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

- World Bank Not Banking On Demand

- Taxing times for Indonesian growth

The Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End special as Jeff Sandhu & Umapagan reviews Naughty Dog’s latest installment in Nathan Drake’s life. Also, we speak to Aik Sern of Passion Republic on their involvement of the game’s art process.

The handshake is our most primitive gesture of courtesy, yet this simple form of interaction can either make or break a potential bond or relationship depending on how it’s given and received. This week, we’ll look into the different types of handshakes that one can encounter at the workplace, and the five types you should avoid giving if you’re bent on creating a positive impression. 

Credibility is what facilitates influence and effective leadership. We look at the factors that make women credible leaders, and on the flipside, less credible than their male counterparts.

Fruni Print is a social startup that aims to change the world of advertising by making it beneficial to the youth. They channel advertising money from businesses that wish to reach out to youth to support university students and sponsor their printing needs. 

Ben LeBrun, Market Analyst at OptionsXpress in Sydney, shares why he's nervous about investing in the US equity market, but still sees the need to get in on the rally.

Despite a seasonally weak quarter, Tiong Nam Logistics' 4Q'16 earnings came within expectations, recording a net profit of RM 12.6 million. Further plans by the country's largest logistics operator to diversify into property and to spin-off its warehouse assets into a REIT are expected to be further growth drivers.

Starting June 1st, households that do not separate their recyclables from their domestic waste may face compound fines, or even prosecution. This is part of a source-separation initiative to encourage recycling, first implemented last September by the Ministry of Urban Well-being, Housing, and Local Government. Today, we dispel some of the confusion surrounding the initiative, and learn how to separate our waste.

This is a report by Keith Kam and Lyn Mak.

Pemakanan yang sihat adalah satu aktiviti yang perlu dilakukan secara berterusan. Dan bulan Ramadan memberi cabaran kepada kita untuk menjaga pemakanan di samping menjalankan ibadah. Tambah pula, apabila terdapat godaan makanan yang pelbagai dalam bentuk hidangan di pasar-pasar. Apakah cara terbaik untuk kita mencari penyelesaian yang seimbang? Kami bercakap dengan seorang pakar pemakanan yang akan memberikan penjelasan sewajarnya. Selain itu, kami juga akan membincangkan tradisi mengejutkan masyarakat untuk bersahur di kampung, serta "social engineering", dengan menggunakan Jepun sebagai model.

How far would we go under the cover of authority? How is it possible that we can be numb to someone else's pain? In this episode, we look back to the famous Milgram experiment and the lessons they still hold for us today.