MyGuru is an online education platform that aims to help students from primary school to secondary school improve their academic performance. Established in 2013, myGuru is a digital product produced by Learning Port Sdn Bhd, and CEO Datin Shairin Sharif shares how they’ve been weathering the effects of the pandemic and what they’ve learned over the years.

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『开门见商之科技3P』第二季，正式开播！

尽管世局纷扰，科技巨轮仍然在转动——康祺＆能杰两位 Player（玩家），在第二季会和一组大马企业 Player 一起探寻马来西亚企业的科技应用。.

首期节目，我们请到了号称国内最大的台湾商品集结电商平台——Youbeli。对嘉宾来说，电商时代需要的是对趋势的洞悉和集结，尤其在电商蓬勃发展的节点，敏锐的、迅速的市场反应才是制胜秘诀。从对接台湾与印尼两个市场，马来西亚其实具备不少沟通和区域优势。那么，作为电商平台的早期玩家，两位嘉宾对数码零售的人资要求变化，又有哪些观察？本期节目，从你我生活已经不可或缺的线上购物开始——一起加入『科技3P』第二季！

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It’s only 19th July and already the FBMKLCI is down 2% in the first weeks of trading for the 2nd half of the year. Is it however possible for Bursa to decouple from the US economy. And are there still investment opportunities in Malaysia? Simon Lim, Head of Equities at Hong Leong Asset Management gives us some answers.

Unique Fire Holdings, a family-run business, has been in the fire protection system business since 1975. It is now set to list on Bursa Malaysia's ACE Market on August 5th to raise RM21.8 million to set it on its next growth path. Its Executive Director, Ryan Liew, talks about UFH's journey navigating the challenges of the business amid rising costs and slowing demand, while remaining confident that this industry remains hot.

The 17th BFM Brandfest conference will share the useful Ideas, Insights and Information in order to unlock the potential of your brand portfolio!

Following Putrajaya's announcement sweeping measures to reduce costs and with Minister for Economic Affairs Dato’ Mustapa Mohamed saying that the government would postpone or not continue any project that has yet to commence, we ask Sri Murniati Yusuf from IDEAS what are the implications of this cost-cutting exercise for all stakeholders.

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Sri Lanka could see its GDP contract by more than 6% this year amid the current political and economic instability, which is also hamstringing key discussions on financial relief with IMF and bilateral creditors. Years of economic mismanagement and poor policy planning have created an untenable situation in the country, with Sri Lankans struggling to source basic needs such as fuel, food and medicines and inflation running beyond 50%. We discuss much-needed economic reforms for Sri Lanka to make its way out of crisis with economist Anushka Wijesinha.

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With the government agreeing to defer implementing the condition that at least 80% of the workforce in manufacturing companies must be Malaysians, before they are allowed to employ foreign workers by two years, we ask Dr Niaz Asadullah if this reprieve is much needed.

Major US banks and even the bellwether of the tech sector, Apple have announced plans to scale back hiring. What does this tell us about the state of the US economy. Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA tells us whilst giving us his views on oil and China

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.

2:01 - How does the weather affect your mood?
7:55 - Who would you like to see become the UK's new prime minister?
13:52 - International headlines
19:11 - Local headlines

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