Top 5 At 5: KKB By-Elections Spotlighting Vernacular Schools

Today's countdown includes: 5. A raid on a convenience store and subsequent seizure of ice cream products with the label "No Palm Oil."4. The Health Ministry asking for AstraZeneca to clarify Covid-19 vaccine side effects.3. World Press Freedom Day, and our unfortunate slide in the world rankings to the 34th spot.2. Government moving to one single agency to manage and control our borders.1. Our top story! The noise surrounding vernacular schools, amidst the Kuala Kubu Baru by-elections.For these stories, we spoke with Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO for Galen Centre; Zaharom Nain, Professor of Communication & Multimedia, University of Nottingham Malaysia; Premesh Chandran, Former CEO of Malaysiakini and Munira Mustaffa, executive director of Chasseur Group.Image credit: Teo Nie Ching, FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.