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Cruise Control returns this week with a look ahead to a couple of upcoming launches by Perodua and Toyota respectively, a quick chat with the CEO of Volvo, complete with a test drive of a top-of-the-range Mercedes Benz C Class.

Local car makers Perodua are sprucing up 2014's Perodua Axia, breathing new life into the popular compact car with an all-new platform and design. Bookings are already open, so check your local Perodua showrooms to have a look. Toyota are also adding another SUV to their already impressive fleet, welcoming an upgraded version of the RAV4, this time kitted with the GR Sport badge to inject more fun to the four-wheel-drive machine.

We also get an update on Volvo's plans for the near future, as Daniel visited the Swedish giants head office in Stockholm for a chat with its CEO, Jim Rowan. We round off this episode with our automotive specialist's glowing review of the Mercedes-Benz C300 AMG Line.

Based on the critically acclaimed videogame duology, The Last of Us S1 has been garnering more praise with each passing episode and is being called one of the most faithful adaptations of any source material. With nine episodes this season, each over an hour long, we decided to check-in at the halfway mark and give our thoughts on HBO's newest watercooler sensation. From Pedro Pascal's portrayal of Joel to the terrifying depiction of "the infected", we discuss The Last of Us so far and what we'd like to see in the rest of the season.

A combination of immersive technology, cutting-edge design, and understanding how to translate experiences from the screen to real-life environments, spatial design is an increasingly important discipline to understand.

So how exactly does it relate to business needs, and what are the future trends in this new space? We speak to Din Tan Chin Seng, Programme Director of the Bachelor of Interactive Spatial Design from Taylor’s University, to find out. Brought to you by Taylor's University. Rise with the best, where our community is our strength.

Our public healthcare system is said to be at its breaking point, with several urgent issues being raised. First, the Health Minister has admitted that our emergency departments are overwhelmed, so we discuss what needs to be done to address this. Then, we talk about contract pharmacists and the roadblocks they face when it comes to getting permanent positions.

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We listen to an array of opinions on where people would live to live in Malaysia when they retire. What's the most important aspect? It's liveliness? The nature? The food? We discuss this and more.

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The Legal Affairs Department under the Prime Minister's Department is conducting a survey on the proposed Freedom of Information Act, which would enable citizens to request information from the government. We speak to a journalist about why this act is important, what it could look like, and the types of information we should have a right to.

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美国科技股2023年开局强劲。但是美国市值最大的五家科技公司，分别是苹果、微软、谷歌、亚马逊、脸书在上周公布财报的时候，不少企业净利润都出现按年大幅下降，为什么它们都面临利润的考验？这些科技公司的冬天过去了吗？

After Malaysia was born as a nation, we took good care of our mothers and infants, by building up a vast network of rural healthcare. This resulted in low maternal and infant mortality rates for many years. But in 2021, Malaysia recorded 300 pregnancy-related deaths, which is the country’s highest maternal mortality rate in several decades. On Public Health, consultant ob-gyn Dr John Teo joins Azrul Mohd Khalib, from the Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy, to discuss why this is an alarming statistic, and what measures are important to ensure that the trend does not continue.

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After Malaysia was born as a nation, we took good care of our mothers and infants, by building up a vast network of rural healthcare. This resulted in low maternal and infant mortality rates for many years. But in 2021, Malaysia recorded 300 pregnancy-related deaths, which is the country’s highest maternal mortality rate in several decades. On Public Health, consultant ob-gyn Dr John Teo joins Azrul Mohd Khalib, from the Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy, to discuss why this is an alarming statistic, and what measures are important to ensure that the trend does not continue.

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2023年2月6日是中国新冠肺炎疫情「吹哨者」也就是武汉医生李文亮逝世三周年纪念。世界各地的民众自发举办纪念活动，甚至是声援在中国国内的争取民主自由的抗争着。目前为止，依然有许多中国网友天天到李文亮的微博下留言，只是氛围从疫情爆发时的愤怒与悲伤、转变成抒发日常与对他的思念。另外，虽然经历了李文亮医生事件以及后来的白纸运动，但中国政府却依然不知悔改，压制人民的言论自由。