Last week, an American food channel described nasi goreng as “resembling fried rice” - and unsurprisingly, this got many Indonesian, Malaysian, and Singaporean netizens up in arms. We discuss the cultural politics of food journalism and how the Internet is giving previously unheard voices the space to reclaim their own food heritage.

Your social media platforms might be buzzing with messages about the increased number of influenza cases, but the Health Ministry has said that the slight increase is still within normal parameters. But what are the precautions that you can take?

The world’s most successful people start their day at 4am? Nonsense.

Are you thinking of resolutions for the new year? Here’s an idea: don’t. We’re not saying that self-improvement is a bad idea, or that you shouldn’t try to improve yourself. We’re saying that January is a uniquely terrible time to try to make those changes, and pressuring yourself into making all of them now is only going to make it less likely that you actually change.

How many of your goals did you accomplish in 2019? If you fell short or felt stuck, don’t get discouraged. Instead, get to the root of the issue by tapping into your intrinsic and extrinsic motivations.

At all ages, we learn from our past experiences (both positive and negative) and learn from it in order to be a better person. However, it is the early success that tends to help us in terms of our self-esteem and confidence. On the first Monday of the year, Leaderonomics is back in the studio, with Sarah Waheeda sharing how your initial successes pave the way for future brilliance.

To kick off the new year, Jeevan Sahadevan has 7 focus areas designed to generate quick revenue for ambitious entrepreneurs in his first show of 2020.

With the government fielding debt and liabilities to the tune of over RM1 trillion, the question of how they're going to raise funds is ever-present. On Pressing Matters today, we speak to P.Gunasegaram, Editor-in-Chief of Focus Malaysia, about a hypothetical scenario he wrote about, in which the government listed national oil company Petroliam Nasional. 

The insurance industry in Malaysia has undergone many challenges in the last decade with tariff liberalisation for General Insurance and the emergence of disruptors in an already crowded field. So we speak to the CEO of Bursa listed Allianz Malaysia Berhad on how this German Insurance company has faces these challenges and also its plans for growth in both the general and life insurance markets.

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