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With our eyes set on unearthing the freshest flavors from unexpected places, we widen our scope with hand-picked musical gems from all across Asia. This week, singer songwriter Awang Samrow joins us in the studio to spill the beans about his forthcoming debut album, writing in the Terengganu dialect, giving creative freedom to band members and more.

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Danilla - Dalam Nirvana

Nani Sugianto - Ketika Cinta Telah Bersemi

YL, Eyedress - TOM BRADY

sang.rawi - Maafkan Aku

Awang Samrow Interview 1

Awang Samrow - Dok Degih

Awang Samrow Interview 2

Awang Samrow - Gelojoh (feat. Eff Hakim)

In November’s monthly round up of gaming news, we look at the nominees for Game Of The Year at the upcoming The Game Awards 2022, that include the highly rated Elden Ring, indie favourite Stray, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and the recently released God of War: Ragnarok, as well as some other categories. Composer Mick Gordon, meanwhile, revealed his terrible work relationship with makers of Doom Eternal, id Software, and Sonic programmer, Yuji Naka was arrested for his alleged involvement in an insider trading involving Square Enix. We also spoke about games that were released last month, including the highly acclaimed God of War: Ragnarok, and the new Pokemon games, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

image source: God of War Ragnarok: Sony / Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Nintendo

It's crunch time now in Qatar as the business side of things gets underway! Defending champs France are in the QFs with a lip-smacking tie v the Three Lions, while Argentina will take on the Dutch in a couple of days time. Also matter of the other ties to come - as South Korea must be scratching their heads thinking of ways to get past Seleção, while Asian counterparts Japan will hope to continue their excellent run of form against an age-ing Croatia. Tournament dark-horses Morocco will be carrying the hopes of a continent v La Roja, while Cristiano looks to make it his swansong as Portugal take on the Swiss in the final games of RO16. All that and more on JFK.

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Discussions continue about whether the new cabinet will be able to deliver on some of the urgent tasks this government has, including cost of living and social cohesion. We look into that, before checking in with Dr Ong Kian Ming, former deputy minister of International Trade and Industry.

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Merriam-Webster chose 'gaslighting' as their 2022 Word of The Year, saying it had a 1740% increase in lookups for the past year, but is it really a new word? Are they making it up? They were probably imagining it...

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内阁名单在12月2日晚间八点半由安华宣布。名单公布之后引起许多话题和讨论。最被广为讨论的不外是官司缠身的阿莫札西被委任为副首相，还有安华兼任财长这两件事情。 事实上，希盟过去曾经坚持首相不可兼任财政部长，当初希盟的论述是，因为一旦首相兼任财长，就会失去制衡，容易产生滥权。“一马公司丑闻” 之所以会发生，正是因为时任首相那吉兼任财长。许多华文媒体的政治评论, 试图说服安华的决策是为了要稳定政局经济，但是我们也不的不思考我们的底线究竟在哪里？是否只要打着稳定政局和发展经济，就可以让底线与原则退让到底？

Terengganu has passed four new Syariah law amendments, involving witchcraft, out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sodomy and gender expressions. These amendments have been panned by various human rights groups, who cited harmful effects it would have on women, young people and minority groups. We spoke to a Syariah lawyer on this.

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Psoriasis is often mistaken as just a skin disease. With little awareness of psoriasis as a chronic autoimmune disease that can potentially have systemic effects, many people may continue to go undiagnosed and undertreated. 

On this episode of NCD Chronicles, we shine the spotlight on the experience of living with mild and severe psoriasis, and the challenges of navigating treatment options and financial hurdles, through the stories of Liu Wei Zi and Rocyie Wong. We also hear from Dr Azura Mohd Affandi, Consultant Dermatologist from Hospital Kuala Lumpur and Hospital Ampang, about the importance of recognising psoriatic disease as a non-communicable disease.

For more recommendations on policy changes, read the Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy’s White Paper.

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美股在11月完美收官，尤其是在美联储主席鲍威尔放鸽，强调在12月要放缓升息之后，股市的表现在过去一周表现亮眼，道琼斯指数更是从年内的底部反弹20%转为牛市。然而，在明年市场行情不确定性的问题都还没有完全消除，道琼转牛是否只是熊市短期反弹的行情，面对2023年大家应该抱持乐观、还是悲观的情绪呢？

奕丰投资顾问谭成暐来到我们的节目中，为最近市场乐观的情绪，和明年的行情来进行点评。

Many large and well-established organisations have started to implement ESG into their business practices. But for SMEs, ESG adoption is relatively slower due factors like costs and many are still struggling with post-pandemic recovery. We speak to Cheah Kok Hoong, president of the ESG Association of Malaysia & adjunct professor at Sunway University, to understand the present level of ESG adoption among businesses and SMEs, and how to make more Malaysian businesses accept and implement ESG practices.

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