• Residents urge stop to Ayer Hitam development: 700 people protested a development deal proposed for an area near Ayer Hitam, one of the remaining forested areas in the Selangor region. We hear from Bandar Puteri 9 Resident’s Association secretary Kathryn Wong for more on the issue. (Starts at 18:14)

• No more pets for pet-friendly malls: After some controversy involving assemblypersons and public boycotts, Sunway Square u-turned on their pet-friendly policy. We get into it. (Starts at 10:32)

• Bad weather worsens conditions in Gaza: A recent storm uprooted tents, collapsed buildings collapsed and killed several people, including a two-week-old baby. We speak to Dr Hani Thuraya, who is the ground coordinator in Gaza for Viva Palestina Malaysia, about what the people of Gaza need to survive. (Starts at 6:12)

• China raises taxes on condoms: From January next year, condoms and other contraceptives will lose a tax exemption they have enjoyed for more than 30 years. We discuss whether this works in the grand scheme of encouraging parenthood. (Starts at 0:23)

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