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We discuss the political ramifications of the verdict for former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's in the SRC International Sdn Bhd scandal

We get into what it's been like on ground, as the Federal Court announced the verdict for Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's in the SRC International Sdn Bhd scandal.

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The verdict has been announced: Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will serve a 12-year prison sentence and pay a fine of 210 million in default of another five years imprisonment. Following this announcement, we look into what the ruling means.

Earlier this month, there was the shocking incident of the murder-suicide involving a refugee man and his two children, which led to calls for better recognition of the pressures that the refugee community face here in Malaysia. But in a society which continues to marginalise and provide little to no protection for refugees here, how are these circumstances impacting the mental health of refugees? On this episode of Mind Matters, we speak to consultant psychiatrist Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin and consultant clinical psychologist Evelyn Soong to find out more. 

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近期，中国正在经历创纪录的热浪和严重的干旱，中国多个地区都面临着40度的高温，而高温导致的用电量激增让电网面临巨大的压力。对此，中国四川部分地区已经采取了限电措施，企业首当其冲受到了停产风险。再次爆发的能源危机反映了中国国内安全能源和经济发展之间的矛盾。 在"清零"政策的限制下，中国经济已遭到冲击，而这一次的限电对中国经济而言无疑是雪上加霜。

Littoral Combat Ship. Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you would’ve heard about the latest scandal Malaysia is embroiled in, this time centred around six military ships and 9 billion ringgit. Some have called it 1MDB 2.0, but why and who is entangled in this scandal? We’re joined by Cynthia Gabriel, Human Rights Advocate, Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4). 

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Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin, currently the world’s youngest sitting prime minister at 36, recently made headlines after videos emerged of her dancing at two separate private parties, leading some to question her judgement and capacity as prime minister. The videos simply showed a young woman enjoying herself and some time off work - nothing illegal was shown in the videos. So it begs the question: why is she required to justify her own social life? Do we hold young, female leaders to different standards compared to male leaders, including here in Malaysia? We discuss with Emellia Shariff, Managing Partner, Speak Up Malaysia. 

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Despite rising popularity, are ESG investments really delivering the positive impact it’s supposed to? According to the Harvard Business Review, this is not always the case. The funds contained within these investments are not the same as capital that’s needed to effect change within the ESG space as they are focused on financial returns. We speak to Dr Renard Siew, Sustainability and Climate Change expert to get his thoughts on this.

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Whether driven by a wave of restlessness or fresh opportunities, workers everywhere are continuing to leave their jobs - and according to our friends from Deloitte, all signs are pointing to a need to “reimagine work” to create the stability and sustainability the workforce once knew. Lee Yun-Han, Consulting Director of Deloitte Southeast Asia talks us through the steps to do this, and how businesses can get started.

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Eclimo is Malaysia’s own EV motorbike maker that have been in business since 2008. They have worked with a myriad of clients which includes KFC, Polis Diraja Malaysia, Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah and Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang. 

As society grows more conscious about our carbon emissions and the environment, the EV space is heralded as the future of mobility. We’re joined by Dato’ Dennis Chuah, Founder and Executive Director of Eclimo to talk about business in the EV space.