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The presenters & producers of BFM 89.9 are coming together to highlight some of their personal favourite local companies for the "BFM Collective". Music Mountain is Malaysia’s first ever online on-demand drum lesson platform that aims to make music education accessible for all. We speak to co-founders Rudy Malik and Intan Razak to find out more about the idea behind Music Mountain, developing the syllabus for their drumming course, the myriad challenges of running an online music lesson platform and more. 

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On today's property show, we try to answer the question on how truly affordable is housing Malaysia. Much has been talked about the fact that property is becoming increasingly out of reach of many Malaysians with questions on how effective the government has been in ensuring that more Malaysian can get onto the property ladder. We speak to Dr Suraya Ismail, Director of Research at Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) to try to get some answers to these questions

Palm oil prices hit a high of RM8000 this March on the back of the perfect storm. Hoe Lee Leng, Regional Head of Plantations, RHB Investment Bank explains why and her CPO price expectations for 2022. She also tell us her outlook for the sector and what are the top picks.

For over a century, Ford Motors has been one of America's top car companies delivering its trucks and SUVs to the hands of consumers globally. But as the supply chain issue continues to worsen and inflation concerns rise, will the carmaker be able to remain profitable and grow in a region not so familiar with the brand name? 

Philip See speaks to Ford's ASEAN president to understand the challenges she faces in a post-Covid era for the auto industry as well as Ford's EV strategies for the region.

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With reports that more than 21,000 students had quit school between March 2020 and July 2021, there are calls for the Education Act 1996 be amended to make schooling compulsory up to Form 5. Does Malaysia have the infrastructure to do so? What other solutions can be explored? Hema Letchamanan, senior lecturer at Taylor’s University School of Education shares her thoughts on systemic changes that might improve Malaysia's education system

Cybersecurity concerns are becoming increasingly important as more and more businesses rely on mobile apps. While there is no denying that this is the way of the future, the risk of security breaches increases as technology gets more advanced. Find out how you can engage the help of experts in the field from Ts Dr Saiyid Abdallah Syahir Al-Edrus, General Manager of Cybersecurity Services at TM One, Telekom Malaysia Berhad.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unleashed a perfect storm that roiled the global energy markets with governments worldwide under enormous pressure to cope with reduced gas flows. So does this crisis impede or catalyze the global energy transition? Evan Ng, Energy Market Analyst tells us.

SMEs are the backbone of the Malaysian economy with Department of Statistics saying the sector's contribution to GDP stands at around 37%. And in conjunction with International Youth Day, we explore the important role young entrepreneurs play in the nation's development. Stefen Cheng, Chairman of the Digitalisation Sub-committee, Small and Medium Enterprises Association (SAMENTA), share his personal experiences with us and what he thinks young business owners need.

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Markets returned all the gains earlier this week despite the cooler than expected inflation rate of 8.5%. We ask Tim Mulholland, President of TJM Limited why markets continue to oscillate like a yoyo and how long can we expect this volatility to continue.

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