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On the Show Tonight: Democracy in Progress? We navigate the political turmoil as Anwar claims his majority and the leaders of the rebel coalition push back - our commentator from the media world's Bina Negara confere is Shamsubaharin Ismail, CEO of Big Blue TV who has put his money on Anwar. Meanwhile, the daily struggle of farmers in Sarawak as palm oil market plunges because of sanctions and foreign workers return home because of Covid - Boniface Babai speaks of the difficulties. And the campaign to help vulnerable women: widow Maria Balan thanks RFS for championing her cause with SEB who have returned her supply, and we take up the problems of Single Mums in Senadin, who are setting up an Association. However, there is also the problem of discrimination by powerful longhouse chiefs - we speak to one widow from Sebatu Niah who says she is always denied her share of support money and even Covid food assistance, because her family supported the opposition. It is a familiar form of discrimination in Sarawak and it is encouraged under this present GPS government. This and more online from 6pm....