Five galleries around Kuala Lumpur are coming together to feature five different artists in a joint exhibition taking place in five spaces around the city - called Art Gallery Weekend 2020 Right Here Right Now. Jointly organised by The Back Room KL, Artemis Art, Richard Koh Fine Art, Suma Orientalis and Core Design Gallery, the initiative aims to revive the experience of visiting art galleries and highlight the importance of working together in the post-MCO landscape. We speak with Suma Orientalis gallery director Sophia Shung to find out more.

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Yesterday, Syed Saddiq’s brand new political party, Muda, launched #PauseMalaysia, a campaign urging politicians to ceasefire and focus on the people. However, the reaction towards the campaign was divisive, with many saying that now is the time to fight back, not pause. We discuss the messaging of the campaign, and the pros and cons of a political ceasefire.

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This Saturday, people around the world will celebrate World Migratory Bird Day – a global campaign dedicated to raising awareness of migratory birds and the need for international cooperation to conserve them. We'll take a look at the important ecological functions our feathered friends play, and discuss why bird conservation is an important issue.

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Have you ever found your business was short on cash and you were struggling to meet your financial obligations? You have money coming in but it goes out the door just as quickly.

In the time of pandemic and social distancing, the feeling of loneliness is inevitable. Even more so for those who're living alone and far off from their family. Health risks of loneliness can impact a worker’s productivity. If you’re a manager, there are things you can do to help your employees who are struggling with isolation.

The working world fears the term “micromanager”; no one wants to work for one, be one, and everyone has a story about one. So how do you identify and avoid micromanaging - and how has the new wave of working from home affected managers?

This pandemic has created a rapidly changing and uncertain environment, and especially “forcing” companies to adopt automation, if they are not already on their digital transformation journey. Jeff Sandhu speaks to Zakir Ahmed of Kofax on best practices to automate and optimise the way we work in the new norm.

As a company providing end-to-end mobile device lifecycle management, CompAsia sees greater opportunities in further enhancing their services and rolling out game-changing technology that would enable the entire device lifecycle or ecosystem to be digitised. They want to maximise the affordability of smart devices and minimise e-waste through recycle and the reuse of smart devices.

Do you want more control over your EPF money? On this episode, Roshan Kanesan explored the EPF I-Invest platform with Joyce Chua, licensed financial planner with Principal Asset Management.

They get into the basics of this platform, eligibility, how to pick a fund, and more.

Tengku Dato Sri Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Finance sticks to BNM's GDP forecast despite the rise in Covid-19 cases; aims to keep within the debt-to-GDP ratio of 60% in order to avoid doubling the fiscal deficit to 11%; does not rule out widening the Sales & Service Tax base next year; and denies any related party relationship with the Prime Minister nor interest in politics.

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