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Parliament is back, and this time with a new government. Today, the MPs discussed a variety of issues, including addressing our national debt, Anwar's position as PM and financial minister, and the MACC's strategies to curb corruption.

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With increasing attention on mental health issues, the role of a psychologist as a healthcare provider has become central in supporting the mental wellbeing of the population. But what does a psychologist actually do? Do you listen to people talk about their problems all day long? What kind of training and qualifications do you need to pursue this career? What kind of personality best suits this profession? We find out more from clinical psychologist Sarah Zehan, on this episode of Humans of Healthcare.

美国国会禁用TikTok的呼声越来越大，字节跳动也加强对美国政坛的游说，字节跳动公司2022年在美国的政治游说共花费近540万美元，试图表明TikTok可以脱离中国共产党的控制。但是美国的政治人物也担心禁止TikTok将会失去年轻选票，也会妨碍言论自由。但是中国透过TikTok对美国和其他民主国家发动认知战和资讯战，以及在世界各地造成的各种乱象也无法置之不理。一场言论自由与国家安全的拉扯与思辨正悄然发生中。

Recently, there have been some rumblings that healthcare workers in Malaysia are going to go on strike to demand better wages and fairer working conditions. We hear about strikes from across the globe, as well. For example, rail workers in the US were about to go on strike recently until President Joe Biden signed a bill to block it. In 2020-2021, farmers in India went on strike for weeks against a law that would put farmers at the mercy of corporations. 

But what exactly are strikes? We discuss with Arveent Kathirtchelvan, Youth Chief, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM). 

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Alexdrina Chong is a creative director, designer, illustrator, educator and artist. She produces art under the name Alexoid Luce, and has been open about her mental health challenges, having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her mid-20s. When the pandemic hit, she had to spend a lot of the lockdown period alone, and in 2021, she cranked open an empty journal, and started to draw. In Alexdrina's own words, what started off as casual visual journaling swiftly took the form of a dark and satirical characterisation of her experience as an Asian woman, with a fragile and defensive inner child lurking within. One Hundred Pages of Solitude: Book 1 is a book about love, and is a compilation of 100 images from all three journals dated between May 2021 to April 2022. A pre-order campaign was launched on the 13th February, in conjunction with Self-Love Day. Alexdrina joins us to share more about her work, and the catharsis her art provided her, to cope with difficult times.

Check out the preview of the book here.

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Some people think it’s over commercialized, and some think it’s a good excuse to celebrate love and romance. 

Despite differing opinions about it, it is a marketing strategy that has worked well over the years. 

With that being said, how are SMEs doing on this special day? We’ll be speaking to Penny Choo, Co-founder of BloomThis, a Malaysian online florist, and Marcus Low, the Founder of F&B outlet Table & Apron to find out how their businesses are doing on this lovely day.

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许多男性在步入中年之后，可能发现自己遇到勃起障碍问题，并且肌肉量下降，长期感到疲劳、工作表现不佳等，这些症状很可能是因为体内「睾固酮」水平低下所导致。那究竟什么是睾固酮呢？市面上其实也不乏许多号称可以补充睾固酮的保健品，这些产品是否真对于我们有帮助？还是有哪一些潜在的风险？第一集的财今医疗正好在情人节当天上架，让我们一起正确认识如何的正确的维持体内「睾固酮」水平，让我们的性生活更加美满。 .

Sustainability in the floriculture world doesn’t stop at the florist. In conjunction with Valentine’s Day, we speak to Brenda James, Principal Florista at Nook Flowers about “Responsible Floristry”, and some of the uncomfortable truths behind the cut flower industry, especially on the most important day of the floral calendar.

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The wedding industry is one of Malaysia's most lucrative industries, worth up to RM7 billion a year, according to the Malaysia Reserve in 2019. But we cannot forget that this industry has suffered one of the worst hits during the pandemic. Some couples even had to go through online weddings. But Precious Wedding Bridal Studio weathered through it all despite having no sales at all during the two years of pandemic. How are they doing now? And what are the wedding trends for couples who are looking to tie the knot this year?

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时隔两年，线上花卉品牌 BloomThis 再度坐客节目，这回终于坐到了录音室里，故事浪漫依旧！一束象征爱情与浪漫的鲜花，尽管记忆刻骨铭心；娇蕊也终会凋零… 那么，一对爱侣能有什么办法，让鲜艳的爱永不褪色呢？就让我们趁着情人节来听听：线上花铺如何用工业 4.0 浪潮下的「非同质化代币（NFT）」，给消费者一束亘古恒久的爱情花束。