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Top 5 At 5: Shuttlers Bag Bronze in Badminton

Rajes Paul, Sports Journalist, The Star

05-Aug-24 17:00

Top 5 At 5: Shuttlers Bag Bronze in Badminton

The stories we covered today include:

5. An expose by the Australian Broadcasting Company has revealed the identity of the leader of a phishing syndicate based in Tawau, Sabah that has stolen millions of dollars from victims worldwide. Farlina Said, Fellow at the Cyber and Technology Policy Programme of ISIS Malaysia, shares her two cents on the legal compliations to tackle such syndicates.

4. Every year, Earth Overshoot Day marks the point at which humanity has used up all the resources that our planet can regenerate in a year. This year, humanity surpassed its sustainable consumption limit on August 1. We reached out to Zara Phang, Sustainable Economy Lead, WWF Malaysia, to ask how Malaysia fared this year.

3. After performing poorly at the start of 2024, the Ringgit has strengthened considerably against the US Dollar. But economists are still predicting choppy waters ahead for the currency. Julia Goh, Senior Economist, UOB, weighs in on the conversation.

2. A “friendly visit” from Home Ministry officers to the 20th iteration of the Freedom Film Festival drew the attention of netizens and consternation from civil society groups. Brenda Danker shares what went down over the festival’s opening weekend, and the importance of human rights festivals.

1. Our top story: Malaysian men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik have bagged Malaysia’s first medal at this year’s Paris Olympic Games. Sports journalist Rajes Paul joins us to reflect on the Malaysian badminton team’s performance in Paris so far.

Image Credit: BREMIX STUDIO, Shutterstock

Produced by: Alia Zefri, Dashran Yohan, Alena Nadia, Juliet Jacobs, Sudais Ferhard

Presented by: Sharaad Kuttan, Lim Sue Ann


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Categories:  technologyeconomypoliticsgovernmentinternationalfilmenvironmentsports

Tags:  olympicsparis olympics in 2024badmintonphishingcybersecurityenvironmentfreedom film festivalcurrencyeconomyringgit malaysia





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