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DBKL plans to close Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman to traffic every Sunday from September 28, to encourage the culture of walking. We get into what the responses to this have been like on Twitter.

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Payment gateway provider iPay88 has confirmed a cybersecurity breach that may have compromised the card data of its users. We explore this case, and what it says about our safety online when it comes to making payments.

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市场近日传出丹斯里郭令灿有意减持丰隆银行的股权，当中包括展开合并活动。但银行合并也不是一件容易的事，正式的洽谈必须获得国行的放行，甚至还可能涉及政治考量。到底丰隆银行合并到底可行吗？Tradeview Capital 执行长黄詝瀚将在节目中进行深入的分析。

随着观众从传统电视荧幕转向在线观，2017年开始着手打造流媒体平台的迪士尼，在5年后的今天终于迎来「胜利」。根据《路透社》报导，Disney+全球订户累计1.521亿，加上Hulu和ESPN+，迪士尼旗下流媒体平台全球订户总数达2.211亿，已超越同行竞争者Netflix的2.067亿订阅户。但也有网友认为，比起Netflix的单一平台，迪士尼有因汇聚四五家媒流体而取得超车优势一嫌疑。

无可否认的是，疫情肆虐以来串流平台行业之间的角逐战已日趋激烈。加上物价飞涨，Netflix面临用户退订危机，而Disney+则藉由积极投资原创内容来扩大市占率，确实也会为各大串流平台带来威胁。本期节目，我们将一起聊聊串流平台行业z的原创之争。

Many countries are breathing a sigh of relief for having come through an infectious disease pandemic. However, this is no time to pause - the world has been backsliding when it comes to the HIV pandemic, with progress slowing down amid COVID-19 and other global crises. Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Immediate Past President of the International AIDS Society, and infectious diseases physician at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, sheds light on the findings of the UNAIDS’ Global AIDS Update 2022 report, and how Malaysia is faring (hint: it’s not good news).

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Elizabeth Cardosa is a familiar name in the field of heritage conservation, after spending over two decades lending her expertise to restoration projects and continuously raising awareness about the need to preserve our heritage. For BFM listeners, she is also a familiar voice across our station, especially on I Love KL. She joins us on Good Things to talk about why heritage conservation means so much to her and where she sees Malaysia heading in preserving our heritage and history. 

 掘失 (jue shi) The Hidden Tune is a musical collaboration featuring the folks from Orang-orang Drum Theatre and the Angelika Niescier Trio, and is described as a musical experiment that is hard to categorise, yet filled with possibilities. We find out more about this upcoming percussion and jazz music collaboration from Zyee Leow, the co-founder of Orang Orang Drum Theatre, and Angelika Niescier, a saxophonist, composer, and leader of the Angelika Niescier Trio.

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Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) will host its very first film screening of the 2020 documentary Selfish, that offers a rare and moving glimpse into the lives of 40 humanitarian workers. This film, which is about humanitarian workers’ commitment to other people, also explores the question of their 'selfishness' in choosing to do this kind of work. We explore what the film is about, and what went into making it, with Laurence Hoenig, one of the film's co-directors, who is also the head of the creative content unit at MSF Switzerland. 

Find out more about the Malaysian screening of the film, here.

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According to the EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey, employees around the world, including Malaysia, have more influence in the job market. This is driven mostly by demand for better wages, career opportunities, a thinning labour market and more jobs offering flexible work arrangements. 

To get a clearer insight into what else we can gathered from the survey, we’ll be speaking to Anil Shivadas from Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd.

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Headphones that lip read, mouse-rat chimeras, soap-based TV screens and a robot with feelings. With a list like that it must be weird science.

Episode Sources: 

https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/01/smart-glasses-allow-deaf-people-to-see-conversations-with-subtitles-17106685/ 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332193-experimental-earphone-can-hear-commands-user-is-silently-mouthing/ 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332016-mice-produce-rat-sperm-with-technique-that-could-help-conservation/ 

https://www.newscientist.com/section/news/page/3/ 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332216-home-screening-test-for-oral-or-throat-cancer-has-90-per-cent-accuracy/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/08/whatsapp-opens-door-silent-exits-annoying-groups-privacy 

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