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Earlier in the month, the International Society of Surgery - which represents over 3,000 surgeons across the globe - appointed its new president, Dato’ Dr Yip Cheng Har, making her the first woman to head this institution. Alongside consultant urologist Dr George Lee, we catch up with Dato’ Dr Yip to find out about her lifetime of work in breast cancer as a clinician and researcher, as well as her goals of making surgical care universally accessible in Malaysia. 

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一名伊朗22岁的女子，艾米尼（Mahsa Amini）因未佩戴好头巾而遭到宗教警察逮捕，并于16日当天死亡，导致伊朗各地爆发多场抗议活动，目前德黑兰当局除了派出安全部队镇压示威之外，更用断网的方式控制网路言论。马斯克的STARLINK再次发挥作用，提供卫星网路服务让示威者的声音被世界听到。事实上，在乌俄战争当中STARLINK也扮演了重要角色，帮助乌克兰人民和政府在战争中，即便网路设备被俄罗斯摧毁之际，可以持续拥有网路服务，持续对外发布消息。 

Aliff Naif is one of the most prominent youth leaders / student activists in Malaysia today. He’s the President of IIUM’s Student Union, Chief Coordinator of Demuda, and has been one of the key people behind many of the recent protests, including the protest against price hikes held in August. He joins us on the show today to share his story. 

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Carmen - the world's most performed opera - is set to be staged again by the Kuala Lumpur City Opera, and will feature a double cast for the leading roles of Carmen, Don José, Escamillo, and Micäela. Perhaps French composer Georges Bizet’s best known work, Carmen expressively features depictions of love, obsession and jealousy, and has become a fixture in opera houses’ repertoire worldwide. We find out what's in store from this particular staging of the beloved opera from cast member Yap Jin Hin, who plays the role of Don Jose, and Mak Chi Hoe, who plays the role of Escamillo, and who is also the chorus master of the KL City Opera.

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With the mergers and acquisition culture becoming more common in today’s business environment, many business owners and startup entrepreneurs need to seriously consider having an exit strategy in place just in case. But with many ways to go about it and different factors to consider, where do they even begin? Ray Chou, CEO of Infront Consulting Group, Master Business Coach at OwnersCircle and President of EO Malaysia joins us to discuss the intricacies behind the whole process and maybe help business owners out there prepare themselves better. 

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It’s time to put your backpack on and join the cyber cockroaches as we look at insect cyborgs, robo-Vader, asteroid impacts, ETH mining and the return of Gawker.

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In today’s ultra-competitive retail market, granular data is just as important as making a sale. Comeby has managed to integrate data collection with the added functionality of a virtual store assistant to close the gap between customers and the store. Barry Ooi, the co-founder of ComeBy explains the concept behind Comeby, an all-round solution that benefits shoppers as well as store assistants. 

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BFM 財今节目『开门见商』9 月末线上直播论坛重温：产品设计与绿色理念碰撞出的永续新创意。

当包装、瓶罐、器皿，在商品拆卸后成为废弃垃圾，我们是否就该开始思考：从「表面」开始融入绿色元素呢？从一瓶洗发精，到可完全降解的纸质容器和吸管，宝岛上的企业在本期论坛中分享了他们的绿色设计心得。

绿色理念要在商业户中贯彻，其实一点也不难。碳排量计算、用水与耗能、颜色及选材，在践行可持续经营的设计过程中都是环环相扣的。只要从小细节着手，其实你、我、他，都能够成为绿色设计推手！

For this month's legal property clinic, we speak to Khairul Anuar Shaharudin from Khairul Suhaila and Hazlina, as we discuss all things related to insurance focusing specifically on mortgage insurance as we unpack what all the wonderful acronyms of 11. ‘MRTA’, ‘MLTA’, ‘MRTT’, and ‘MLTT’, mean as well as understand the specific things to watch out for when it comes to flood insurance as we head into flooding season.

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Not all REITs are performing the same. Some sectors such as retail and industrial are performing better than office but will this trend continue in 2023 in a rising interest rate environment? Jessica Low, Equity Analyst at MIDF Amanah Investment Bank gives us some insights.

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