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Baki Zainal has a secret weapon that opens doors to multiple opportunities in life; his fluent control of the Mandarin language and his energetic personality have made him a person to be sought out in the Malaysian entertainment industry. We talked to him about his genesis and passion.

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Love, life and everything in between is show that is essentially just about that. Take it as a curious guide into the world of relationships. In this episode we find out the art of flirting with flirting expert, Jean Smith and Asia's Top Dating Coach; Mr David Tian.

Early marriage and forced marriage is most common in South Asia and West and Central Africa. Every year, an estimated two million girls give birth before they turn 15. Young girls face the greatest risk of complications from pregnancy and childbirth - yet they are often invisible in statistics and excluded from development interventions. We delve into the issues with our guests from UNFPA and Sisters In Islam.

 Amphetamine is a synthetic stimulant used for the treatment of attention deficit disorder, narcolepsy and obesity. It is also the parent compound for other prominent substances such as ecstasy, methamphetamine (ice/syabu). What does it do to the body and what are the long-term effects? Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Philip George shares the details.

With a population of more than 650,000, there are currently twice as much people living in Petaling Jaya than in Iceland. In response to its population boom, which is expected to exceed 2.5 million by 2035, PJ is the first council to embark on a pilot Transit Oriented Development initiative. Bukit Gasing State Assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran, who has been a long time proponent of Transit Oriented Development, or TOD, is here to explain this initiative and its challenges.

Walking down the streets of New York or San Francisco, you might hear five different languages in fifteen minutes, each with different dialect inflections, most spoken by Americans. What happens when you throw a bunch of very different peoples and cultures into a melting pot and tell them to live the American dream? Find out on the concluding episode of The Pendatang Cometh, an exploration of immigration as seen through the landscape of the USA. This episode was originally broadcasted on 27th October 2015.

The other installments of The Pendatang Cometh can be found here:

1) Episode 1: Arrival

2) Episode 2: Hard Work and Economics

3) Episode 3: Pushback

Health and fitness has taken on many avatars over the last decade, with traditional gyms sharing portions of the popularity cake with more innovative and personalized fitness centers. Revelation Republic promises to be one of those no-nonsense service providers that focuses on getting fit fast without all the additional frills and fancy add-ons. Jonathan Wong and Andrew Kwan, founders of Revelation Republic, talks to us about their unique fitness regimes, the results they’ve seen so far, and what it’s like being a fitness center in a relatively dense industry.

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:

- AirAsia set to purchase 100 A321neos

- Service charges might soar for Malaysia air travel

- Road to duopoly for Philippines' two largest telcos

- Dimon doles out pay rises to his lower tier workers

The world is preoccupied with size as a competitive factor and Islamic banking is no different.

How does an entity like Hong Leong Islamic Bank survey the Islamic competitive landscape especially given that half of their customers are non-Muslims. Fintech can also assail a small bank at the other end of the size spectrum with their disruptive intentions.

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:

- The Hague rules against China's territorial claims

- Singapore's sluggish Second Quarter