A baby elephant was killed in a collision with a container lorry at the Gerik-Jeli highway. Following a devastating viral video of an adult elephant, presumably its mother greiving the death of its calf, local NGOs and the public have called for urgent action to be taken to curb wildlife road accidents. We speak with Professor Ahimsa Campos-Arseiz, founder of the Management and Ecology of Malaysian Elephants and Lim Teck Wyn, honorary associate professor at University of Nottingham Malaysia to discuss the threats faced by elephants in developmental areas and find out how we can better coexist with wild animals.

Other stories we covered:

• Russia is found responsible for MH17: After a decade the United Nations’ aviation council has ruled that Russia bears state responsibility for the downing of MH17. This decision marks the first time a multilateral body has formally assigned blame to the Russian state. To find out the implications of this decision, we speak to Benjamin Barton, Head of School of Politics and International Relations at University of Nottingham Malaysia for his insight.

• Tan Sri Azam Baki reappointed as MACC chief: This third consecutive reappointment has garnered criticism, with anti graft centre C4 questioning the current appointment process which is at the sole discretion of the prime minister. For more on this move, we speak to Arief Hamizan, head of research and policy advocacy at the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism.

• Bront Palarae wins big at Thai Awards: The actor took home the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ award at the Baan Nang Klang Lakorn Awards in Thailand over the weekend. He won the award for his role in ‘The Cursed Land,’ a supernatural horror movie about a widower and his daughter. We talk to the actor himself about his win, along with what else we can expect from him for future projects.

• Remembering Datuk Rasammah Naomi Bupalan: Social activist and education pioneer, Datuk Rasammah Naomi Bhupalan, has passed away at the age of 98. We look back on her long life of fighting for freedom, women’s rights, anti-drug education, and more.

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Produced by: Sneha Harikannan, Sudais Ferhard, Alia Zefri, Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn

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