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MIHAS was one of the key contributors to Malaysia’s positive trade performance which reached a record high of RM2.2 trillion in 2021. In this vein, MIHAS 2022 is back with a hybrid showcase and with its theme to diversify Halal possibilities, MIHAS wants to connect foreign businesses and trades with Malaysian companies to leverage Malaysia’s halal exports. We speak to Sharimahton Mat Saleh, Deputy Ceo (Export Acceleration) of MATRADE about what value MIHAS 2022 can bring to the Halal industry to elevate Malaysian Halal exports.

This episode is brought to you by MATRADE.

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当印尼议会在今年1月正式通过法案，为迁都提供法律依据后，这超过半世纪的想法终于跨出了第一步。不过，作为赤道上的重头戏，把政经中心从雅加达搬去加里曼丹无疑挑起邻国神经，尤其新首都就落在经常自认被边缘，且多次传出想独立的东马同属的婆罗洲岛，其未来局势备受关注。一些学者认为，尽管印尼迁都看似为了该国未来30年的发展而铺路，却可能左右我国经济长达半世纪，甚至更久远。一切，得从佐科总统府的分析开始说起……

这集邀请到本篇专题作者来和我们一起探讨究竟印尼的迁都对马来西亚的经济、人才等会有哪一些影响？

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It’s just under 4 months till end of the year and it is time for Entrepreneurs to slam on the accelerator and to finish strong! Jeevan Sahadevan, the founder of Leverage Lab takes us through 8 powerful keys to finish the year, 2022, on a very high note and enter the new year with hope and excitement! Grab your devices or pen and paper and take some notes and get with your teams and execute everything and Finish Strong in 2022!

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Phil’s Pizza started in August 2020 with its first outlet in Bangsar selling pizzas. This pizza place is founded by Sara Rashid and Phillip Dominic. They share their journey of starting a business during the pandemic, and how they use creative ways to differentiate themselves in the F&B crowd.

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Malaysia's public broadcaster, RTM was modeled after the BBC - but many gaps remain between the international standards of public service media and what's provided in the country. We discuss the development of Malaysian public media and why reforms are necessary with Prof. Zaharom Nain of the University of Nottingham Malaysia.

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2nd Quarter Results Season has just concluded and it was relatively decent but with markets in negative territory on a year to date basis, will Malaysia be able to outperform? Anand Pathmakanthan, Head of Regional Equity Research at Maybank Investment Bank gives his outlook.

Malaysia is the biggest producer of rubber gloves in the world but will China overtake us soon? Dr Supramaniam Shanmugam, President of MARGMA tells us if that is possible and what needs to be done to avoid us losing that crown whilst telling us if the boom and bust cycle for gloves means that the industry is ripe for consolidation.

Former Prime Minister Dato' Sri Najib Razak is likely to be  disqualified as a Member of Parliament for Pekan within 14 days of his Federal Court conviction if he doesn't seek a royal pardon. What are the implications of Najib vacating his seat for Umno? We discuss the scenarios with political expert Dr. Hamidin Abdul Hamid, and also get his reactions to the Rembau MP Khairy Jamaludin forgoing his seat in GE15.

Sri Lanka’s disgraced former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to Colombo on Friday, less than two months after he fled during the nation’s worst economic crisis in memory. In the meantime, there is a potential USD2.9b loan from the IMF. We speak to Anushka Wijesinha, economist and Co-Founder of Centre for a Smart Future, a think tank based in Sri Lanka for an update on these latest developments.

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In an effort to woo wealthy foreign investors to Malaysia, the government has launched the Premium Visa Programme (P-VIP), which will be open for applications on 1 October. We get reactions to this policy from Shaun Cheah of Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry.