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冬海集团旗下的电商平台Shopee近来频频传出裁员的消息。不少Shopee的员工在上班期间打开电邮后才惊觉自己已被裁退。这位曾经在东南亚打败阿里旗下的Lazada，紧追亚马逊，并且跃升为亚洲第三大跨境电商平台是否已经“陨落”？

无论是商业模式抑或则是融资历程，Shopee一直都沿袭中国互联网公司的经营模式，而Shopee目前的窘境是否与企业历来奉行的“狼性”文化有关？

Child sexual abuse and exploitation has made the headlines again, with recent news reports that child pornography is rife on Malaysian-registered IP addresses, as well as allegations of sexual harassment by a school motivational speaker. Both instances show that sexual violence against children can happen under our very noses, and that we need to do more to protect children. We speak to consultant developmental paediatrician Dr Rajini Sarvananthan, and Thulasi Munisamy, Advocacy and Partnerships Director from Protect and Save the Children, about the risk of abuse and exploitation that children face, both online and offline, as well as how to have conversations with parents, teachers, caregivers and children themselves, to break the silence around sexual violence.

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虽然在我们一直比较鼓励价值投资，但是短线交易的现象是既有的存在，也是许多投资者选择的一种投资获利模式，我们也不能视而不见，希望透过今天的节目，让投资者选择短线投资之时，知道有哪一些风险与门道。其实无论是短线或者长期投资，在目前这个熊市中，我们有究竟该采取什么样的操作方法来得到更好的投资回酬？

Chico Mendes, Brazilian, rubber tapper, environmentalist, trade union leader, once famously said, “ecology without class struggle is just gardening.” On this episode of ThinkLeft, we discuss capitalism as the root cause of the climate crisis, why poor countries suffer due to rich country’s greed and why class struggle and solidarity among the masses is the best way to overcome this problem. 

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宝腾作为我国的国产车，其品牌印象早已深植人心。虽然该公司在2017年因亏损问题，最终部分股权割让于中国汽车巨头吉利集团，但这并未阻断其向前的道路。随着公司推出的SUV品牌，公司业绩转亏为盈，而其母公司多元资源工业（DRB-Hicom ）更是“母凭子贵”，在市场上交出了一份亮眼的业绩。

最近宝腾更宣布角逐电动车市场，并在明年正式推出smart电动车，到底其电动车的蓝图，能否让其再攀高峰，本期的节目，我们来了解细究宝腾电动车计划的下一步发展。

The pandemic has really brought an increased awareness for fitness and health. As a result, we're seeing more and more people looking for ways to better their personal fitness but in a more convenient way. We explore how digital health can be harnessed to improve personal health and community well-being.

International Day of Peace is observed annually on the 21st of September, and this year's theme was “End racism. Build peace.” The day was dedicated to promoting a new world free of racism and racial discrimination. Refugees living in Malaysia have long faced discrimination, been denied many fundamental human rights, and have had to contend with vicious amounts of xenophobia, simply for fleeing unsafe situations in their own countries and seeking refuge here. What should be done to fix this ongoing issue, and what are the right strategies for more inclusive policies focusing on the right to obtain decent work, healthcare services and formal education? This is the focus of an upcoming public dialogue by Bait Al Amanah in collaboration with Beyond Borders, and we find out more from Mahi Ramakrishnan, the founder of Beyond Borders and Simraatraj Kaur Dhillon, a Research & Advocacy Analyst at Bait Al Amanah. We also discuss recent news including the suggestion to shut down the United Nations High Commission for Refugees’ (UNHCR) office in Malaysia, the fact that as a member of the United Nations and a current member of the Human Rights Council from 2022 to 2024, Malaysia is expected to uphold human rights for all, and what is fuelling many Malaysians dislike and discontent with refugee communities in Malaysia.

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Business insurance is often overlooked or low on the company’s priority list as it involves expenditure without direct tangible returns. The various myths and misconceptions surrounding business insurance also does not help with its uptake numbers. Ng Kok Kheng, CEO of Great Eastern General Insurance (Malaysia) and deputy chairman of the Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (PIAM) joins us to answer the various questions surrounding business insurance and why it’s important for businesses to be covered.

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Established in 2010, Internet Alliance is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing a communal space for entrepreneurs in the tech, digital and Internet industries. The association advocates for a brighter digital economy and a space that fosters meaningful connections among tech leaders and entrepreneurs. TK Tan & Sunny Ooi discuss talent retention and IA’s efforts in pushing for better digital and Internet literacy.

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WORQEX, a Malaysian work-based online learning programme, provides real-world working experience to its learners. Doing away with theory-based and academia-driven syllabi, WORQEX onboards their trainees into a simulated company and coaches them through modules of popular work tasks to build a work portfolio for their job-seeking journey — all from the convenience of their homes and at their own pace. 

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