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全球从冠病大流行「转移」至地方性疾病；离乡别井的人们，也慢慢恢复在外打拼的活力，而且「租屋」需求似乎也一定程度转移到了「租房」。当然，毕竟有瓦遮头也得要一处舒适小窝，因此对租户而言：租赁房间的品质是绝不能妥协的，哪怕是一件单人房，也得是五脏俱全。

作为权威财经报刊眼中，全马规模最大的线上租房平台，iBilik 不仅正在全面升级；还会进一步制定市场标准，让租房程序能够完全在线上操持之余，更能有相对统一且更具保障的品质。那么，要做到这一点，对 iBilik 来说，会有哪些难点？本期节目，执行长李盛喜将会告诉我们，作为「全马最大」的野心和责任。

全国第十五届大选仅剩不到一个月的时间，而在本期的节目中，我们便迎来柔佛依斯干达公主城国席主城的候选人刘镇东，到我们的节目来跟我们分享这一次选举，他们的策略是什么，尤其是希盟在马六甲和柔佛州选失利后，当前的选情似乎对他们相当不利，但事实真的如此吗？刘镇东将在节目中分享，行动党对于此次大选的想法和布局。

Philip speaks to Masahiro Kobayashi, Executive Director, Member of the Board, Japan Housing Finance Agency (JHF) about Japan’s property market as we understand whether a weak yen and relatively low interest rates has kept the Japanese housing market buoyant as well as whether foreign investors are beginning to show interest in the market.

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How can businesses continue to embrace digitalisation, and what resources or support structures are out there to help SMEs build their digital resilience? Lets hear from Claire Featherstone, Maxis’ Acting Chief Enterprise Business Officer from Maxis

Both Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional announced the bulk of their candidates for GE15 in parallel events last night. What does the candidate line-up tell us about their respective strategies for the elections? We discuss the emerging political trends with Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate at University of Nottingham Malaysia.

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Kawan Engineering has been in the business of making and designing heat exchangers and boilers for more than 25 years. It counts companies like Petronas, Sime Darby, Tenaga as well as France's Alstom and Halliburton from the US amongst its clients. Today, it is venturing into the waste-to-energy business mindful of increasing demand for more climate-friendly solutions. Lim Thou Lai, its Managing Director, share what his future plans are for the company.

Bread and butter grievances like rising inflation, unemployment and stagnant wages continue to be voters’ main concern as we head into GE15. Even though Malaysia witnessed an 8.9% growth in GDP for the second quarter of this year, we continue to see the weakness of our currency as between January and September this year, the ringgit has depreciated by 10.2% against the US dollar. And with the global economy slowing down in 2023, can Malaysia’s economy sustain its growth momentum and what should be the economic priorities of the next government? For some answers we speak to Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist, Malaysia University of Science and Technology.

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The China property market appears to be in a perfect storm. Monthly National sales decline continued to decline by 15.3% year-on-year in September 2022, narrowing from a 20.8% year-on-year decline in August. Developers' liquidity will also remain under pressure. But the Chinese government introduced new stimulus measures in late September to encourage homebuyers to purchase new properties. Will this be enough to lift near term sentiment or is the sector spiralling into a long term structural decline? For answers, we speak to Bernard Aw, Economist for Asia Pacific, Coface.

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Market took a dip on the back of robust job data which suggest that the Federal Reserve will continue with its hawkish stance. We ask Walter Todd, President and Chief Investment Officer at Greenwood Capital if the pace of aggressive rate hikes will continue and if it's time to look at the bashed down sectors like consumer discretionary and technology.

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A music programme focusing on vintage big band and classic swing sounds from the yesteryears. Hosted by the dynamic duo Sean Ghazi & Ida Mariana. Enjoy a selection of our favourite dulu-dulu songs from around the Asian region!

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Tracklist:

Nat King Cole - Dahil Sa Yo

Dick Lee - Bunga Sayang

Anneke Gronloh - Bengawan Solo

Thongchai McIntyre - Sabaai Sabaai

Zainal Abidin - Hijau

Pink Martini - Kikuchiyo To Mohshimasu

Frances Yip - Arirang

Nguyen Khang - Dong Doi

Aarti Mukherji - Tokhon Tomar Ekush Bachhar

Jasmine Chen - Waiting For Your Return