The Year in Review: Delightful News

31-Dec-18 17:00

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From the Yanny/Laurel debate, to a mystery interstellar object, and then Jacinda Ardern's baby and more: we talk about some of the interesting, but perhaps lesser known stories, that nevertheless made the year a cause for celebration.

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Tasha Fusil, Lazareen Thaveethu, Dhanya Nair, Julian Yap

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Kelvin Yee

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Social Issues

Tags: Evening Edition, lookback, 2018, the year in review, gender equality, science, climate change, international news, local news,

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Why is succession planning a board's duty, not just an HR task? ICDM's Michele Kythe Lim and Tunku Alizakri discuss building a leadership pipeline.

12:00 PM

BBC World Service

(REPEAT) This week on Science in Action, stories on how scientists are tracking Atlantic ocean circulation with satellites, studying ancient proteins to understand life’s history, rethinking an old Australian crater’s impact, and highlighting Arthur Ruhlig’s forgotten work in fusion science.

1:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

(REPEAT) Kam Raslan, Zan Azlee and Mikey Gong get together to talk about cashless society, mathematics and nostalgia in TV shows and films!

2:00 PM

Ringgit & Sense

(REPEAT) Felix Neoh, Director of Financial Planning at Finwealth Management talks about the OPR how it affects your finances.

2:30 PM

The Property Show

(REPEAT) Adrianta Aziz of the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) discusses what defines sustainable architecture.

3:00 PM

Best of The Bigger Picture

(REPEAT) We unpack an important new report by IMAN Research, detailing the political views of the Malay youth -- what they're worried about, how they feel about multiculturalism and Islam in politics -- and how we can build stronger inter-ethnic relationships.

4:00 PM

Best of Evening Edition

(REPEAT) Governments are worried about falling birth rates, but are they missing the bigger picture? ARROW’s Sivananthi Thanenthiran joins us to talk about rights, realities, and why people must come before policies.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of People Fixing the World focuses on nifty inventions that are helping save the lives of babies and mothers during childbirth.

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