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Are Malaysians paid fairly for the work they do? That is the question many Malaysians are asking after an article on World of Buzz highlighted the large wage disparity between Malaysia and Singapore. While there are many factors such as cost of living that might have been a factor here, there are other granular reasons that also play a role in enlarging the gap. We speak to Tan E-Hun from REFSA to understand the causes behind this wage disparity. 

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When Muhilan and his brother, Arvind, lost their jobs due to the pandemic, they had to think of something low-risk to help keep things afloat. After finding a nostalgia-inducing minibus, The Barber Bus was born! We invite Muhilan on the show to chat about diving headfirst into entrepreneurship, keeping the functioning bus stationary in Mont Kiara, and keeping things cosy and comfortable with a limited number of daily customers. 

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从鳞次栉比的大厦楼宇，到家装室内的洗浴隔间，玻璃都是幕墙或隔断的热门选项。甚至出于私密性考量，隔热和防窥的自粘贴膜也应需面市。然而，这些自粘贴膜却是遇水则损的「高危产品」，在实用层面欠缺效果。马来西亚 Chiefway 创办人——Jeffery 张德义，从一名科技领域从业者，跨行到玻璃工艺创业，不仅没有水土不服；反而从中国引进独家技术，还在马来西亚成功申请专利。基于不危害环境的永续前提下，具备隔热、隔音和智能调光功能的玻璃贴膜技术，究竟能不能让 Jeffery 实现高科技玻璃也能以公道的定价普及到民房家居？

节目上半期，我们从一片玻璃开始，聊聊 Jeffery 张德义创办马来西亚 Chiefway 的故事。

Pets can be amazing lifelong companions to us humans but unfortunately taking care of them can really put a strain on your wallet. From the initial costs of buying a pet or adopting one, to the veterinary cost to buying pet food and other toys, it’s really not cheap to have a pet nowadays. The good news is that with proper planning, owning a pet doesn’t have to be financially burdening. Sim Wie Boon speaks to licensed financial planner Joyce Chuah for her thoughts.

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The Covid-19 pandemic boosted demand for quick diagnostic testing to unprecedented levels, bringing into focus the crucial role of pathology players in the healthcare ecosystem. What trends in healthcare and medicine are driving the regional growth potential of the pathology industry? We find out from Dr Christopher Ting, CEO of Pathology Asia Group, which runs a network of pathology labs across Southeast Asia, including Innoquest Pathology in Malaysia (formerly known as Gribbles Pathology).

The Control of Tobacco Products and Smoking Bill 2022 has now been referred to the Parliamentary Special Select Committee to be finetuned despite some concessions made before it was tabled for second reading at the Dewan Rakyat this week. It is now expected to come up again at the next sitting. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii is a member of this PSSC and he explains the intricacies of formulating a bill to meet every stakeholders' demands.

US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi continues her whirlwind tour of Asia, moving onto South Korea and Japan. However the trip has been overshadowed by her visit to Taiwan which was the worst kept secret of her itinerary. We speak to William Pesek, columnist at Nikkei Asia as to what is her agenda.

Malaysia has agreed in principle to implement a global minimum tax of 15% on multinational companies. Currently, Malaysia's standard corporate income tax rate is 24%, with some MNCs granted tax exemptions and enjoy preferential rates of zero to 10% according to various concession. Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist at Malaysia University of Science and Technology, talks about how this may impact foreign direct investment into the country.

Macroeconomic data and the bond market are signaling that the US economy is heading for a slowdown but yet equity markets remain robust. Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence explains why whilst giving us his views of Asian equity markets.

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