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Should the minimum age for motorcycle licenses be raised from 16 to 21? We look into what this would achieve in terms of road safety, as well as what ideal motorcycle riding practices should look like. Then, how would this particularly impact young people who may be reliant on motorcycles for transportation or work? We explore.

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In today's session, the MPs discussed financial assistance given by the Social Welfare Department, the impact of abolishing the UPSR and PT3 examinations, and period poverty and what the government is doing to address it.

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当散户正在狂欢，华尔街大型投资基金开始逐步看空成长股，苹果、英伟达及特斯拉都在名单中。资本家都在押注下一轮跌势即将来到，这波熊市反弹是否到顶了？

经过熊市洗礼，一些曾经的美国科技巨头风光不再，数字广告及流媒体业务成长走下坡。当买入机会来临时，该以什么样的选股策略挑出优质成长股？

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By now, we’ve learned that having COVID-19 isn’t just about the toll it takes on your body when you first contract the virus, but the lingering symptoms even when you’ve recovered from the infection. Also known as long COVID, these symptoms can significantly affect your quality of life,  so on this show, we take a look at the role of rehabilitation medicine in helping “long haulers” to get back on their feet, with Dr Akmal Hafizah Zamli, rehabilitation physician and head of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Hospital Sungai Buloh.

To access the Ministry of Health's online guide for rehabilitation after a long COVID diagnosis, click here.

美国众议院议长佩洛西（Nancy Pelosi）率领五名在众议院常设委员会担任职务的众议员，正式开启印太区域国家——新、马、日、韩的官访行程。不过，这场印太行虽从四月展延至今（佩洛西确诊冠病所致），争议却一点也不少，其中引发轩然大波的便是台湾有可能成为四个国家以外的其中一个目的地。

据『众议院议长办公室』发布的文告显示：佩洛西将到访新加坡、马来西亚、韩国、日本，四个印太区域国家，聚焦探讨美国与印太区域的共同安全和经济发展。尽管通篇对台湾只字未提，外界却已经传得沸沸扬扬… 中方对此更是多番警告——上至国家主席习近平；下至环球时报前主编胡锡进；港媒更观察到，单是过去几日，台海一带的军演就有五场之多。

中美关系的乌云愈发浓密，甚至电闪雷鸣——佩洛西会否降落宝岛，这场官访行程又会牵引出哪些连环效应？本期节目，一起关注台湾有没有可能自 1997 年后，再度迎来美国众议院议长这位总统继任顺位列居第三的美国立法高官。

According to a recent report in Macaranga, plantation company AA Sawit Sdn Bhd has just submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report to get federal approval for its new plantations in Johor. However, the development on the site had already begun two years ago, with satellite images showing that between 2020—2021, more than 600 ha of forests on the 3,775 ha site in Endau, northeast Johor, were cleared. Why did the state and local authorities allow logging to commence without an EIA, which is clearly against regulations stipulated in the Environmental Quality Act 1974? Has the development already caused negative impacts to the wildlife and environment in the area? We find out from science and environmental journalist, Law Yao Hua, an editor at Macaranga, who investigated this story in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network. 

*After this interview was recorded, one of the existing plantations run by the Johor Farmers’ Organisation Endau, or PPK Endau (Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Endau) responded to Macaranga, saying that it has had no issues related to river pollution and elephants since it began operations there in 1998 until 2020. But it points to new oil palm projects as the cause for recent elephant problems.

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Samuel Lim is a film critic and a teacher. On today's episode, he shares with us how films have shaped his life, what propelled him to teach primary school kids and how there is no success without kindness.

The ACI Worldwide in the Prime-Time for Real Time 2022 report states that Malaysia has achieved remarkable speed in the nationwide implementation of real-time payments, and its rapid adoption by banks. This comes as little surprise, especially as the pandemic forced many businesses to rethink their approach to finance and technology. How can SMEs continue to adapt with the changing fintech space? According to MatchMove CEO, Shailesh Naik, embedded finance is the answer.

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As the twin forces of a recessionary and inflationary economy hit businesses everywhere, the first area to feel the impact is sales and especially sales people. Jeevan Sahadevan, founder of Leverage Lab, outlines several specific and powerful keys for salespeople to work on to pick up their sales very quickly and hit targets.

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When we last had Adrian Cheong on the station, his company was still called The Apothecary and not Analogue Apotik. So, why the name change? It has plenty to do with branding and expansion. We invite Adrian back to discuss his range of solid colognes, localising scents for the Malaysian market, as well as the trial-and-error process of creating new scents and fragrances from scratch.

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