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马股10月按月上扬65.75点或4.71%，一扫过去颓靡不振的行情，惟近期依然难以攀上1,500点。值得注意的是，医疗保健股项在当月表现最佳，取得15%的涨幅。随着疫情再度升温，医疗保健股项能否进一步攀高？马六甲证券研究主管刘礼誉将对此板块进行深入分析。

根据报导，在拜登上任美国总统后，美国对中国科技的封杀并没有好转的现象，反而将加强对中国科技的封杀。在美国通讯委员会的决议中，华为、中兴通讯等企业都在此次封杀的名单中。美国认为若是未来美国和中国或其它国家交战，那中国的科技将有成为间谍工具的嫌疑。

然而，美国却忽略了其实美国自身以及许多欧美国家大部分的电信设备组件都由中国制作。若美国敲定这项策略，那不仅会对中国企业造成损失，甚至也会影响到美国企业、校园等整个社会的运作。

Irama Rimba is the fourth musical production under the Temple of Fine Arts Kuala Lumpur's ANKUR banner, whose past productions have collectively won several Boh Cameronian Arts awards. Irama Rimba is said to celebrate the Malaysian multicultural experience of sharing and creating through music, and we find out more about it from Jyotsna Nithyanandan Prakash, the production's music director, and co-arrangers of the production, Hariraam Tingyuan Lam and Irena Taib. 

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Shazurawati Abd Karim, Executive Vice President of TM One, shares the need for Malaysian organisations to innovate, and how they can move forward into the next phase of economic growth.

Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index report has been released and it shows some interesting data around the current work trends. One of which is a growing gap in how different employers and employees perceive hybrid working. We speak to Rosalind Quek, General Manager for Modern Work at Microsoft Asia to explain about this study and its key findings. 

Want to swap your smartwatch for a quantum one? Or use quantum lasers to navigate without stars? You’re probably more interested in an AI that can train an army of robots, and a probiotic that can help you lose weight.

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Project ID is a social enterprise that designs innovative student-centric experiences. They aim to empower students, particularly those from underserved communities, with a sense of possibility and to pursue their dreams. Since the start of the pandemic, they have run over 300 virtual workshops and continuously innovate their approach to  learning. Kelvin Tan, CEO of Project ID, explains how the enterprise finds new ways to help students self-develop in areas of leadership, mental & emotional health, core values, and career aspirations. 

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The Morning Run crew condenses the top conversations from the week, and keeps you clued in on the stories you might have missed. In this episode, we discuss the workforce and policy overhaul at Twitter, layoffs in the broader US tech sector and deciding factors at the ballot box.

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This month, there are a series of high-level meetings taking place - the COP27 in Egypt, as well as the ASEAN and APEC Summits in Indonesia - without Malaysia having a formal government to represent its views and interests. Is Malaysia missing out on a chance to influence global discussions and how do the various political coalitions differ on foreign policy issues? We discuss the intersection of foreign policy and politics with Thomas Daniel of ISIS Malaysia.

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Since its founding over a decade ago, Wise has expanded to become a global transaction platform moving £9 billion monthly. Its CEO and cofounder Kristo Käärmann takes the hot seat to discuss how the company has grown and the future of Wise, especially in Asia.