Today's countdown includes:

5. More details on the revamped Public Service Remuneration System, including a pay hike of more than 13%, and a minimum salary of RM2000 for civil servants.

4. An application for Kelantan's Wayang Kulit to be recognised on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.

3. Terengganu considering a proposal for public caning as a punishment for offences committed under Syariah law.

2. The Perlis MB being investigated by MACC for alleged abuse of power.

1. Our top story: The demands emerging from the Labour Day march, for better workers' rights, among other issues.

For these stories, we spoke with Eddin Khoo, founder and director of Pusaka; Nizam Bashir, syariah lawyer; Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow at the Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research; and Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj, Chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia.

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