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Top 5 at 5: It's Getting Hot In Herre
42 mins·17:00, 11 Sept 2026
Top 5 at 5: It's Getting Hot In Herre
42 mins
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17:00, 11 Sept 2026
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Guest: Dr Camelia May Li Kusumo, Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Building Design, Taylors University
Kuala Lumpur's urban heat isn't just weather, it's also governance failure. This is according to Chandran Nair, founder of think tank Global Institute For Tomorrow, who recently wrote an op-ed on Malaysiakini about shrinking green space, missing climate research bodies, and unaccountable institutions behind the crisis. We discuss this with Camelia Kusumo. (Starts at 23:37)
• Domestic violence case in Australia: A Malaysian woman in Perth has died after alleged domestic abuse, despite prior police warnings from her family. She leaves behind three children, who witnessed the crime. We speak to [NAME] about available support for victims of domestic abuse abroad. (Starts at 18:50)
• Turning selfies into 80s portraits: The viral AI 80s photo trend has taken over social media, but behind every retro makeover is a real cost: Your facial data handed to tech companies, plus the electricity and water it takes to generate each image. We get into it. (Starts at 13:32)
• Four states reject forest degazettement inquiry: Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Pahang have rejected safeguards requiring public inquiry and land replacement before degazetting forest reserves. Law Yao Hua, a journalist who has been reporting on Malaysian forest issues, joins us to unpack this. (Starts at 07:20)
• Bayeux tapestry returns home: Nearly 1,000 years after it was made, the Bayeux Tapestry has returned to English soil for the first time. It's received massive public interest, with people queuing up in doves to see it. We discuss the significance of this. (Starts at 00:22)
Image Credits: Shutterstock
Presenter: Lee Chwi Lynn, Yante Ismail
Producer: Sneha Harikannan, Alia Zefri, Lee Chwi Lynn, Lim Sue Ann, Yante Ismail
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