AWANI Tonight: 1 Aug 2024

#AWANITonight with @_farhanasheikh

1. Datuk Seri Maimunah Sharif is KL new mayor
2. Thailand: Court removes PM Srettha from office


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New Zealand police are urgently tracking down sweets containing "potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine" that were unknowingly distributed by a charity.

Lilianne Fan from Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) calls for urgent action by the Malaysian government and international community, as the situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state worsens.

AWANI Tonight with @Hafiz_Marzukhi

1. The country's live birth rate decreased by 10.2% in Q2 2024
2. What can the youth do to drive sustainable change in the age of digitalisation?

1. Headless body found in Melaka identified as missing teacher
2. US accelerates military deployment to Middle East as tension grows

#AWANITonight with Farhana Sheikh

- Tesla halts ASEAN expansion due to losses, competition - PM

- Ringgit: will upward momentum continue?

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The Ringgit has staged a notable recovery following an 11-day straight rally against the USD, but will this upward momentum continue? Mohd Sedek Jantan from UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors weighs in.

Tesla’s reported decision to abandon plans to build EV factories in the region was not a result of Malaysia’s performance or polices, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

#AWANITonight with @_farhanasheikh

1. Dhabitah Sabri through to Olympic diving finals
2. Animal cruelty: Providing better protection for strays

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Nur Dhabitah Sabri secured a spot in the women’s 3-metre springboard finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, after coming in 8th with 286.95 points at the semi-finals.

Three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria have been cancelled following a planned terrorist attack targeting the Ernst Happel stadium.

Universiti Malaya’s Dr. Sheila Ramalingam discusses providing better protection for stray animals, highlighting the challenges in law enforcement.

#AWANITonight with Saraya Mia

- PMO demands public apology from Meta over removal of PM's posts

- Bangladesh PM resigns, flees country amid fresh wave of protests

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Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and reportedly fled to India with her sister, as anti-government protestors stormed her palace in Dhaka today. An interim government will be formed.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is holding an emergency meeting with police chiefs, as the country grapples with unrest triggered by the stabbing of three young girls last week.