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There are concerns that children are becoming more exposed to sexual crimes online that do not involve physical contact. We discuss what’s caused it and how it can be prevented.

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A Tweet, that has since been deleted, questioned the term “anak dara”, which sparked alot of thoughts on Twitter. We get into it.

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BNM is directing the banking industry to put tighter security controls in place to combat scams and financial crimes. We look into it.

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In conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, this episode of Because Feelings Matter features Alia Ali, a suicide prevention advocate and founder of Awareness Against Suicide (AWAS). AWAS is the first peer support group set up exclusively by survivors and for survivors of suicide loss in Malaysia. Alia - affectionately known as ‘Kak Ngah’ - shares her journey of coping with suicide loss, the stigma faced by survivors and caregivers, and how she transformed her pain into purpose by setting up AWAS.

Every mental health struggle has a story behind it. ‘Because Feelings Matter’ is a series that brings you the stories of people and their mental health issues. These stories aim to normalise conversations about mental health, and to show that it’s okay to struggle emotionally and psychologically, but more importantly, to reach out for help. This series is produced in collaboration with Thrive Well.

This segment talks about suicide and may be triggering for some listeners. If you need emotional support, you can call MIASA's 24-hour helpline 1-800-820066 or Befrienders KL 03 7627 2929. If you are a survivor of suicide loss, you can text AWAS at 010-2344808 for support. 

Many decades ago, many countries around the world, including Malaysia, declared drug abuse the biggest threat and menace to society. The solution was to start a war on drugs, as US President Nixon had pushed for. But what if the war on drugs has been a complete and catastrophic failure? On this episode, we discuss why the war on drugs has been a failure and why we should decriminalise drugs for personal use. 

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根据《华尔街日报》的报道，数字广告市场的动荡也影响了Facebook的母公司——Meta，导致Meta为了削减开支而采取了裁员的举措。虽然Meta公司对外说明是内部大调整，即让员工在组织内找寻新工作，但这无疑是一次变相的辞退，因为无法再限期内获取新工作的员工则将被辞退。

Meta的执行长Mark Zuckerberg表示，Meta并无亏损，只是业绩没有显著的增长。归根究底，企业不应该将运营不佳的责任归咎于员工的工作能力，毕竟员工主要以经营者的决策作为办公的依据。

Without enough information, the right information, it’s hard for us to make decisions on just about anything. But as a society in a democracy, do we have the right to access information, especially from our public bodies? In conjunction with the International Day for Universal Access to Information (28th September), we speak to Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Journalism, on the importance of access to information and why that matters in press freedom in Malaysia. 

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More and more of our youths are slipping into the low-skills, low-wage trap. What does this all mean? What are the factors behind this and are we doing enough to address this issue? We speak with Calvin Cheng, Senior Analyst at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia to understand the issue and discuss the possible solutions Malaysia should be looking into. 

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While salary transparency is a big step towards pay equity, experts say Malaysia is quite a ways away from embracing open communication about compensation for various reasons. Derek Toh from Hiredly talks to us about first steps in Malaysia; if it’s OK to openly speak about your salary, and how this will impact employees and organisations here.

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As we know, plastic is one of the major pollutants on the planet. Beebag is a smart, reusable bag that was created to help eliminate single-use plastic pollution. Joshua Lim and Joel Lim, the co-founders of Beebag, share their story of how modern technology can help reduce wastage.

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