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Happy belated new year! To understand what's shaping this year's events, we have to take a look at some key events that happened last year. Here are the top 5 news of 2017.

It could be the hallyu wave or the promise of a better future but more and more Malaysians are falling into the traps of unscrupulous syndicate to be illegal labourers in foreign land. The latest destination? According to an expose by Utusan Malaysia is South Korea. These unsuspecting victims work in 3D--dangerous, difficult and dirty--jobs in the manufacturing, services, construction and plantation workers. Some suffer life-altering injuries, losing limbs, for instance, and forced to pay expensive medical bills as they are not protected under any insurance.

WhatsApp gets sued in India. President Trump is certified laziest President ever. Will Prince Harry invite Obama over Trump? And if you are a gamer, you might be certified as having a 'mental illness'.

World Cup in Russia to be cancelled?! Also, is the Middle East is furious with Trump? Finally, what is the value of "Peace"?

Big news midweek: 1. Scooby-Doo voicer dies 2. Nikki Haley now darling of US-right wing 3. BMW electric cars 4. Top 100 long-form stories of 2017

Malaysia may want to hedge its position as the world's number 1 durian producer.

Botched bombing in the US while Trump faces his past and a cringe worthy sculpture!

Ella celebrated her 30th year in the entertainment industry by hosting a concert with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Held at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, the combination of rock and classical music elevated her from being the Queen of Rock, to a legend.

5 things PM Najib said at the UMNO General Assembly that you need to know about

Passenger Service Charge (PSC) for KLIA2 is raised. Travellers can now complain about airports to MAVCOM. Malaysia Airlines gets their first Airbus A350. Trump twitter-account killer emerges. Mac OS High Sierra flaw found.

Today's episode, we look at the chaos in Indonesia, how North Korea sent shivers down USA's spine and the most anticipated wedding of 2018!

According to data, last year the B40 only had an average of RM54 extra to spend every month. Luqman Hariz and Rizal Zulkapli discuss.

We don’t want to take anything away from the 8,958 students who got all A’s – congrats! But Luqman Hariz discusses the pressure some kids get if they don’t get straight A’s. And starting this year, schools won’t announce the names of straight-A students, nor will they make their UPSR performance public. Wise decision or no?

The Department of Statistics say, the younger generation tend to spend and buy things even before they earn any income. Also, your Uber may be driverless soon, and your trains may be seatless.

Besides announcing the GDP results, Bank Negara also published a very eye-opening report on our property market today. Luqman Hariz and Rizal Zulkapli try to sum it up in 5 minutes.

The police say they’re making progress on two data loss cases – the theft of Malaysians’ mobile phone numbers and CIMB’s lost data tapes. Also in more positive news, the government promises to step in if the rise in petrol prices becomes too much of a burden.

Scandals! Scandals! Scandals! Read (or watch) all about it! As Dishen Kumar brings you up to speed about all the scandals around the world.

Soon, having a strong breath may actually be a good thing. Also, imagine what Donald Trump can do with a 280-character-limit on Twitter!

Global warming has never really been at the forefront of discussions in this country. But what’s happening in Penang is indicative of something bigger that’s happening around the globe, and it’s going to happen more and more if we don’t do anything. Plus, the “Paradise Papers” show exactly what’s wrong with our world today.

From the destruction and devastation in Penang, something beautiful was born – bipartisanship between leaders, for the sake of the rakyat. Also, yet another white American male shooter isn’t called a "terrorist" by the American media.