As we wait for Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional to field their candidates for the Johor state elections, we get into MUDA and DAPs fresh faces, and how this might influence the playing field. Ben Suffian, director at Merdeka Centre joins us to discuss this. (Starts at 24:05)• MACC probes elephant transfer to Japan: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has launched an investigation into the relocation of three Asian elephants from Zoo Taiping to Osaka's Tennoji Zoo following complaints from wildlife advocacy groups over transparency and animal welfare. We speak to lawyer Sachpreetraj Singh from Hak Asasi Hidupan Liar Malaysia (HIDUP) to discuss the main red flags of the transfer. (Starts at 16:38)• The 'Cockroaches' of India are getting stronger: Supporters of the initially satirical youth-led political movement, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following irregularities in examination results, exam paper leaks, cancellations of examinations and more. We discuss the rise of this rising political movement and why millions of digital followers translate to only hundreds on the ground, (Starts at 10:48)• Subsidised diesel prices reduced: Starting July, subsidised diesel will be priced at RM2.10 via a unified MyKad verification system, mirroring the Budi95 framework. The Finance Ministry hopes this blanket adjustment will curb the massive revenue leakage and cross-border smuggling triggered by previous regional price gaps. We reached out to senior fellow at ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, Lee Hwok-Aun, to hear his thoughts on this rollout. (Starts at 06:27)• Yoghurt Wars: The Protein Menace: American yoghurt brands Chobani and Danone are locked in a federal legal battle, with Danone accusing its rival of inflating protein claims through misleading multi-serve labelling. We discuss the feud and make sense of the growing trend of protein-maxxing. (Starts at 00:28)Top 5 @ 5 is brought to you by Luno: A smarter way to cryptoImage Credits: MUDA / DAP
