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In our monthly property legal clinic, Philip See speaks to Datuk Ringo Low from Ringo Low & Associates about the challenges in managing both the tenant and landlord as he builds the case that getting the tenancy agreement right in the first place will ease a lot of tensions in the future.

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CIMB Preferred is not only your partner in putting your money to work, but also works equally hard to offer
protection for you and your loved ones at all stages of life. CIMB Bank's Head of Banca Life and Non-Life, Cheong
Kok Leong, takes us through the options available.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is making it his mission to no longer approve procurements without tenders as a way to prevent leakages and corruption. This is not without its challenges as transparency and legislation for procurement has always been in question, along with exceptions in place to allow for direct negotiations. Sri Murniati Yusuf, Deputy Research Director, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), explains the hurdles this new administration might face.

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Asset management has been going through structural changes with intense competition, the shift to passive funds and lower fees. So why did CVC, one of the largest PE funds, buy a stake in Malaysia's 3rd largest fund managers? We ask Dato' Teng Chee Wai, Managing Director of AHAM Capital that question and also where markets are headed in 2023.

Southern Score Builders（SSB）近期透过倒置收购GNB，并完成重组脱离GN3的状态。然而，在建筑行业日益竞争的情况底下，公司要如何脱颖而出，在短期内稳固财务和盈利能力？本期节目公司公司CEO颜宇恒将分享其接下来的发展宏图。

Newly minted Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently chaired a special meeting of the 2022 National Action Council on the Cost of Living. He has set a two-week deadline to come up with a proposal on targeted subsidies and their implications. Malaysia is estimated to spend a record RM80 billion this year on subsidies with the largest being for fuel and cooking oil. How quickly and in what manner will the new government follow through with this initiative? For insights, we speak to Carmelo Ferlito, CEO of the Center for Market Education.

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Chinese authorities have stepped up its presence in cities across China to clamp down on protestors following a series of demonstrations which turned political over the weekend. The protests come after a fire in a high-rise block in Urumqi, western China, killed 10 people last Thursday. Clara Ferreira Marques, a columnist with Bloomberg Opinion, talks about where these protests which have gone online and have spread amongst the Chinese diaspora overseas, might impact President Xi Jinping's legacy.

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With markets taking a breather as all eyes will be on Jerome Powell's speech later today, we ask Jack Kouzi, Director for Strategy at VFS Group on the ideal asset allocation strategy. We also dive into the Chinese equity markets and what will be driving performance, or lack of it.

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Alternatively titled 'The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death', Slaughterhouse Five has often been called Kurt Vonnegut's masterpiece. In this book club episode, we discuss what some have called the definitive anti-war novel, in honour of what would have been Vonnegut's 100th birthday. 

An Irish girl stops eating, yet remains alive and well for months. An English nurse is sent to observe her, and to see if it is in fact a miracle. That's the starting point for this Florence Pugh-led psychological period drama. In the first of our Pugh double-header this week, we review The Wonder and assess whether it's worth a watch.