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Hands give inspiration and birth to works by the artist Yau Bee Ling. She relates her growing up years and other  stories that gave her the inspiration to depict on canvas.  Hands, as appendages, are our natural extensions to touch and to connect with each other--other human beings with hands--and the surrounding physical world. Hands can create. Bee Ling illuminates further the spiritual aspect of hands through these new works which mirror her  journey, searching and exploring deeper and more meaningful connections.

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

The number of women entrepreneurs in Malaysia has increased in the past three decades as a result of emphasis on industrialisation, self-employment and business-oriented employment, according to the International Academic Research Journal of Business and Technology (2015). Although there is a positive progress in gender composition locally, we still hear cases on gender inequality, especially when it comes to equal salary, opportunities, roles, lack of formal gender diversity policies and practices in place, among others.

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

1. Consortium Zenith waiting to get paid

2. IPIC's dispute with 1MDB goes to arbitration

3. Putting a RM300 million tiger in Proton's tank

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

1. Cash rich Uber issues debt

2. StanChart-ing Chinese wealth management waters

The Internet of Things or IOT brings new access points to the internet world through all of our devices. These are obviously great for the everyday consumer but it’s also great for hackers around the world. IoT is also the Internet of Trouble and Krishna Rajagopal CEO of Akati Consulting explains further.

Generation Y are fast representing the largest share of the workforce in Malaysia- how prepared are leaders for this reality? In episode 3, Ismitz Matthew De Alwis, CEO of Kenanga Investors Bhd joins us with Mallory Loone of Thriving Talents, to talk about what it takes to understand and adapt to this new era of working. 

While Brexit and China would be challenging issues for the FOMC over the next two days, India is scaling new growth heights. But Roshan Padamadan is doubtful about India's numbers.

Applying  for a credit card or insurance is hardly a straightforward or pleasant process. But with the ease and convenience of mobile technology, companies like Jirnexu are hoping to eliminate barriers for consumers and increase leads for providers- by providing mobile first campaigns and solutions for the banking, insurance, telecommunications, and e-commerce industries. We speak to YT Siew, CEO of Jirnexu to learn more about the business and its growth around the region. 

Statistics from the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry estimate that over one thousand underage girls applied for marriage licenses in 2015. In reality, the numbers may be much higher. Around the world, there is evidence that child, early and forced marriage poses significant harm to girls, rendering them vulnerable to abuse.

Today on Current Affairs, we explore the core problem with child marriage and ways to eliminate it. 

This is a report by Sharyl Kaur and Lyn Mak.