Malaysia’s new refugee registration system, Dokumen Pendaftaran Pelarian, is raising alarm over weak data protections and fears of surveillance. Human Rights Watch warns it risks functioning as immigration control, as arrests surged to 92,000 last year and UNHCR cards were destroyed in raids. Aslam Abdul Jalil joins us to talk about this. (Starts at 23:27)

• Women stabbed to death in Kelantan: A 19‑year‑old woman was brutally stabbed to death in Ketereh, Kelantan, allegedly by her boyfriend after an argument. This has sparked renewed calls to confront male violence and femicide. Victim-blaming comments have also surged online in response. We speak about all this with Tamyra Selvarajan, Advocacy Officer, Women’s Aid Organisation. (Starts at 16:38)

• Politics debate Langkawi tourism: DAP’s Teresa Kok claims Langkawi tourism is lagging under PAS rule, pointing to Bali and Phuket’s booming visitor numbers. Kedah officials hit back, saying unfair comparisons ignore structural factors like flight capacity and federal policies. We get into it. (Starts at 11:53)

• Families sue OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge shooting: The families are alleging negligience after the shooter's violent conversation with ChatGPT went unreported. We speak to Suaran Singh, lawyer specialising in tech law about how this would play out in court, and what responsibilities companies have to report threats. (Starts at 5:21)

• "Nonnamaxxing", the new buzz word trend on TikTok: This is inspired by the lifestyle of Italian grandmothers where they cook from scratch, walk daily, garden and prioritise family time. This follows other similar maxxing trends like careermaxxing, looksmaxxing and more interestingly, Chinamaxxing. We talk about why young people are drawn to this idea. (Starts at 0:23)

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