The stories we covered today:

5. Fake news about the Mpox outbreak has been spreading faster than the virus itself, with fake WhatsApp messages saying Mpox is spreading in Singapore. Dr Eugene Tee, an associate professor in psychology from HELP University shares his thoughts on why fake news harms public health discourse.

4. In a landmark case of protecting intellectual property, a nasi kandar chain has agreed to pay Astro a fee of RM220,000 for the unauthorised broadcasts of Astro content in multiple restaurants. Lawyer, Foong Cheng Leong, talks about the prevalence of online piracy in Malaysia.

3. A 17-year-old teenage boy has been remanded for seven days in connection with the murder and rape of a 10-year-old Orang Asli girl who was found in a swamp near her house in Sungai Siput. Hartini Zainudin, a child rights activist, weighs in on why crime among minors is on the rise.

2. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's three-day visit to India to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi has upgraded Malaysia-India ties to new levels, with the exchanging of MOUs, to cooperation in semiconductors and fintech. We hear about the significance of the visit from Yanitha Meena, an analyst from ISIS Malaysia.

1. Our top story: LHDN and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department have launched Ops Metro, a large scale tax oepration targetting businesses in the Klang Valley. We dive into this with Zen Chow, a tax practice leader at YCC Group.

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Produced by: Alia Zefri, Sudais Ferhard, Alena Nadia, Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Kam Raslan

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Tags:  fake news,  mpox,  astro,  crime,  india,  tax,  lhdn,