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

- The Government is back in Proton's drivers seat

- Maybank-ing on new management lineup

- Can Tune Protect ensure their high margins remain?

- Aeon and its new theme park

Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Jonker Street in Malacca, a souvenir store branched out, adding to it, a charming and cosy cafe called The Daily Fix. Run by one family consisting of mother and son, Tasha Fusil speaks to them as they share their dreams and passion for food and heritage in a city that celebrates both. 

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

- Nestle looks to E-Comm to boost growth in China

- Sasol may have to go out of Africa

At the recently concluded Shangri-la Dialogue - also referred to as Asia Security Summit - calls were made for China to abide by international law. These calls were made ahead of the Philippines' case at the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration, where China presented a Note Verbale stating that “it does not accept the arbitration initiated by the Philippines.” Additionally, on Sunday, the US Secretary of State shared concerns in Mongolia, that China might try to set up an Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), saying such a move will be considered a "provocative and destabilizing act”. Today, we look at the state of play, and the reasons behind tensions in the region.

This report is by Sharaad Kuttan.

When US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks, the market listens and reacts. Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist of US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management, New York helps us sort out the noise and zero in on the key takeaways of her speech.

Singaporean comedian Jinx Yeo has braved the seas around the world and has been dubbed the most international comedian in Singapore! Known for his hilarious cultural observations and political madness, he has driven audiences overseas insane with laughter from Hong Kong all the way to Australia. Listen in as we talk about his genesis in comedy about the comedy scene in Malaysia and Singapore.

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A while back, Bigger Picture producer Dr. Law Yao Hua attended the 3rd Asia Regional Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology - Asia Section. He spoke to two conservationists working with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) about wildlife conservation issues, specifically in Myanmar.

In the first interview, we hear from Saw Htun, the Deputy Country Program Director at WCS Myanmar, who gives a broad overview of conservation issues in his home country.

In the second interview, Yao Hua speaks to Dr. Simon Hedges, who coordinates elephant conservation projects across Asia for the WCS. Among other things, Simon discusses how elephant dung is used to understand, monitor and protect elephants in the wild.

If you'd like to know more about the Wildlife Conservation Society's work to conserve the world's largest wild places in 15 priority regions, you can download the podcast of our interview with Dr. Elizabeth Bennett and Dr. Melvin Gumal.

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

- SP Setia announces 1.07b rights issue

- Malaysia’s trade surplus increases by 32%

- BMW drives into the future

- Matt Damon brands Wall Street as "biggest heist in history"

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

- Swiss referedum votes "No" on living wage

- SoftBank's Alibaba selloff