Khairul Aming’s much hyped restaurant Rembayung in Kampung Baru has been struggling with booking system crashes and scalpers snapping up reservations, so this week it switched to a new reservation system with Grab Dine Out to fix the problem. Meanwhile, fans of Ming Chun’s Gepuklah continue to line up for hours to get a plate of ayam gepuk. It makes you wonder how much pull influencer backed food businesses really have, and how far people are willing to go to try them. So we ask our listeners: When you see long lines and hype, does that interest you or turn you off? What influencer-led businesses have you given a shot?

Khairul Aming’s much hyped restaurant Rembayung in Kampung Baru has been struggling with booking system crashes and scalpers snapping up reservations, so this week it switched to a new reservation system with Grab Dine Out to fix the problem. Meanwhile, fans of Ming Chun’s Gepuklah continue to line up for hours to get a plate of ayam gepuk. It makes you wonder how much pull influencer backed food businesses really have, and how far people are willing to go to try them. So we ask our listeners: When you see long lines and hype, does that interest you or turn you off? What influencer-led businesses have you given a shot?

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Long Lines, Big Hype: Are You In or Out?

Extracurricular activities have always been a big part of school life. For many of us, they were where we found our friends, our confidence and sometimes even our calling. So we asked our listeners: How did extracurricular activities shape you as a person? How did it enrich your school years?

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Extracurricular activities have always been a big part of school life. For many of us, they were where we found our friends, our confidence and sometimes even our calling. So we asked our listeners: How did extracurricular activities shape you as a person? How did it enrich your school years?Image Credit: Shutterstock

How Did Extracurricular Activities Shape You As A Person?

Every festive season, Malaysian shopping malls roll out their decorations, but not every celebration gets the same treatment. Content creator Blake Yap has been grading how malls mark Deepavali through his Deco Mall Review series, and his scorecard has put the spotlight on questions of effort and representation. In the first part of this episode, we speak to Blake and kolam artist Rupa Subramaniam about what they have noticed in public spaces, which malls are getting it right, and what they hope to see from malls and brands going forward. Then, we get into it with our listeners and ask: Do festive decorations in malls matter to you? Why?

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Every festive season, Malaysian shopping malls roll out their decorations, but not every celebration gets the same treatment. Content creator Blake Yap has been grading how malls mark Deepavali through his Deco Mall Review series, and his scorecard has put the spotlight on questions of effort and representation. In the first part of this episode, we speak to Blake and kolam artist Rupa Subramaniam about what they have noticed in public spaces, which malls are getting it right, and what they hope to see from malls and brands going forward. Then, we get into it with our listeners and ask: Do festive decorations in malls matter to you? Why?Image Credit: Shutterstock

Do Festive Decorations in Malls Matter to You?

On Tuesday, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said she is open to looking at letting couples share maternity leave, after the idea was raised during the Budget 2027 debate in the Dewan Rakyat. Right now, mothers get 98 days of leave while fathers get just one week, and countries like Sweden and the UK already let parents split their time off in different ways. So we ask our listeners: Should fathers be able to share maternity leave? Or is there a better system for parental leave you’d like to see?

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On Tuesday, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said she is open to looking at letting couples share maternity leave, after the idea was raised during the Budget 2027 debate in the Dewan Rakyat. Right now, mothers get 98 days of leave while fathers get just one week, and countries like Sweden and the UK already let parents split their time off in different ways. So we ask our listeners: Should fathers be able to share maternity leave? Or is there a better system for parental leave you’d like to see?Image Credit: Pexels

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