There’s always been a strange stigma surrounding résumé gaps or career breaks, especially when it comes to the daunting task of finding new employment. But why is this stigma in place? How has the pandemic changed our minds? And how can both employers and job-hunters approach the topic?

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Is the decision to allow a fourth EPF withdrawal a good one? While there have been calls to allow EPF contributors to dip into their own savings during these pressing times, experts have warned that doing so could have serious implications not just for individuals, but for the EPF as a whole. We gather a couple of experts to weigh in on this heavily debated announcement.

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According to the Star, some unscrupulous workers are faking their Covid-19 test results to stay away from work. Employers too believed that the possibility for abuse is there, as the current Covid-19 reporting system doesn’t require medical certificates from a physician. We speak to HR expert Deepa George about how employers can monitor, mitigate - or worst case - manage this issue, and if the underlying problem here stems from toxic work cultures.

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The major floods that hit the country at the end of last year and early this year resulted in losses amounting to RM6.1bilion. But in a country where there is so much rain, why is it that until now - we still haven’t figured out the root of the problem and dealt with it? We speak with Shuhana Shamsuddin, President of the Malaysian Urban Design Association (Perekabandar) about the many factors that can lead to flash flooding and get her opinion on some mitigation measures.

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Malaysia has been off limits to tourists for over two years, after shutting its borders to foreigner travellers since March 2020. As we enter into the endemic phase on April 1 2022, the tourism industry will be seeing its light again as it is one of the most important sectors to revive the country’s economy. How will the nation’s travel & tourism players cope with the change? In this episode, we speak to Bryan Foong, Chief Strategy Officer of Malaysia Airlines; Sharzede Salleh Askor, Chief Executive Officer of the Sarawak Tourism Board; and Angelica Chan, Country Manager of Traveloka Malaysia.

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Malaysia has been off limits to tourists for over two years, after shutting its borders to foreign travelers since March 2020. As we enter into the endemic phase on April 1 2022, the tourism industry will be seeing its light again as it is one of the most important sectors to revive the country’s economy. How will the nation’s travel agencies cope with the change? In this episode, we speak to Aaishah Bohari, Projects & Commercial Director, Ab & Artho Tourism Marketing & PR; Gregory Gubiani, Chairman, Marriott Business Council Malaysia and General Manager, The Westin Kuala Lumpur; and Zahira Tahir, CEO & Founder Universal Holidays Travel & Tourism.

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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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