Last Saturday, the 22nd of August, was Earth Overshoot Day 2020. It marked the day humanity consumed a year’s worth of the Earth's resources - more than what can be regenerated in a year. We give you the 411 on what this day is all about, and discuss what steps need to be taken, to #MoveTheDate back.

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Wear a mask, wash your hands, sanitize regularly, and don’t lick your fingers! With everything that’s going on in the world, KFC has decided to drop its “finger lickin’ good” slogan to reflect the times we’re in.

It’s understandable to accept every request in the workplace. You might think that saying yes to everything that is asked of you will get you liked and accepted. You want to prove your value, show your worth, be a team player, get a foothold in the office and be indispensable. But you can only do so much. Learn how to say no. Stop being a people pleaser, and still win.

Sayings like “keep your chin up” and “find the silver lining” have proven to be helpful in times of trouble. However, as the world struggles through COVID-19, these methods of finding positivity can feel a little out of touch or even forced, leading to the issue of toxic optimism.

Math teacher Annora Ong talks to us about mastering Pouring Art or Acrylic Pouring; a painting technique where different colours of acrylic paint are poured on top of each other, with the end product looking like pieces of Murano glass. Listen to how the art form has helped her through health challenges, and is renewing her love for all things art.

For more than a decade now, ScannerVision has been helping organisations around the world work better with their documents. And as the needs of their customers changed, ScannerVision too evolved to help organisations add digital intelligence to their business documents. We speak to Head of Business Development, Bryan Young about forced digital adoption and how to keep up with the evolving needs of your customers, plus what Malaysia has to offer as ScannerVision’s second home.

This year marks the 19th EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Malaysia awards programme. We speak to EY Technology Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Malaysia, Azhar Zainal Abidin of ProEight Sdn Bhd to learn how winning this award has changed and improved his business.

In Southeast Asia, e-commerce adoption is still relatively low. Gunjan Soni, the CEO of Zalora discusses plans to convert more customers, shape fashion trends and introduce new technologies such as augmented reality

Finance Minister Tengku Dato’ Sri Zafrul Aziz revealed that his predecessor had approved 101 projects worth over RM6 billion through direct negotiations. Dr. Juita Mohamad, Fellow at ISIS Malaysia comments if such arrangements are inappropriate, and much needed improvements in awarding contracts.

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While the rest of the world remains under some form of restriction to combat Covid-19, the situation in China appears to have reverted to pre-pandemic normal.


Does China's economic bounce-back hold clues for how the rest of the world can recover?

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