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Malaysian giant freshwater Prawns are known worldwide for their size and taste, and are revered at chef’s tables. Despite this, much of the freshwater prawns consumed here in Malaysia are imported, rather than bred here. The industry here in Malaysia was almost lost - and Giva Kuppusamy and his company are hoping to revive it. We talk to Giva about the tech that's at the heart of this industry, and despite international recognition, why the industry is not growing as fast as it could be.

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In the middle of the pandemic, Randall Wong found that his boutique gym business was slowing down. And like many other entrepreneurs Randall had to think about how he would sustain through a pandemic that had no fixed end date. After some research into the pandemic’s effect on people’s health, Randall saw that more and more people were developing an interest in nutrition. Shortly afterwards, and with some investment from his partners, Shakeasy was born. A smoothie bar where you can buy healthy plant-based protein smoothies.

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股权众筹并不是一劳永逸的，更不是吸引了投资者后就会没有后顾之忧的。成功完成股权众筹后，企业应该做些什么作为发展与成长的举措？除了，投资者关系的维系，股权众筹其实也能达到品牌市场推广的效果。

本周的下半期节目中，就让我们先继续探讨：股权众筹之后，还有哪些企业需要执行的工作。

We continue our exploration of the axis between relationships and money and for this episode, we look at those at the cusp of making that everlasting commitment, getting married. Sim Wie Boon speaks to Rafiq Hidayat of Wealth Vantage Advisory about the conversations you should be having with your partner before tying the knot and the possible issues that could arise when planning a wedding.  

Why do some countries remain poor, despite continuous policy efforts over decades to chart an economic path out of poverty? Development expert Stefan Dercon argues that it comes down to an implicit or explicit bargain among the elites to prioritize national progress. We speak to him about this theory put forth in his book, "Gambling on Development: Why Some Countries Win and Others Lose."

Masks are Now Optional In Malaysia after almost 3 years but still required in hospitals, public transportation and nursing homes, However premise owners can also determine independently whether they’d prefer people to keep their masks on in that location. Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences gives us his first impressions of this change in law.

At the biggest product launch of the year, Apple unveiled a new lineup of products. Will this be a game changer for earnings? Daniel Ives, Managing Director from Wedbush Securities gives us his views whilst telling us his views on the tech sector and his top buys.

The government signaled that they're considering introducing a lemon law to protect used car buyers in the event of defect issues or fraud. We speak to auto journalist Daniel Fernandez on why Malaysia needs lemon laws to regulate the car market.

With the Fed maintaining its hawkish stance, US dollar continues to strengthen against most major currencies especially the Chinese Yuan and Japanese Yen. Will this force the hand of the respective central banks to intervene. Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy of Mizuho Bank gives us his insights.

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