“I think a lot of the stress that people feel, they feel because they have put themselves at the centre of their own universe, when you remove yourself from that place, I think a lot of that pressure subsides” - says Malcolm Gladwell. What’s your trick for dealing with stress?

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South Korea is planning to ban all coffee products in primary and secondary schools by the 14th of September. This follows media reports of students consuming coffee to keep up with the high expectations of studying to the point of suffering from heart palpitations.

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'The Malaysian Business Sentiment Survey 2018/2019', conducted by Monash University Malaysia in collaboration with CPA Australia provides key insight into the minds of 416 Malaysian CEOs and senior managers. This comprehensive study highlights aspects of the changing ASEAN economic landscape and voices both the optimism and concerns of Malaysian business leaders amid positive growth factors contrasted by potential rising costs of doing business and economic uncertainty in light of the ongoing US-China trade war.

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Despite the rise of many new ride hailing services in town, sexual assaults by drivers and passengers are still prevalent. To combat this, a new ride hailing service called Carriage for Her is born, designed to give women a safe and efficient service throughout the country.

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Research has shown that people expressing gratitude underestimated how pleasantly surprised recipients would be to receive a handwritten ‘thank you’.

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There are many reasons why startups fail, but founders usually overlook the most obvious ones during the post-mortem.

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Remember Clippy, the annoying little paperclip that kept asking Microsoft Word users if they needed help? Well, Microsoft claims to have improved their AI assistants - and will be introducing an extension of their pre-existing MyAnalytics Office 365 tool to do little “nudges”. However, will this increase our productivity or remain as patronising as ever?

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Batu Caves has gone through a redesign, with all 272 steps of its iconic staircase having been repainted in a bright assortment of colours. While some people are thrilled about the new, colourful staircase, others are wondering if the design takes away focus from Batu Caves as a cultural hub as opposed to a tourist attraction.

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Air pollution causes a “huge” reduction in intelligence, according to new research, indicating that the damage to society of toxic air is far deeper than the well-known impacts on physical health.

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Neuroenhancement technology is slowly gaining traction, and if Field - a new startup providing “brain hacking” services - is anything to go by, it can have some very positive results, while costing a fortune in the process.

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