The US Election Day is around the corner, set to happen on the 5th of November. So we're unpacking American political dynamics every Monday for the next 5 weeks in our "Road to the White House" series. Today, we speak to two Americans living and working in Malaysia. 



Other stories we covered today: 



· Anniversary of Hamas' Attack: Today marks the first anniversary of the Hamas attack, and the start of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. We unpack this with Dr Ferooze Ali, senior fellow at the Asia-Middle East Centre for Research and Dialogue, as well as Dr Mohd Nazari Ismail, Chairperson of the BDS Movement Malaysia.



· Mamak Restaurants Urged To Stop Selling Cigarettes: President of the Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association Datuk Jawahar Ali Taib Khan said that over 40% of its 12,000 members have already stopped selling cigarettes. We speak to Prof Dr Mohamad Haniki Nok Mohamed, who is leader of IIUM's Smokefree Sejahtera Campus Community Flagship 3.0



· Outcry From Unpaid Journalists: A group of journalists from The Malaysian Insight and The Vibes have been demanding their salaries, which has been in arrears for several months. We speak to Teh Athira Mohd Yusof, the General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists Malaysia.



· Johor Switches Weekend Back to Saturday & Sunday: This shift was announced by Johor’s Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, and is aimed to reduce scheduling issues between the government and the private sector.



Image Credit: LanKS, Shutterstock

The US Election Day is around the corner, set to happen on the 5th of November. So we're unpacking American political dynamics every Monday for the next 5 weeks in our "Road to the White House" series. Today, we speak to two Americans living and working in Malaysia. Other stories we covered today: · Anniversary of Hamas' Attack: Today marks the first anniversary of the Hamas attack, and the start of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. We unpack this with Dr Ferooze Ali, senior fellow at the Asia-Middle East Centre for Research and Dialogue, as well as Dr Mohd Nazari Ismail, Chairperson of the BDS Movement Malaysia. · Mamak Restaurants Urged To Stop Selling Cigarettes: President of the Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association Datuk Jawahar Ali Taib Khan said that over 40% of its 12,000 members have already stopped selling cigarettes. We speak to Prof Dr Mohamad Haniki Nok Mohamed, who is leader of IIUM's Smokefree Sejahtera Campus Community Flagship 3.0 · Outcry From Unpaid Journalists: A group of journalists from The Malaysian Insight and The Vibes have been demanding their salaries, which has been in arrears for several months. We speak to Teh Athira Mohd Yusof, the General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists Malaysia. · Johor Switches Weekend Back to Saturday &amp; Sunday: This shift was announced by Johor’s Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, and is aimed to reduce scheduling issues between the government and the private sector. Image Credit: LanKS, Shutterstock

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