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The Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022, which includes the hotly-debated Generational End Game proposal, is due to be tabled in Parliament tomorrow, after undergoing review with the Parliamentary Select Committee. Roslizawati Md Ali, President, Malaysian Women's Action For Tobacco Control And Health (MyWATCH), joins us to explore whether the proposal to ban the use, possession and sale of cigarettes and vape products for those born after 2007, infringes on the right of young people to smoke, or rather, protects them from the health, social and economic burden of a smoking addiction.

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昨日，北韩朝东岸发射一枚不明弹道飞弹，让整体的事态趋于严峻。这枚飞弹越过日本上空，最后落入了太平洋。对此，白宫宣布，美国国家安全顾问苏利文（Jake Sullivan）已分别与南韩与日本官员进行通话，商议应对之道。

为了震慑北韩，南韩和美国战斗机将在今天共同举行精准轰炸操练。在全球关键的这一个节骨眼上，北韩试射飞弹的目的到底是什么呢？

Malaysia's Budget 2023 will be tabled in parliament on the 7th of October, and finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz has said that it will prioritise environmental sustainability and sustainable financing of the economy. Ahead of this, we spoke to three Malaysians working in the environment and conservation field, about their wishlist for Budget 2023. We caught up with Dr Sheeba Chenoli, a meteorologist and senior lecturer from the Department of Geography at the University of Malaya, who is also part of the team behind Bite-Size Climate Action, to hear her thoughts on why we need to spend more on flood preparedness. Then we hear from naturalist Andrew Sebastian, the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of the Ecotourism & Conservation Society Malaysia, who among other things, shares his hopes for more financing to be allocated towards compensating states to maintain their forest reserves, by the Federal government. Finally Dr Louisa Ponnampalam, the Chairperson of the MareCet Research Organisation, speaks to us about her hopes that all the many plans already in place receive the funding they need, to protect our marine ecosystems from further destruction and degradation. 

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Ketuanan Pengundi (or Voter Supremacy) is a series in collaboration with Bersih. This series will explore 6 key reforms that the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections is championing to empower voters, ahead of GE15. 

In the second episode, we explore the need for a recall election law/mechanism on top of the Anti-Hopping Law that was recently passed in parliament. We also discuss the need to institutionalise equal constituency development funding. 

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The struggles that come along with starting new ventures and businesses often go undiscussed. So what should you prepare for when embarking on the path of entrepreneurship? Yap Sue Yii, serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Komuniti Tukang Jahit, joins us to share the truths behind founding startups and discuss how to overcome the challenges that are inherent when starting a new business. 

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You might have known of Perak Man and Kota Tampan from your history books back in school. But did you know this discovery was made by Malaysia's first archaeologist? Emeritus Professor Zuraina Majid, a fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. shares pieces of her journey and her remarkable discoveries in her entire career, and why we should learn more about our past.

We Malaysians love celebrating our culture at every opportunity, especially our food; we love eating it, talking about it, and even collecting food memorabilia. Miniature creator Ling Hooi Yin, founder of TinyPinc Miniatures discusses her long-running venture in creating teeny tiny token versions of local cuisine, and how she aims to educate Malaysian consumers on the true value of artisan work. 

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自 2021 年马来西亚政府出台『马来西亚数字经济蓝图』以来，马来西亚便朝前沿数字化领域又迈进一步、更大跨度推进数字化转型。新华三集团（H3C）通过对马来西亚的市场、经济等各方面进行完善的了解，摸索出了符合马来西亚的数字解决方案。

在数字化转型这段漫长的过程中，构建一个强劲的生态圈作为数字化转型进程的的后盾，是 完善 ICT 技术的基础建设、确保大马与时俱进的有效助力。本期节目，我们就来听听 H3C 马来西亚，具体是如何支援政府、企业，由上而下地实现数字红利共享的吧！

In today’s Property Show, we delve deeper into affordable housing, and this time we ask how private capital can support the massive demand of affordable housing all across the Asia Pacific. Philip See speaks to Satoru Yamadera from the Asian Development Bank about how governments can support the construction of affordable housing, and also what necessary affordable financing solutions can be taken to help all take their first steps onto the property ladder.

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Finance Minister has warned that the economy might face challenging times in 2023. Since banks are a barometer of economic growth, what is the growth outlook? Nabil Thoo, Equity Research Analyst at RHB Banking Group gives us his view of this critical sector and his top picks.

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