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Consider This: Civil Service Reform (Part 2) — Raising Pay, Raising Expectations?

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recently announced salary increases for civil servants, ranging from 7-15%. This move, while welcomed by many civil servants, raises expectations for improved public service delivery and other civil service reforms. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Lee Hwok Aun
Senior Fellow of the Regional Economic Studies Programme at the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore and Co-coordinator of its Malaysia Studies Programme.

Wed Sep 11 2024

Consider This: Civil Service Reform (Part 2) — Raising Pay, Raising Expectations?

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recently announced salary increases for civil servants, ranging from 7-15%. This move, while welcomed by many civil servants, raises expectations for improved public service delivery and other civil service reforms. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Lee Hwok Aun
Senior Fellow of the Regional Economic Studies Programme at the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore and Co-coordinator of its Malaysia Studies Programme.
AWANI Tonight: 14th Oct 2024

AWANI Tonight: 14th Oct 2024

#AWANITonight 14 Oct 2024 with Cynthia Ng

- Malacca issues fatwa declaring GISB as deviant

- 12MP expenditure exceeds allocation - AG Report

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AWANI Tonight 11 Oct 2024

AWANI Tonight 11 Oct 2024

#AWANITonight with @_farhanasheikh

1. ByteDance cuts hundreds of jobs in shift to AI moderation
2. ASEAN 2025: Malaysia officially assumes chairmanship

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AWANI Tonight: 10 of 100 Malaysia’s aid containers reach Gaza

AWANI Tonight: 10 of 100 Malaysia’s aid containers reach Gaza

10 out of 100 humanitarian aid containers from Malaysia which include essential items such as flour, personal hygiene kits and medicines have successfully arrived in Gaza.
AWANI Tonight: Japanese atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize

AWANI Tonight: Japanese atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors known as Nihon Hidankyo, for their efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
AWANI Tonight: Malaysia assumes ASEAN 2025 chairmanship

AWANI Tonight: Malaysia assumes ASEAN 2025 chairmanship

Malaysia has officially assumed the ASEAN chairmanship for 2025 in a symbolic handover ceremony by Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
AWANI Tonight: Rafael Nadal announces retirement at 38

AWANI Tonight: Rafael Nadal announces retirement at 38

Tennis legend 38-year-old Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement with 22 Grand Slam titles to his name and ahead of his final tournament at the Davis Cup finals in Malaga, Spain.
AWANI Tonight: Can new smoking restrictions curb prevalence rates in M’sia?

AWANI Tonight: Can new smoking restrictions curb prevalence rates in M’sia?

With Act 852 on smoking products now in effect, Azrul Mohd Khalib from the Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy weighs in on whether these measures will effectively curb smoking and vaping habits among Malaysians.
AWANI Tonight 10 Oct 2024

AWANI Tonight 10 Oct 2024

#AWANITonight with @fayekwan_

1. Can new anti-smoking measures curb prevalence rates in M’sia?
2. Tennis legend Rafael Nadal to retire at 38

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AWANI Tonight: 9th Oct 2024

AWANI Tonight: 9th Oct 2024

#AWANITonight 9 Oct 2024 with Cynthia Ng

- Govt considers ending chicken egg subsidy

- US states sue TikTok for harming youth mental health

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AWANI Tonight: Govt reviewing subsidies for chicken eggs

AWANI Tonight: Govt reviewing subsidies for chicken eggs

The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry is reviewing subsidies for grades A, B and C chicken eggs to save RM100 mil a month that could be redirected to develop other critical areas in the agro-food sector.
AWANI Tonight: U.S.: Over a dozen states sue TikTok for harming younger users

AWANI Tonight: U.S.: Over a dozen states sue TikTok for harming younger users

More than a dozen states in the US have sued TikTok, accusing the social media platform of harming the mental health of youth by using addictive features to hook children to the app.
AWANI Tonight: Mitsubishi Power: Driving conversation on energy transition at Enlit Asia 2024

AWANI Tonight: Mitsubishi Power: Driving conversation on energy transition at Enlit Asia 2024

Mitsubishi Power reinforces its commitment to drive the energy transition in region towards a sustainable future at Enlit Asia 2024 at MITEC, KL. #AWANITonight
Consider This: Education — Bringing PAC Experience to Education Reform

Consider This: Education — Bringing PAC Experience to Education Reform

The Ministry of Education recently launched the Strategic Education Plan 2024-2030. Are we witnessing the beginning of real educational reform, or will these plans on paper face the same implementation challenges that have persisted for decades? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to YB Wong Kah Woh, Deputy Minister of Education.
Consider This: A Theory of Everyone — Where Does Humanity Go From Here?

Consider This: A Theory of Everyone — Where Does Humanity Go From Here?

Can a better understanding of cultural evolution help us navigate diversity, tackle global challenges, and perhaps even predict where humanity is headed? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Michael Muthukrishna, Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and author of ‘A Theory of Everyone: Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going’. Professor Muthukrishna was a keynote speaker at Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2024.
AWANI Tonight: 7th Oct 2024

AWANI Tonight: 7th Oct 2024

#AWANITonight 7 Oct 2024 with Saraya Mia

- Johor weekends back to Saturday-Sunday from 2025

- Gaza war: Why peace is out of reach

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