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We’ve all been through the hassle of looking for the best exchange rate before travelling abroad. Currenseek takes care of that problem by telling you where the best rates are, and how best you can get there. The app strives to give you the best bang for your buck by also saving you from all those hidden costs when swiping credit cards overseas. We speak to David Oh and his team on the popularity of Currenseek, the challenges of building the app, and plans to expand in the near future.

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:
- Oversupply drills Singapore refinery profits to the ground
- India's Biofuel Market to Heat Up by 2022

Ahead of the upcoming Good Vibes Festival happening on the 12th & 13th of August, we check out a few local acts that will be performing. This week, instrumental band Mutesite joins us to talk more about their brand of math-rock tinged cinematic tunes.    

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0:13 - tfvsjs - Days Of Daze (HK)

6:03 - TAJ - Taj Yo'self (SG)

10:24 - Sphaeras - Coda (SG)

14:03 - Mutesite - Trails In Motion (MY)

19:13 - Mutesite Interview

35:21 - Mutesite - e.d.g.e. (MY)

40:04 - Oh Flamingo! - Reflections (PH)

44:19 - LITE - Bond (JPN)

Imam Khalid Latif is the Muslim Chaplain and Executive Director of the Islamic Center, New York University (ICNYU). He is also one of the principal subjects of Chelsea Clinton's 2014 documentary film "Of Many." Drawing from his experience as a young Muslim American community leader, he chronicles his efforts in interfaith leadership and guidance for his young students and will also discuss ways in which everyone can play a more active role in mending divisions among different groups.

There’s a total of 9 long weekends in Malaysia in all of 2016, and only 2 have passed us. The next one is coming during Hari Raya Haji, then Malaysia Day followed by Awal Muharram. Then it’s Deepavali in later October and Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday in December before ending with the Christmas Day. So plenty more holiday’s you can plan ahead for the year and thanks to the numerous online travel sites, it’s becoming a lot easier. Darren Goh, General Manager of AirAsiaGo.com, comes on to share some insights into the growth of the online travel sites industry.

Sweating about a new gym membership? Personal Trainer Karen Siah returns to talk about the evolution of the business of gyms from chain fitness centres to boutique gyms. Find out which one is best for you. 

This man started watching stand-up comedy in Cantonese from Form 1 and now he’s a regular “open-mic-er” and he’s even won the Short and Sweet last year! With English as his second language, it was an interesting journey for him to perform comedy in a language that he’s not comfortable in. We talked about the family-like situation in the Malaysian comedy scene and the difference between the stand up culture in Hong Kong and Malaysia.

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SK!N is a performance about human trafficking that goes a step beyond awareness to empathy, by bringing its audience through a simulated experience in the shoes of trafficked victims. In this programme, we speak to the creators of the production, survivors of human trafficking, and five of our staff members who experienced a demonstration of SK!N, held right here at BFM.

Malaysia's oil & gas sector continues to remain under pressure with most counters missing their earnings target. Contract flows in the 2Q'16 is also at its lowest level since 2012. Crude oil prices could see a rebound, but the outlook remains challenging. AllianceDBS' top pick is Bumi Armada with further upside.