![French left fights over PM role, with current government set to resign French left fights over PM role, with current government set to resign](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/71720604696_protester.jpg)
French left fights over PM role, with current government set to resign
Emmanuel Macron was likely to accept resignation of his current govt to enable ministers who were elected as lawmakers to sit in parliament.
Tue Jul 16 2024
![Trump picks onetime critic J.D. Vance, now a fierce defender, as his running mate Trump picks onetime critic J.D. Vance, now a fierce defender, as his running mate](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/81721107129_DonaldTrumpJDV.jpg)
Trump picks onetime critic J.D. Vance, now a fierce defender, as his running mate
The selection of James David Vance could boost Donald Trump's turnout in the "Rust Belt" states where the election will likely be decided
Tue Jul 16 2024
![Japan's diaper makers look to adult market for revenue as births fall Japan's diaper makers look to adult market for revenue as births fall](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/41720753070_diaper.jpg)
Japan's diaper makers look to adult market for revenue as births fall
With births falling last year to a record low, Japan's population is likely to decline by about 30% to 87 million by 2070, with four people in every 10 aged 65 or more.
Fri Jul 12 2024
Niaga AWANI: Tech Innovation & Journalism Futures
Niaga AWANI features Kristie Lu Stout, Anchor/Correspondent, CNN in conversation with Tehmina Kaoosji and Nabilah Khaleeda.
The anchors exchange views about exciting tech innovations and AI across Asia, changing everyday lives through positive inventions, as well as via core industries like tourism.
Journalism Futures is another key area of discussion, with Kristie sharing her thoughts about sustainability for the news media industry and her experiences speaking to journalism students for CNN Academy while in Kuala Lumpur.
The anchors exchange views about exciting tech innovations and AI across Asia, changing everyday lives through positive inventions, as well as via core industries like tourism.
Journalism Futures is another key area of discussion, with Kristie sharing her thoughts about sustainability for the news media industry and her experiences speaking to journalism students for CNN Academy while in Kuala Lumpur.
Fri Jul 12 2024
![ANALYSIS - As France votes, Europe holds its breath ANALYSIS - As France votes, Europe holds its breath](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-10/71603816347_UKFranceElection.jpg)
ANALYSIS - As France votes, Europe holds its breath
Emmanuel Macron's EU role likely weakened by election second round.
Fri Jul 05 2024
Consider This: Are We All Financialised? How Modern Finance Shapes Our World
A recent report by Khazanah Research Institute (KRI), ‘The Financialisation of Our Lives: Values and Trade-offs,’ helps to shed light on how financial systems, which were initially designed to fuel economic growth, are now fuelling household debt. With the proliferation of financial schemes like Buy Now Pay Later, how do modern financial practices affect our daily lives and long-term financial health? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Suraya Ismail, Director of Research at Khazanah Research Institute, and Shereen Hazirah Hishamudin Senior Research Associate at KRI.
Tue Jul 02 2024
![Israel supreme court rules religious seminary students must be drafted to military Israel supreme court rules religious seminary students must be drafted to military](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/41719303593_orthodox.jpg)
Israel supreme court rules religious seminary students must be drafted to military
The decree likely to send shockwaves through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.
Tue Jun 25 2024
![McDonald’s to end AI trial in US over ordering mishaps McDonald’s to end AI trial in US over ordering mishaps](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/51718764390_mcdonalds.jpg)
McDonald’s to end AI trial in US over ordering mishaps
The AI's reliability is questioned after mishaps like adding bacon to ice cream and ordering hundreds of dollars in chicken nuggets.
Wed Jun 19 2024
![Putin and Kim embrace in North Korea, vow new multipolar world Putin and Kim embrace in North Korea, vow new multipolar world](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/81718765095_TBPUTIN.jpg)
Putin and Kim embrace in North Korea, vow new multipolar world
Vladimir Putin's visit likely to reshape decades of Russia-North Korea relations at a time when both countries face international isolation.
Wed Jun 19 2024
![WHO says many people in Gaza facing 'famine-like conditions' WHO says many people in Gaza facing 'famine-like conditions'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/81674497484_TedrosAdhanom.jpg)
WHO says many people in Gaza facing 'famine-like conditions'
According to WHO, there is currently no evidence that those who are most in need are receiving sufficient quantity and quality of food.
Fri Jun 14 2024
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Wed Jun 12 2024
Consider This: Malaysian Palm Oil (Part 1) — Impact of New EU Rules on Smallholders
The Malaysian palm oil sector, which is the second-largest producer globally after Indonesia, is facing mounting challenges, particularly from the European Union's incoming Deforestation Regulation. This regulation aims to halt the sale of any products linked to deforestation in its markets. Despite efforts to promote sustainability through certification schemes like MSPO and RSPO, questions remain: Can certification alone redeem palm oil's tarnished reputation? And how might the EU’s new regulation impact smallholders, who produce about 40% of the total output of palm oil in Malaysia? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Serina Rahman, Lecturer at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at National University of Singapore, where her research interests include political ecology through the lens of environmental anthropology and ethnography.
Mon Jun 10 2024
Consider This: Malaysian Palm Oil (Part 2) — Navigating EU's Deforestation Regulation
The Malaysian palm oil sector, which is the second-largest producer globally after Indonesia, is facing mounting challenges, particularly from the European Union's incoming Deforestation Regulation. This regulation aims to halt the sale of any products linked to deforestation in its markets. Despite efforts to promote sustainability through certification schemes like MSPO and RSPO, questions remain: Can certification alone redeem palm oil's tarnished reputation? And how might the EU’s new regulation impact smallholders, who produce about 40% of the total output of palm oil in Malaysia? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Khor Yu Leng, Senior Economist at Segi Enam Advisors & Associate Director for Sustainability at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs.
Mon Jun 10 2024
![Innovative Chileans use discarded hair to clean up coasts and waterways Innovative Chileans use discarded hair to clean up coasts and waterways](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/61717753996_HairabsorbentChi.jpg)
Innovative Chileans use discarded hair to clean up coasts and waterways
Matter of Trust's project employs tube-like booms, made out of mesh and filled with hair, to attract and trap oil in lakes and streams.
Sat Jun 08 2024
Consider This: Political Economy (Part 2) — Robert Reich on America's “Rigged System”
In his latest book ‘The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It’, Robert Reich argues that power and wealth in the US are concentrated within the same group of wealthy individuals and corporations who hold much power over the economy. Are there parallels in other countries like Malaysia? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He is co-creator of the award-winning documentary film Inequality for All, and the co-founder of Inequality Media. He has served in three US administrations, including as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration, for which Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century. Robert Reich was a speaker at the International Social Wellbeing Conference 2024, organised by EPF.
Thu Jun 06 2024