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Top 5 At 5: Who's Responsible for Klang Valley's Water Cuts?

Charles Santiago, Chairman, National Water Services Commission

24-Jul-24 17:00

Top 5 At 5: Who's Responsible for Klang Valley's Water Cuts?

The stories we covered today include:

5. Voice actress Noriko Ohara, who was best known for voicing Nobita in the beloved anime, Doraemon recently passed at the age of 88. We look back at how Ohara approached voicing Nobita, and the significance of Doraemon to Malaysians.

4. Politicians are stoking uproar over a Chinese vernacular school receiving a donation from an alcohol brewery, going against guidelines set by the Education Ministry. Dr Kua Kia Soong, former principal of New Era College shares his thoughts on the controversy, and highlights the issue of unequal allocation given to such schools.

3. A Forbes Advisor report has ranked Kuala Lumpur as the 5th riskiest city to travel to in Southeast Asia, and has prompted the Home Ministry to review the metrics used in the report. Hannah Pearson, founder of Pear Anderson, a travel market research company, shares her thoughts on the list and tells us how other Southeast Asian countries have responded.

2. A proposed constitutional amendment aims to place Orang Asli matters under the jurisdiction of both the federal and state governments, but groups like the Kelantan Orang Asli Villages Network are not satisfied with the engagement sessions conducted so far. Colin Nicholas, Coordinator at the Centre for Orang Asli Concerns weighs in.

1. Our top story: We speak to Charles Santiago, chairperson of the National Water Services Commission about the sudden water disruptions that are affecting the Klang Valley, and who should be taking responsibility for it.

Image Credit: Asyraf Rasid 90, Shutterstock

Produced by: Sudais Ferhard, Lim Sue Ann, Dashran Yohan, Alia Zefri, Alena Nadia

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan


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Tags:  doraemonanimevernacular schoolstourismkuala lumpurforbesconstitutional amendmentsorang aslispanwater disruption





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