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Top 5 at 5: DAP Stays in Government, Pushes Anwar on Reforms
37 mins·17:00, 19 Aug 2026
Top 5 at 5: DAP Stays in Government, Pushes Anwar on Reforms
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Guest: Thulsi Manogaran, Central Executive Committee Member, DAP
DAP has voted overwhelmingly to remain in the federal government until the end of the current parliamentary term, after a special congress was held amid growing debate over the party’s direction following recent setbacks at the Johor and Negeri Sembilan elections. We speak to DAP Central Executive Committee member Thulsi Manogaran about the decision to stay in government, the party’s push for long-awaited reforms, and what leverage it has to ensure Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers on those promises. (Starts at 20:28)
• Government drops appeal on liquid nicotine: The government has dropped its appeal against a High Court ruling that found the 2023 decision to remove liquid and gel nicotine from the Poisons List unlawful. The court had ruled that the move was irrational and made without adequate consultation with the Poisons Board. We speak to lawyer Kee Shu Min about what the next steps would be for the government and what the decision means for the regulation and sale of nicotine-containing vape products. (Starts at 16:05)
• Super El Nino could bring extreme heat: MetMalaysia issues a warning of a possible Super El Nino between 2026 and 2027, with a 90% chance of the phenomenon developing and potentially bringing prolonged periods of hotter and drier weather to Malaysia. We look at what this could mean for Malaysians as El Nino coincides with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole, and if we are well equipped for the heat. (Starts at 10:57)
• Local music caught in AI training datasets: More than 1,000 songs by Malaysian indie artists have been found in datasets used to train AI systems, raising concerns about how musicians’ work is being used without permission. We speak to Bayangan frontman Fikri Fadzil and singer-songwriter Takahara Suiko about the impact on local musicians and why supporting Malaysia’s independent music scene matters. (Starts at 05:20)
• Chasing the perfect shark shot: Brazilian social media personality Tayane Dalazen was bitten by a nurse shark while getting close for underwater footage, leaving her with lacerations to her thigh and a video that has since been viewed tens of millions of times. We discuss how the pursuit of dramatic wildlife content is bringing influencers dangerously close to sharks and whether this is putting both people and the animals at risk. (Starts at 00:23)
Image Credits: Democratic Action Party (Facebook)
Presenter: Lee Chwi Lynn, Susan Tam, Yante Ismail
Producer: Dashran Yohan, Lim Sue Ann, Yante Ismail
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