As more sectors opened up in Q4 of 2021, just in time for holiday shopping, the Malaysian retail scene saw a significant boost in income and consumer traffic nationwide. But despite all the rush and eagerness to get back to some sense of normalcy, the retail industry still shrank by 2.3% last year. While that number may seem small, it still means something to the local market and is a useful predictor for 2022. We’ll try to unpack the retail shrinkage with Vernon Chua, CEO of Innergia Labs, who will also help us predict how the rest of the year will fare, shopping-wise. 

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As flexible working arrangements become more entrenched in today’s workplace, coworking space firms are seeing an opportunity for them to be the real estate solution provider for companies.

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In conjunction with International Women’s Day, we celebrate Women in Tech - an industry where women still remain underrepresented in general and in leadership. We speak to various female tech leaders who built their tech careers with hard work, sweat, tears and often overlooked - intelligence. In this episode, we speak to Rhonda Robati, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific of Crayon, Nasreen Amalina Abdul Razak, Product Habilitation Lead at REKA and Alicia Joseph, Sales Director of Commvault Malaysia.

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In conjunction with International Women’s Day, we celebrate Women in Tech - an industry where women still remain underrepresented in general and in leadership. We speak to various female tech leaders who built their tech careers with hard work, sweat, tears and often overlooked - intelligence. In this episode, we speak to Women in Tech Malaysian Chapter’s Country Director, Yuki Aizawa; Aireen Omar, President, AirAsia Digital at AirAsia; and Ungku Norliza Syazwan Ungku Halmie, CEO of Boost Life.

Click here to listen to Part 2 of this International Women's Day Special.

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Boards in Malaysia are still lagging behind when it comes to the issues of representation and diversity. In honour of International Women’s Day, we take a look at the progress made with women on boards in the Southeast Asian region, and speak to the Malaysian chapter of the 30% Club about how to move further.

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It’s almost been two weeks since the Russians invaded Ukraine. Although this war seems to be a fair geographical distance away from us, Malaysian businesses are expected to suffer economic aftershocks from the Russian invasion. But what is the severity of its impact? And will you and I be affected as well? We discuss.

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Do you find yourself indulging in online shopping, tiktok or netflix late at night, at the expense of sleep? And you do this very well knowing you need to be up early the next day? Well you could just be stressed-out, and looking to steal back your own time. We discuss why work stress results in Revenge Bedtime Procrastination, and what you can do to fix the behaviour.

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While gig workers and freelancers continue to play an integral part in the economy, they have yet to enjoy all the perks and benefits that come with being a formal employee of a company - particularly insurance coverage. This could change soon as the federal government tables a landmark amendment Bill that could permanently compel gig-based tech companies to provide their workers with the same rights and privileges as formal employees.

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Unicorn is not a new term in the game. It’s not news that many startup companies are making ‘be a unicorn’ their ultimate goal, trying to pitch billions of funds into their companies and label that as a success. But is this healthy for startups? Should they aim for a more practical goal, maybe this time a real animal - like a zebra?

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What is the landscape like for social enterprises? To what extent are investors interested in impact investing? And how has the pandemic affected all of this?

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