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Jeevan Sahadevan joins us monthly to give tips and tricks for anyone to overcome the many challenges in the world of business.

ADUN for Sungai Pinang, a member of the Selangor state government Executive Committee as well as chairman for the Standing Committees for Investment, Industry & Commerce, SMEs, and Transportation, Dato’ Teng speaks to is about the push for increased investments in the state. We ask him what impact government initiatives like the Bio Council, the Aerospace Council as well as dozen of trips overseas, have had on investment levels in view of the Ministry of International Trade and Industries move to streamline Investment Promotional Agencies.

CEO and Entrepreneur, Margaret Heffernan, once said, don't play the game, change it. As a game changer in the industry, Kenya’s Kenafric is a leading example of how a family business can grow from modest beginnings into a leading manufacturer and distributor of consumer goods. CEO, Mayur Shah of Kenafric Industries speaks to us about what truly contributed to their success. 

Markets have made a strong bounce back after Brexit but netither USD nor JPY safe haven status would last forever. In that vein Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, is ready to cut rates.

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

- No surprise in choice of new Malaysia Airlines CEO

- MRCB-Quill shells out for Menara Shell

- World Bank maintains Malaysia's GDP prediction

Khairul Anuar Shaharuddin from hartabumi.my, looks at solving the issue of Bumiputra and Malay reserved property ownership.

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

- Bank of England signals interest rate cuts

- Does Hershey Trust Mondelez?

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In late June, police confirmed a mother’s report that her 10-year old son was befriended and sexually harassed online by a child sex predator. Although Richard Huckle - who was convicted of sexually abusing 200 children - is now behind bars, the news shows that sexually predatory behaviour is not limited to foreigners, and continues beyond the Internet. Many have bypassed defences in our institutions and immigration system, threatening the safety of children. We explore the flaws in the screening processes of Malaysian establishments that are meant to safeguard children.

This is a report by Wang Junmey.