![Russian scientists conduct autopsy on 44,000-year-old permafrost wolf carcass Russian scientists conduct autopsy on 44,000-year-old permafrost wolf carcass](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/71720176122_wolfcarcassRussi.jpg)
Russian scientists conduct autopsy on 44,000-year-old permafrost wolf carcass
Found by chance by locals in Yakutia's Abyyskiy district in 2021, the wolf's body is only now being properly examined by scientists.
Fri Jul 05 2024
![A-G’s Report: 337 schools still using 4G broadband technology A-G’s Report: 337 schools still using 4G broadband technology](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/61720085232_PusatInternet.jpg)
A-G’s Report: 337 schools still using 4G broadband technology
The audit review found low subscription to the Broadband to General Population range hinders the government's high-speed broadband efforts.
Thu Jul 04 2024
![94 online rice sale ads removed as of May 31 - KPKM 94 online rice sale ads removed as of May 31 - KPKM](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/71716367172_Beras.jpg)
94 online rice sale ads removed as of May 31 - KPKM
KPKM said that checks found the rice being sold was believed to have been sourced from unauthorised suppliers.
Wed Jul 03 2024
![Malaysia's Najib loses legal bid to serve sentence under house arrest Malaysia's Najib loses legal bid to serve sentence under house arrest](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/61718269168_Najib.jpg)
Malaysia's Najib loses legal bid to serve sentence under house arrest
The Kuala Lumpur High Court found there was no arguable case warranting a full hearing of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application.
Wed Jul 03 2024
Consider This: Economic Sentiment - Growth or Gloom?
A recent survey by market research agency, Ipsos, revealed that two-thirds (68%) of Malaysians believe the economy is in a recession, despite official reports of 3.7% economic growth last year. Why is there such a stark contrast between consumer sentiment and economic data? And how do we reconcile the lived experiences of Malaysians with these seemingly positive economic indicators? Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Dr Ong Kian Ming, Pro Vice-Chancellor of External Engagement for Taylor's University, and Ibrahim ‘Ben’ Suffian, Co-founder & Programmes Director of Merdeka Center for Opinion Research.
Mon Jul 01 2024
![Sufficient spots for SPM holders with 10As to enter matriculation, foundation studies Sufficient spots for SPM holders with 10As to enter matriculation, foundation studies](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/71719390587_DrZambryAbdulKadi.jpg)
Sufficient spots for SPM holders with 10As to enter matriculation, foundation studies
Govt ensures SPM holders with 10As and above who failed to enter public university programs get a place to further their studies.
Mon Jul 01 2024
![WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange heads to Australia after U.S. guilty plea WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange heads to Australia after U.S. guilty plea](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/81719374048_assange.jpg)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange heads to Australia after U.S. guilty plea
His release ends a 14-year legal saga in which Assange spent more than five years in a British high-security jail and seven years in asylum at the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
Wed Jun 26 2024
![Gaza environmental damage unprecedented, says UN report Gaza environmental damage unprecedented, says UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/51718776311_Gazaenvironmentald.jpg)
Gaza environmental damage unprecedented, says UN report
Water, sanitation and hygiene systems are almost entirely defunct, with Gaza's five wastewater treatment plants shut down, the report found.
Fri Jun 21 2024
AWANI Tonight: Combatting hate, misconceptions towards refugees
Heidy Quah, Founder & Executive Director, Refuge For The Refugees discusses the dire situation facing some 180,000 refugees living in Malaysia, as well as solutions to improve their lives.
Thu Jun 20 2024
![US lawmakers meet Tibet's Dalai Lama, pressure China on talks US lawmakers meet Tibet's Dalai Lama, pressure China on talks](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/61718791225_DalaiLama.jpg)
US lawmakers meet Tibet's Dalai Lama, pressure China on talks
Tibetan tradition holds that the Dalai Lama is reincarnated after his death and current leader has said his successor may be found in India.
Wed Jun 19 2024
Consider This: Microplastics (Part 2) - The Environmental Cost of Microplastics
A recent study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, found that Malaysia has the highest per capita microplastic consumption amongst 109 countries. Malaysia is also among the top ten countries that inhales the most microplastic particles each day. How are these invisible pollutants entering our lives, and what can be done to stop it from continuing to happen? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to hydro-ecologist Professor Dr Christopher Gibbins, Professor at the School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at University of Nottingham Malaysia.
Tue Jun 18 2024
Consider This: Microplastics (Part 1) - Malaysia Leads in Microplastic Consumption
A recent study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, found that Malaysia has the highest per capita microplastic consumption amongst 109 countries. Malaysia is also among the top ten countries that inhales the most microplastic particles each day. How are these invisible pollutants entering our lives, and what can be done to stop it from continuing to happen? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Dr K. Sudesh Kumar, Professor of Applied Microbiology at USM’s School of Biological Sciences.
Tue Jun 18 2024
The Future Is Female: Reframe Retirement
On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to Clare Davenport, Founder of Designing4Better, about reframing our view of retirement and why it’s important to also consider the non-financial aspects of retirement planning. Clare Davenport was one of the speakers at the International Social Well Being Conference 2024 #ISWC2024 organised by EPF.
Sun Jun 16 2024
Consider This: Bajau Laut (Part 1) — Homes Demolished in Controversial Eviction
More than 500 people from the Bajau Laut community in Semporna, Sabah, were evicted by the authorities last week, and their stilt houses demolished, some even burned. The plight of the Bajau Laut has since dominated national attention after several video recordings of the incident were uploaded to social media with the hashtag #PandangKeSabah. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Mukmin Nantang, founder of the Sabah-based NGO Borneo Komrad, who first uploaded the now viral videos. For almost a decade, Borneo Komrad has been running Sekolah-Sekolah Alternatif, which provides free education for stateless, undocumented, and under-served children in Sabah.
Wed Jun 12 2024
![Malawi vice president's plane may have crashed in forest, military says Malawi vice president's plane may have crashed in forest, military says](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/41718057719_SaulosKlausChilima.jpg)
Malawi vice president's plane may have crashed in forest, military says
Top military official says the aircraft carrying Saulos Klaus Chilima may have crashed in dense forest, but it has not yet been found.
Tue Jun 11 2024