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By The Way is a rapid-fire segment that gives you a snapshot of developing stories in the music world. This week, stories on the passing of jazz legend Pharoah Sanders, Apple Music replacing Pepsi as the main sponsor for the NFL Superbowl, Rihanna performing at the next Superbowl, and the rise of a new music game called Trombone Champ.

The Pulse brings you the latest news in the music world and fresh new music that might've missed your radar.

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Melody’s Echo Chamber - Norfolk Hotel

Moa moa - Drive

YUNGMORPHEUS & Joe Armon Jones - Distant Place

Phoenix, Ezra Koenig - Tonight

FaltyDL - God Light (ft Joe Goddard)

Puma Blue, Anja Ngozi, Maxwell Owin - Velvet Leaves (Cashmere Mix)

Dusky - Lonely Dulcimer

Eliza Rose - B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)

In this week's edition of Cruise Control, our trio discuss the latest in the local and global automotive industry. We begin with two local launches, welcoming the beautiful Audi RS5 Sportback to our shores together with the gigantic Ford Everest, a luxurious seven-seater entering the Malaysian market with high hopes. We also look ahead to Perodua's Ativa Hybrid, which we think will be a hit with Malaysians looking to adopt electric technology.

We round it off with Daniel's review of Audi's Q5 S-Line TFSI Quattro.

Edgar Wright's latest film went to previously unexplored territory for him - a psychological horror drama film that ties the experience of two newcomers to London and Soho, separated though they might be by decades. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, and Terence Stamp, it's also the final onscreen appearance of Diana Rigg. In this episode of Stuff We Missed, we talk about the experience of watching this film, its visual storytelling, and where it sits in Edgar Wright's larger filmography.

From the tax exemption announced in Budget 2022, to wanting more sustainable transportation, electric vehicles are increasingly popular in our country. But that doesn't mean people don't have questions, particularly about charging up their cars, when and where they can do that, and how affordable it all is. To get some answers, we speak with Mohd Junaizee Mohd Noor, Project Director for the Electric Vehicle Program at Tenaga Nasional, and Dato’ Thiruchandran Thiruchelvam, Treasurer of MyEVOC, and find out more about the landscape for EVs in Malaysia. Energising the Future, powered by Tenaga Nasional.

A tweet questioning how people feel about scanning QR codes to order in restaurants has gone viral, and we get into it.

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Safe Kids Malaysia has launched a nationwide initiative to educate children on the importance of pedestrian safety. We talk about the differences in perception and understanding of road safety when kids are involved, and the ways in which this message can be communicated to them clearly and effectively.

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近期，英国财政大臣夸西·克沃滕宣布了英国近50年来最激进的减税方案，声称这是英国经济的一个“新时代”。这项方案包括取消仅适用于高收入人群的最高所得税税率，降低收入所得税和置业印花税，并且将提升企业所得税的计划搁置。

虽然这项措施的目的是为了刺激饱受通胀困扰的英国经济，但这项措施宣布后英镑却下滑了，英国国债的收益率也已跳升。这项看似美好的减税措施到底为什么会适得其反呢？

Older people in our society often live with multiple health risks or diseases, but their needs are more than just the sum of their health problems. Yet, older adults aren’t given priority in our healthcare system as whole individuals, but are shuttled around to receive fragmented care. Similarly, when it comes to health funding, the needs of older people are only addressed through piecemeal allocations. Consultant geriatrician Dr Terence Ong joins us to share his wishlist for the upcoming Budget 2023, in hopes that older people will finally have a specific allocation in the next national budget. 

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