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Top 5 At 5: Higher Water Bills, Better Water Resilience

Faisal Aziz, Chairperson, Bersih

29-Apr-24 17:00

Top 5 At 5: Higher Water Bills, Better Water Resilience

Today's countdown are:

5. The significance of World Dance Day, in which we have Professor Dr Joseph Gonzales, choreographer and Artistic Director of ASK Dance Company to share his hopes.

4. The underreporting from male victims when it comes to love scams. For this, we hear from industrial psychologist Victor Goh.

3. Public outrage to Penang's water tariff hike. Professor Dato’ Dr Chan Ngai Weng, Honorary Professor of Environmental Management at USM shares his thoughts with us.

2. Deputy Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Fadillah Yusof suggested allowing business folk to migrate to Sarawak as they are willing to deposit RM2 million into a state-owned bank, or purchase property valued at no less than RM1.5 million.

1. Our top story! Bersih questions Selangor government’s open house in Kuala Kubu Baharu.

Image credit: zefart, Shutterstock

Produced by: Alia Zefri, Sudais Ferhard

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan


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