Whilst Prof. James Chin from the University of Tasmania joked that there’s a pre-requisite of being Male, Malay and Muslim to be the Prime Minister of Malaysia, just how much truth is there to this? Should we be electing our officials based on their personality, and what are the chances of Malaysia ever having a female leader?

We speak with Adib Zalkapli, Director at Bower Group Asia and Faridah Hameed, Political Communication & Leadership coach, to help us explore some of these burning questions.

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How does a political crisis impact the economy? Can policies be put in place to protect our nation’s financial health from future shifts at the top level? We speak to Professor Geoffrey Williams, economist at the Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST), about investor sentiment during a crisis, hiring fresh talent in parliament, and tabling the upcoming Budget.

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In our ongoing coverage following the resignation of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia, we caught up with Professor Rozhan Othman, Senior Partner at Human Capital Development to discuss how the civil service might be affected by the vacancy at the top, what happens until there’s an official handover, and the game-plan the incoming administration will need to have to get the government machinery working towards the nation’s economic recovery.

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Schools could consider alternating between physical and hybrid classes ahead of next month’s reopening to ensure continuity of the students’ education without compromising their health.

Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs acting research director Wan Ya Shin said several factors should be taken into consideration before the government decides to reopen schools as the number of Covid-19 cases are still on the rise.

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With Klang Valley surpassing the 50% fully vaccinated rate, more business activities have been allowed to resume operations… with a few caveats.

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The Artisans HavenTM (TAH), a Malaysian e-commerce platform that seeks to provide a platform for talented Malaysian Artisans to showcase their handmade products and talents today launched #HandmadeisHeartmade Malaysia with a pledge of RM1 million in sales for its tenants in the next 12 months - supported by a transformed full- fledged e-commerce website interface and several major collaborations with corporates.

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The Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) will lobby the government to make changes to the Covid-19 Act to help with the challenges faced by F&B outlets. Keith Kam speaks to the Chief of this newly minted F&B Division, Datuk Garry Chua, on their immediate plans and how they hope to champion much-needed change for F&B players nationwide.

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Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow called for Putrajaya to revise the SOPs for dine-ins, and require food and beverage outlet operators and their staff to receive at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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With restrictions being loosened in some states and more people traveling back to Malaysia from other countries, there has been some confusion regarding the digital vaccination certificates. For starters, no, you don’t have to print your cert. In fact, you’re strongly advised not to!

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Malaysia’s 907,065 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are living in very uncertain times -- from day to day it seems almost impossible for them to predict what will come next.

Businesses across the country have barely hung on after the arrival and persistence of COVID-19.

In this regard, entrepreneurs need to live in a new normal, which would entail high adoption rate of technology as the businesses have learnt their lesson well during the coronavirus outbreak.

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