SUHAKAM has released their report investigating the prison riot that occurred in Taiping last year which resulted in the death of one inmate. The results found that staff members and prison management instigated the fight, and further negligence occurred after the incident with inmates receiving delayed and inadequate medical attention. We unpack these findings and discuss systemic failures in prison management with Jernell Tan, former documentation and monitoring coordinator at SUARAM. (Starts at 22:08)• Taman Medan site marked for PJ hospital: After renewed calls from the public to build a hospital in PJ, the Health Ministry has agreed to construct a 500-bed public hospital on a site site in Taman Medan, currently housing X Park PJ South. Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung weighs in on this announcement, and we hear from Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO of the Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy on the staffing considerations the government needs to account for. (Starts at 14:30)• Penang gazettes 50 new sites and items: In what is being described as the most significant cultural preservation effort by Penang in decades, the state has also notably decided to gazette "intangible elements" synonymous with Penang like nasi kandar culture and kopitiam culture. We discuss. (Starts at 10:22)• Malaysia sets goal to become concert hub: Live Nation Malaysia just launched the KL Headline Season 2026 which is meant to turn Kuala Lumpur into one of Asia’s key destinations for live music tours. But is this actually achievable, given organisers' issues with Malaysia's red tape and cultural misalignments. We reach out to Iqbal Ameer, CEO of Livescape for his thoughts. (Starts at 5:22)• FIFA investigated for World Cup ticketing scandal: The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey formally subpoenaed FIFA as part of an investigation into two allegations including price gouging tickets and promoting misleading seat maps. We get into it. (Starts at 00:28)Top 5 @ 5 is brought to you by Luno: A smarter way to cryptoImage Credits: Penjara Taiping, Facebook
