Datin Seri Panglima Pamela Ling vanished en route to the MACC, days after filing a judicial review against the agency and amid investigations involving her husband, Datuk Seri Thomas Hah. CCTV footage and eyewitness claims suggest she may have been abducted by impersonators of law enforcement. Meanwhile, police are treating it as a kidnapping. We discuss the legalities and optics with lawyer Fahri Azzat.

Other stories we covered:

• Tackling abuse in children's homes: A Cheras children’s shelter has been shut down and its operators arrested following allegations of abuse, adding to a long list of troubling cases across Malaysia’s care centres. We hear from Michelle Ng, ADUN Subang Jaya, who says the problem isn’t isolated, and calls for audits point to deeper structural issues in our care systems.
• India-Pakistan tensions escalate: India launched missile strikes across Pakistan-administered Kashmir, claiming to target terrorist sites, while Pakistan says civilians and critical infrastructure were hit. With a rising death toll and military assets downed, we speak to R. Paneir Selvam, principal consultant at Arunachala Research and Consultancy, on how close the region is to full-blown war.
• Friedrich Merz becomes the new German chancellor: Friedrich Merz is now Chancellor of German after failing his first confidence vote in Parliament in a stunning, historic setback. Frederik Holst, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Albukhary University joins us to explain what this near-miss says about Merz’s leadership and the political fractures within Germany’s ruling coalition.
• Feed pigeons, get fined: Penang is fining residents for feeding pigeons, citing health risks and environmental concerns, with over 800 birds already captured. We discuss the city council’s stance and ask if pigeons truly deserve their bad reputation.

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Produced by: Sudais Ferhard, Lim Sue Ann, Sneha Harikannan, Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan

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