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Marilyn in her white dress, John Wayne in his hat, Rajinikanth in his sunglasses - what are the ingredients that go into making cinematic icons, well, iconic? In this Supercut episode, we try to unpack that and answer why some of these stars continue to burn so bright. 

What do we want to see in Budget 2023? Ahead of the tabling tomorrow, we look at the Budget from three specific perspectives: the youth, entrepreneurs, and the arts community.

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Today in the Dewan Rakyat, policymakers discussed the CPTPP, direct compensation for accidents involving potholes, and the increasing percentage of national revenue going towards servicing debt.

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2018年，Grab和Uber进行了5年的竞争之后，最后以Grab收购Uber的东南亚业务，而在全球一战成名。随后，公司在去年12月在纳斯达克上市，开启他们新的里程碑，但上市之路却成了他们梦魇的开始，在美联储暴力升息的背景底下，公司的股价在首日上市盘中一度达到13美元左右后，便一路下挫至3美元之下。

到底，在叫车平台百家争鸣的时代里，公司能够如何脱颖而出？本集的市场追踪，让我们仔细剖析Grab背水一战的策略布局。

As children, we learn that touch is one of our five physical senses that we use to interact with our environment. But touch also plays an important role in our emotional and mental well-being. Consultant clinical psychologist Paul Jambunathan and social psychologist Dr Goh Pei Hwa join the show to discuss the importance of touch, and what happens when we are deprived of touch. 

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近日，抖音因疑似禁止平台主播使用粤语作为主要语言而被推上了风口浪尖上，让许多广东的网友感到失望。虽然平台并未明确规定主播不能使用粤语进行直播，但由于抖音没有正面回应其中的原因，导致网民纷纷认为广东文化不受尊敬。

那么抖音是否会对“禁粤语”事件进行明确的解释呢？若此情况持续发酵，恐怕抖音将会面临粤语主播和粉丝转战其它平台的风险。

今年以来，许多国家通胀水平达到了20世纪80年代以来最高水平，经济合作组织认为，2023年经济衰退必不可免。

最坏的情况要是发生了，你是否已建立好个人财务防护网来应对这个挑战？在各个不同投资资产都被抛售的情况下，节目来宾分享了一套可以最大程度规避风险的分散部署配置方案。

Marxists believe that there are two classes in society – the owner class (i.e. ultra wealthy, big businesses, etc) and the working class (i.e. bottom 90% masses). But if the struggle is between two classes in society, how does the fight for women’s rights, gender equality and the likes fit into the marxist/socialist framework? We discuss with Christine Gabriel who’s a member of Parti Sosialis Malaysia’s (PSM) Gender Biro.

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Bet you didn't know that Malaysian girl group Dolla has their hands on a couple of investments. This entrepreneurial bunch has started businesses, dabbled in cryptocurrency, invested hard-earned money... and they have stories to share.

Have you thought about investing? What are your biggest roadblocks when it comes to investing? We want to know.

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Life may seem like it's pretty much back to normal in this post-pandemic world, but for many "pandemic kids" or "bunker babies" - all those missed social interactions during those prolonged lockdowns and quarantines have caused a lapse in their ability to socialise in an in-person group setting. Tracy Ho, a Certified Supervisor for Play Therapy, joins us to share what she has been seeing in her practice in terms of children struggling with socialisation, and how parents and caregivers can set the right pace for re-socialisation.

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