lookback at England's draw with Croatia, Holland's win over Germany, Lukaku scoring again for Belgium and the preview the upcoming Nation's League matches, including Spain v England and France v Germany. Includes Winners & Losers and a chat about Malaysia's win over Sri Lanka and Tuesday's friendly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to Tun Mahathir, the City of Putrajaya has not developed the way he had envisioned. A professor of architecture offers his thoughts on the design and ideological shortcomings of our federal administrative capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - take a trip to a darker, creepier, witchier, scarier side of the Archie universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Unity and Social Well-Being Department released The National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) Blueprint for public comment- we speak to a member of the council to find out the key considerations behind the drafting of the blueprint.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Khazanah Research Institute has released a report that shows centralizing policies at federal level isn't working, as reflected in the disparity of household income and quality of life from state to state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first day of the parliament sitting, all eyes were on Anwar Ibrahim as he made his much anticipated comeback to government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keeshaanan, Shankar & Keshika join Ross to lookback at the midweek friedlies and discuss the new Spain under Luis Enriquez. They tore apart Wales. Also, just how World Class is Kylian Mbappe? How poor are Scotland? Includes a chat about Ronaldo and his problems and previews of Croatia v England, Netherlands v Germany, Sri Lanka v Malaysia and 3 Big Shouts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In light of frequent apparent misquotes, we discuss if our ministers need some good media training.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - get confused by the wildly veering tone of Paul Feig’s problematic postmodern noir.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smoking will be banned at all eateries in the country, including open-air outlets, beginning next year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo wants to develop a national digital ID to provide a verifiable platform of trust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister revealed that he wasn't a fan of this pledge in the manifesto. Tun M Says Toll-Free Roads ImpossibleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beginning next year, stateless children can enrol in government schools by producing their birth certificate. We also go through other headlines: Anwar's Kollywood endorsement; Johor versus youth's use of short-form Bahasa Malaysia; and a research revealing that having more books at home growing up can improve educational outcomes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Putrajaya is in the talks with Grab to help transport MRT commuters, but that won't work for everyone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - trip out with Nicolas Cage in this fabulously ferocious revenge fantasy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government will also halt all pending execution. The proposed bill will be discussed when parliament meets on Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's leading mobile payment service revealed that cyberattackers are using stolen Apple IDs to hack into customers' accounts and siphone off money.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cabinet has agreed to temporarily suspend the Sedition Act pending its repeal. We also look at other headlines from the day: Tun M will lead the MA63 committee; the longest non-stop flight is now 19 hours from Singapore to New York; and updates on the recent cases of food poisoning related to a laksa eatery in Kedah.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What should the upcoming education budget focus on? We discuss with Datin Noor Azimah and Dzameer Dzulkifli.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - get back into the latest season of The Walking Dead hoping that a new showrunner breathes new life into the lumbering series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should we rehabilitate child sexual offenders and target for shorter jail terms? We discuss with Sharmila Sekaran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How beholden is a government to the promises it makes in its electoral manifesto? Ben Suffian from Merdeka Centre weighs in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Among the strong claims made in the letter, was that the joint-venture contractor had created a campaign to paint the termination of the MRT2 project as hasty and ill-conceived.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the significance of the national heritage status. And then other headlines: human beings are able to recognise 5,000 faces; and staggering school holidays to avoid overcrowding at tourist sites.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The word 'sacrifice' was the word of the day in Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng's speech at the 'Malaysia: A New Dawn' conference earlier today. The minister said that the government has plans to introduce new tax measures and that we must all be ready for a budget of sacrifice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - check out the long-awaited return of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie to their HBO comedy-musical roots.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gobind Singh Deo, the Communications and Multimedia Minister, plans to start a task force to tackle cybercrimes effectively as Malaysians have lost almost RM300 million to such crimes just this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The police today clarified that they do not appoint any third party agents to collect payment for summons on their behalf. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.