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 Malaysian politics has largely been centred around racialised narratives, which is bad in and of itself. But what’s particularly interesting is how Indians (almost similar to Orang Asal/Orang Asli) are regularly not featured even in this racialised discourse. The narrative is always Malays vs Chinese. But just how important is the Indian vote and what are the struggles the community faces?

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60/40股债投资组合过去两年的涨势刷至50年新高，保护了投资者免受市场波动影响，但这情况在2022年被逆转了，通胀居高不下，美联储不惜一切代价都要将通膨压下来，股票和债券同步下跌。

股债六四组合失效的背后究竟还有什么因素？在这场主权债务危机中最大概率先暴雷的会是欧元区或日本？暂时无法在债市中进行部署的话，资金有没有更好的避风港？

“The bird is freed.” 10月28日，马斯克突然发了一则推文，表示自己已经成功收购推特。刚上任期间，马斯克便果断地解散了公司董事会，而他也成了公司唯一的董事。同时，马斯克表示将对推特公司进行大刀阔斧的改革。在自称是“言论自由的绝对主义者”的马斯克的掌管下，推特的未来究竟会呈现怎样的趋势呢？

Is there such a thing as eating too much rice? Can this lead to diabetes? Professor Dr Winnie Chee of IMU shares some insights on the link between rice and diabetes and if Malaysians should forgo rice in their diet.

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) schemes have been a big part of the e-commerce space for the past 2 years and are projected to continue growing rapidly in Malaysia. With a lower entry barrier compared to other financial institutions, how has it changed our shopping habits? Vernon Chua, CEO of Innergia Labs joins us to discuss how BNPL has changed e-commerce and the factors behind its rising popularity.

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Just a few years ago, Caleb was a teacher who had an interest in mechanical keyboards. Today, Caleb is an entrepreneur with a business designing and selling those keyboards. So why the switch? How much love is there for mechanical keyboards anyway? And why would someone with a stable job decide that launching a business in a very niche market, during a pandemic, was a good idea? 

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Tymba Education Group is a privately-owned Bumiputera Professional Accountancy Training Centre, led by founder, Airil Razali and his team of Chartered Accountants. Starting with only 30 students, TYMBA has now grown to over 2,000 students within a year, and so far have successfully produced several global prize-winners and attained consistent higher average passing rates compared to the world average.

TEDx 茨厂街 2022 年会『啟』圆满落幕，在马华大厦三春礼堂的「重新启动」，是马来西亚首个中文 TEDx 在历经冠病疫情后，又一场成功复办的实体落地活动。对在地品牌与说好大马故事格外重视的 Jessie 在节目中，就分享了要如何引导在地优质品牌的经营者，把闯荡生涯中最精彩的故事说得声色俱全；而走过七届的 TEDx 茨厂街，Sten 首担策展人的担子，自然也有不少筹策实体落地活动的心得。本期节目，就让我们随着致力于说大马好故事的 TEDx 茨厂街，一起了解后疫情时代要如何让实体落地活动「重新启动」。

How young were you when you first had experience with money? How was it? And how has it shaped the way you view money while growing up? Sim Wie Boon speaks to Alina Amir of Fund For Life on the importance of teaching your kids about money.

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Pakatan Harapan launched its manifesto for GE15 with 10 key objectives with a focus on improving livelihoods and eradicating corruption. We speak to Fahmi Fadzil, Communications Director, PKR as to whether it's too idealistic and whether their promises will be kept.