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It's that time of the month, where we catch up with the good people from environmental journalism portal Macaranga, for a round-up of the top environmental news of the month past. For October's round-up, we speak to Macaranga co-founder Law Yao Hua, and discuss three main topics - firstly, the many issues surrounding quarrying plans for the Bukit Lagong forest reserve, secondly, the Central Forest Spine public outreach exhibition that was organised by the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia together with the state Forestry Departments of Johor, Pahang and Perak that was held last week, and finally some pre-elections talk on whether the green agenda is on the list of candidates and parties contesting in GE-15.

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Ambassador Ken O’Flaherty is the COP26 Regional Ambassador for Asia-Pacific, Caribbean and Small Island Developing States. He worked closely with governments, business and civil society across the region to boost climate action ahead of the COP26 Leaders’ Summit which took place in Glasgow last year, and continues to do so, ahead of the upcoming COP27. He joins us to share more about his reflections of the outcomes of COP26 from last year, his hopes for the upcoming talks in Sharm El Sheikh, and also the main priorities and challenges in Asia and the Pacific, with regard to climate action.

Criminal lawyers often get asked "You spend your days defending bad guys. How do you sleep at night?" But what is it that criminal lawyers actually do? On this episode of Redefining Success, we're joined by Goh Cia Yee, who's a criminal lawyer. 

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Emotions can play a key role in how an organisation functions. Hope, however, is one emotion that’s often overlooked though it can play a complex role in any business or organisation. We speak to Deepa George, Managing Consultant at MYHRC to discuss the multi-faceted role of hope in organisations and how companies can leverage it without the pitfalls.

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『Undi 18』政策上路后，年满 18 岁合格者将顺应『选民自动登记机制』，直接被纳入选民册中。不过，马来西亚 15 届全国大选，不仅仅是又一场我国的民主运动；对「首投族」而言，这是首度切身参与其中、履行公民票选义务的重大事件。

『南洋商报』日前透过线上结合线下的抽样采访民调中，大马的「首投族」似乎对国内选举制度和政局存在认知不足。本期节目，我们就来谈谈：在政治宣传遍布社媒的「首投」时刻，青年选民究竟在经历怎样的选战、又将面对怎样的挑战？

Leadership is never easy, so how do you balance authenticity and authority or friendliness and firmness, especially if you’re not that much older than the people you’re leading? Andrea Chew, co-founder of MAD For Good, tackles the topic of young managers, young teams, and everything in between. 

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Founders of Bash Clothing, Cecilia Ooi and Maxine Khor, have been running their e-commerce clothing business since 2014 with more than 1,400 products ranging from clothing, accessories, shoes, and homeware available on their website. They join us to share their journey of being in the fashion industry for eight years. 

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Last week, ASEAN convened an emergency foreign ministers’ meeting to discuss the situation in Myanmar, ahead of the ASEAN Summit in Bali in a few weeks. What is the latest state of play and why has ASEAN failed to make progress in resolving the crisis? We get an update on the situation from Hunter Marston, researcher with the Australian National University.

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As Nomination day looms nears, we examine the candidates named so far with Adib Zalkapli, Director at BowerGroup Asia. We also take a closer look at the hot seats like Gombak and Ampang which are currently held by MPs who defected to Bersatu after the Sheraton Move.

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It started out in 1923 in Penang as a trading business called Diethelm & Co from Switzerland, today it is a Bursa-listed market expansion services firms dealing in consumer goods and healthcare amongst others. How has DKSH Holdings Malaysia navigated all the economic challenges and how will it continue to grow? Stephen Ferraby, its chairman, talks about how everything from ensuring Famous Amos cookie bins are well stocked while ensuring Covid-19 vaccines are efficiently distributed.