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Pendatang is a movie script set in dystopian Malaysia in which the different races are not allowed to mix because of a draconian segregation law. Now listening to that, you might be both intrigued and wondering how on earth a movie like this is going to be made in Malaysia, with our strict, regressive censorship laws. Well, Kuman Pictures is aiming for this to be the first fully crowdfunded movie in Malaysia. They also aim to release the film on YouTube for free. 

Click here if you’d like to contribute to the making of this film. 

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We’re roughly 3 months into the reopening of our borders for travel. Most restrictions have been lifted and international tourists are once again coming into Malaysia in droves. We’ve met the initial goal of 2 million international tourists and the new target is set at 4.5 million. We sat down for a conversation with Hannah Pearson, founder of Pear Anderson and Regional Director at the Adventure Travel Trade Association for an update on the travel industry. 

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While most of us have gotten used to the era of hybrid work, we’re still quite a ways from optimising the experience. Issues like burnout, the great resignation, a lack of autonomy - they continue to plague the workforce today, despite us having a couple of years of practice at hybrid working under our belts. Agnes Koh, Product Marketing Manager for ASEAN at Jabra joins us to discuss new data on hybrid ways of working, some solutions for managers, as well as how we can all better equip ourselves to optimise the experience moving forward.

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SmartClean is a Cleanliness & Hygiene Intelligence company, building AIOT & SAAS powered Intelligent Cleaning management solutions. Lav Agarwal, the CEO of SmartClean explains how he aims change the ways which cleanliness & hygiene in the built environment are monitored, measured and managed to improved health and hygiene standards. 

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上至企业决策者；下至部门负责人，乃至雇员层级本身，人资管理后台系统在当代占据举足轻重的地位。在节目中，人资管理系统的曝光率并不算少数；如 Kakitangan.com 能做到管理版块整合、几年内三度融资的系统开发商，却还算较为罕见。

本期节目，Kakitangan.com 创办人、雪隆中总数字经济组主任——Effon 邱煜峰将为我们分享他的融资经验，并为科技企业的可持续发展提供一些建议，以提升企业的总体竞争力。同时，Effon 也将为我们说明企业和国家如何在瞬息万变的的市场中避免人才外流。

Developing apps is becoming increasingly a necessity in an increasingly connected world. This is how businesses today reach their customers and this tool is even more crucial after various Covid-19 lockdowns forced us to stay home and go online. OutSystems is a US-based company that provides tools for businesses to develop apps. Its Asia Pacific Vice President Mark Weaser tells us about how much potential he sees in this space in the region and in Malaysia, in particular.

Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi is calling for early elections whilst Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri wants to study the outcome of a BN survey. So when will GE15 be called? Adib Zalkapli, Director at BowerGroupAsia attempts to answer that question whilst telling us the respective issues that both BN and PH will campaign on.

With the Hong Kong Government cutting its growth forecast, we ask Michael Frank, Senior Analyst of Public Policy, Economist Impact how will China's Covid Zero policy impact its immediate and long term future as well as understand who will benefit from Hong Kong's decline

Last week, the Federal Court ruled that victims of road accidents should automatically be given compensation without having to sue insurance companies. But what are the actual mechanics of this ruling and does this mean higher premiums for all motorist?

Antony Lee, President of the Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia clarifies the law.

With markets just coming off a fourth straight weekly gain, we ask Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management if we should chase this rally.