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Top 5 at 5: Selangor's New Seamless Travel Plan
41 mins·17:00, 19 May 2026
Top 5 at 5: Selangor's New Seamless Travel Plan
41 mins
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17:00, 19 May 2026
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Guest: Dr Gobi Krishna, Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Selangor's investment, trade and mobility committee chairman recently laid out plans for better transportation in the state, including hydrogen-powered buses, a covered walkway in Shah Alam, a RM30 monthly subsidy to get more people onto demand-responsive transit, and a Selangor Mobility Master Plan. But with our fuel crisis, how will these plans pan out? We explore this with Dr Gobi. (Starts at 22:52)
• Removal of liquid nicotine from poison list is unlawful: The High Court has determined that the government acted illegally, irrationally, and without proper consultation with the Poisons Board when it delisted liquid and gel nicotine products from the Poisons List back in 2023. At the time, the government justified this by saying the resulting revenue could be channelled to health initiatives. We get into the significance of this with lawyer Kee Shu Min. (Starts at 16:58)
• Are we too polite?: A Chinese influencer recently pointed out a Malaysian mannerism that intrigued her - the fact that we constantly say "thank you" to each other. Where does it come from? Why do we do it? We ponder on this. (Starts at 11:36)
• New criteria for military recruits: They have raised the age from 25 to 30, allowed for people to apply even if they wear glasses, and the minimum height has been lowered to 157cm. All of this in an effort to boost recruitment numbers. We talk about the implications of this with Lieutenant Colonel Wong Ah Jit, President of the Malaysian Chinese Veterans Association. (Starts at 6:38)
• The axolotlisation of Mexico City: Ahead of the FIFA World Cup next month, the city has decided on the axolotl as its official mascot, and thus have painted the town with it, including on trains and building walls. Alongside the salamander, the town's infrastructure has also been given a new shade of paint: Lilac. Some residents are unhappy, saying it is a waste of resources and would only appeal to tourists. We discuss this conundrum. (Starts at 00:27)
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Presenter: Lee Chwi Lynn, Susan Tam
Producer: Sudais Ferhard, Alia Zefri, Tee Shiao Eek, Susan Tam, Sneha Harikannan, Lee Chwi Lynn
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