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大马距离老龄化社会到底有多远？根据政府最新的人口普查报告显示，大马65岁或以上的乐龄人口的比例，已经达到了6.8%，大约有200多万人口左右。若要按照联合国的标准去计算，只要老龄人口的比例占据了总人口的7%，便是老龄化的社会了。

面对步步逼近的老龄化问题，马来西亚到底是不是一个适合年长者居住的国家本期财今烤问的节目里有居家护理机构Homage来到我们的节目当中，来跟我们聊大马长照护理到底可以怎么做。让我们来听听Homage大马区域总经理余纬顺的想法。

With the Home Ministry officially launching the Sahabat Kita Demi Negara programme, we ask James Chai, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute whether this programme wanting youths to be its eyes and ears for KDN has more sinister intentions

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A few days ago for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion, a ship carrying Ukrainian grain finally left the port of Odesa. Will this lead to lower prices? Priyanka Kishore, head of India and Southeast Asia economics at Oxford Economics tell us her views.

To get a temperature check on the property market and even what to buy, Chan Ai Cheng, President, Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents helps us give a perspective on how the demand supply dynamics are evolving for the property market

Nancy Pelozi's visit to Taiwan has added geopolitical risk to markets but should we look beyond the headlines for signs that markets have bottomed? Jack Kouzi, Director for Strategy at VFS Group gives us his views whilst taking a deep dive at the recent tech results.

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

2:38 - Does inflation make us reconsider ESG?
8:49 - Why do people lash out at service workers?
13:35 - International headlines
18:06 - Local headlines

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While she was best known for Frankenstein, Mary Shelley lived a deeply fascinating life - she was raised with a radical, intellectual education, engaged in feminist activism throughout her life, and pushed through tragedy, with the loss of her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley at a young age (and three of their children). And she was also a prolific writer and editor to boot. We dive into her life and work in this episode of Bibliography, and then in Footnotes, discuss adaptations and biopics.

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Widely considered one of Disney's more underrated films, Treasure Planet is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel Treasure Island - but set in space, with robots and shape-shifters to boot. While it didn't do well on its initial release, its animation style had a special touch, setting hand-drawn 2D traditional animation atop 3D computer animation. 20 years on, we look back at this film and see if critics and audiences got it wrong at the time.

Recently, in a written parliamentary reply, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin warned the public against recording police raids or arrests. We look at the legality around this issue and what it means for transparency and accountability.

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We look into what’s going on with STEM education and careers. Universities are saying that there aren’t enough science students to fulfil their quotas, while science grads are saying that there aren’t enough jobs in the market. We look into the mismatch and how we can encourage more of an interest in STEM.

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