More of us are cooking than ever before, and so you might now have begun to notice strange tins and packets lurking in the dark corners of your pantry cupboards and fridges. What can be kept, and what needs to be thrown away - especially beyond what the date on the packet might suggest? In this episode, we talk about that, as well as the best tips and tricks for pantry organisation.

During Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s Ramadan speech where he also announced the extension of the Movement Control Order, he referenced a rather unexpected Facebook group: Masak Apa Tak Jadi Hari Ni, a hugely popular Malaysian Facebook group that humorously highlights cooking experiments gone wrong. We speak with the people behind the group, and look at why sharing cooking fails is both funny and heartwarming.

Human beings need physical connection, perhaps almost as much as we need food and water. However, because of COVID-19, we’re living in a time where we’re specifically told to do exactly the opposite. How does that affect our mental and physical wellbeing? We discuss something called “Skin Hunger.” 

Keep the midday blues at bay by joining us for an hour-long musical trip.

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Uji Rashid - Kau Milik Hatiku

Gard Wuzgut - Rahmat Bulan (feat. Offgrid)

OJ Law - Burning Out

Reddi Rocket - Lotto

Alex Ungku, Analog K - Passion

Pastel Lite - Matahari

Golden Mammoth - Wishful Mortal

Masdo - Dinda

Noh Salleh - Bisikan

P. Ramlee - Bunyi Guitar

Stuck at home with nothing to do because of the Movement Control Order? Worry not, because we're here to keep the boredom at bay. Every day, we present our special curated list of arts, culture, and entertainment that you can experience right from your own home. Today, we feature Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's follow-up to the story of The Phantom of the Opera. Then, we dive with the Yellow Submarine’s sing-along, dress-up watch party.

The 2020 Olympics has been postponed to next year and many other sporting events and tournaments have also been cancelled or put on hold. Gyms and training centres are also shut due to the pandemic and the MCO, so how can athletes - both amateur and professional - maintain athleticism and their fitness during this time? And what happens if they don’t? Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr Harjeet Singh joins us for his insights.

In this episode, we hear from Datuk Zainal Amanshah of AECOM (formerly the CEO of InvestKL) on how to assess your business in this crisis and answering questions on local and regional expansion strategies post COVID-19.

With everyone feeling the squeeze from the extended lockdown on their wallets, the big players in the fitness industry have started to report higher membership cancellations, as people reassess where and what they spend their money on. But some gyms are proving to weather this storm better than others. Noel Chelliah, Chief Exercise Officer at DailyMuscle, which provides group fitness classes and semi-private training with a strong emphasis on community building, talks to us about the gym's shift to the online sphere.

One entity that’s working really hard to ensure that the repercussions for SMEs from the MCO are minimal, is SME Corp Malaysia. SME Corp is the central coordinating agency under the government that coordinates the implementation of development programmes for SMEs, provides business advisory services to them and acts as the central point of reference for research and data dissemination on SMEs and entrepreneurs. CEO of SME Corp, Azmi Said joins us on Voice of SMEs today. 

Ahmad Yazid Othman, CEO of the Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) tells us why he opposes political appointments at GLCs but acknowledges that moving away from it, will be a challenge as this has been practised since our independence. He also weighs in what sectors should be allowed to operate in phase 4 of the MCO as revival of the economy is critical.