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PKR Deputy President Rafizi Ramli recently declared RM18 million in net assets, with almost all other party candidates following suit. On the other hand, Khairy Jamaluddin has said that declaring assets should only apply to those who go on to become cabinet members. Should asset declarations be made mandatory and for whom? We explore.

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民调预测美国共和党成为众议院多数党概率高，周四美国CPI数据或将高于8%，一系列事件恐怕将引发市场大动荡。

苹果及特斯拉股价下挫，归咎于中国清零政策给产量及需求带来冲击，同时，美国白宫正推动中期选举后，新国会就职前进行反垄断立法，科技巨头公司仍存在很大下行空间？

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As GE15 beckons, there is the possibility of a new Health Minister in the next government. How will new political leadership impact the implementation of health reforms - whether it’s health reforms that have been announced by caretaker Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, or Pakatan Harapan’s proposed National Health Reform Plan? Regardless of the respective coalitions’ promises, how do we future-proof reforms to withstand political tides? Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO of Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy, joins us to speak to Tan Sri Dr S. Subramaniam, Co-Chair of the Health White Paper Advisory Council, about whether we can develop sustainable health reforms after GE15 and beyond.

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Current estimates put the global tiger population at around 4,500 individuals, having plummeted from the 100,000 tigers estimated at the start of the 20th century, and they are currently found in less than 6% of its historical range. The situation doesn't seem to be getting any better, as detailed in the recently released report titled, Skin and Bones: Tiger Trafficking Analysis from January 2000 – June 2022, which points to no let-up in tiger trafficking in the last couple of decades. This new study by TRAFFIC revealed that authorities worldwide have seized tigers and parts equal to an average of 150 tigers a year over almost 23 years, with seizures in the first half of this year signalling the relentless pursuit of remaining wild tigers. We speak to Kanitha Krishnasamy, a co-author of the report and the Director for TRAFFIC in Southeast Asia, who sheds more light on the findings of this study, and expands on the issues contributing to this illegal trade of tigers and tiger parts.

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日本海上自卫队配合庆祝成立 70 周年，在神奈川县相模湾举行了『国际舰队阅舰式』。包括澳大利亚皇家海军、美国海军、印度海军、新加坡共和国海军、我国马来西亚皇家海军等等 12 个国家的军舰，都参与并接受了日本首相岸田文雄的检阅。

Dr Noraishah Mydin Abdul Aziz was a lecturer in University Malaya, under the Department of Parasitology. Today, she’s the only candidate representing the OKU community running for GE15, and she’s doing so under the Pakatan Harapan banner. She joins us on the show today to talk about her disability (Spina Bifida), her years in education, and why she decided to give frontline politics a go.

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With the growing awareness of ESG best practices these days, a new crop of entrepreneurs have answered the call by balancing sustainability practices and entrepreneurship. So what makes sustainable entrepreneurship different? We speak with Harith Ridzuan, co-founder of The Green Factory, to get a better idea of what sustainable entrepreneurship is, and why it matters for our collective future.

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As we close the year, our focus is on finishing strong in 2022; the first and most important step is to decide what to end. What are those things that have held us back, continue to hold us back, or are preventing us from big successes? Jeevan Sahadevan, the founder of Leverage Lab, calls these “necessary endings” and shares 7 of them that business leaders should take a look at.

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Bake with Yen has become an established name for baking supplies, especially as they offer lower prices for baking ingredients in the market. Bake With Yen specialises in the manufacturing, supply & distribution, and retail of baking ingredients, premixes, accessories and tools. Alexandre Rosso, Bake With Yen’s newly appointed CEO, shares how Bake with Yen operates and their expansion plans. 

For the next two weeks, the press and public will be obsessed with all news concerning the 15th general elections that will take place on the 19th of November. How do these elections differ from previous iterations? We speak to long-time political observer and columnist Mohsin Abdullah for his insights on what could unfold this election season.

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