The past 2 years have been undoubtedly tough for many businesses due to the pandemic. With economies gradually reopening and as the world slowly transitions towards endemicity, a new danger looms on the horizon, the threat of a looming recession. We discuss how companies can build resilience in these trying times with a special look at the startup space where we have Xelia Tong, Managing Partner at ScaleUp Malaysia giving us a lay of the land and what they’ve been doing to support upcoming entrepreneurs.

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With our eyes set on unearthing the freshest flavors from unexpected places, we widen our scope with hand-picked musical gems from all across Asia. This week, Yung Kai drops by to share more details about his brand new EP "DEAR SIMP".

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The Chairs - Aphrodite

Science Noodles - Wawawawa

Tomggg, Vira Talisa - Turn The Lights On

Tiffany Day - PARTY W OUT ME

Yung Kai - IHATEUWHENURHERE

Yung Kai Interview

Yung Kai - Losing Control

Despite the negativity surrounding the game, our guest Najman Maliki (a hardcore Diablo fan), still downloaded Diablo Immortal to give it a try. He shares what he thinks of the game, based on its merits, and talks about microtransactions and whether we can or can’t run away from it.

Artist Tetriana Ahmed Fauzi uses expanded painting abstraction techniques to reflect on the mythical story of seven ordinary girls transforming into princesses. The works use colours, forms, and textures to draw the eye, and have their root in the Malay philosophy of personification through botanical references. We review the show.  

In California, parents and policymakers have proposed a law that would require tech companies to provide online protection for children. This involves a clause for parents to be able to sue social media platforms if their children become addicted, as well as enforce these companies to create an age-appropriate design code for sites typically accessed by kids. We get into it.

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The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) launched the i-Lindung initiative under the members protection plan, which aims to provide affordable and accessible protection coverage for Malaysians. First, we discuss whether i-Lindung helps bridge the gap for B40 communities when it comes to getting insurance. Then, we speak with a financial planner about how to afford insurance.

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A robust discussion on Twitter about what it means to be rich has been making its rounds, as people share their own definitions of it: Being able to 'buy time', freedom to chase your goals, as well as being debt-free. We dive into it.

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We're back with our updates from the Dewan Rakyat, and the first day of the session involved a variety of topics. The MPs discussed measures being taken to help the hardcore poor, the criticism against the new Jihad Against inflation Special Task Force to discuss issues relating to price hikes, measures made to counter flash floods in our city, as well as the implementation of compulsory voting. Today's session also included a dose of chaos involving the issue of the Sulu Sultanate court case, which resulted in an MP being ejected and suspended from the Dewan.

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2022 年 7 月 15 日（周五）、7 月 16 日（周六），『二十国集团（G20）』财长峰会于印尼巴厘岛举办。战中俄乌两国的财政部长线上与会；俄方财政副部长到场，而本场 G20 财长峰会自然而然地聚焦在后疫情时代的通货膨胀、俄乌战争引发的连锁效应、全球粮食安全议题…

乌方财政部长虽然再度促请各造对俄方的侵略行径施以更严苛的制裁；西方世界现有的一些列惩戒措施却已经让全球遁入严峻的缺粮与百物飞涨的困境。

主办国印尼、到场与会的美国财长，也都双双对今年的会议表达稍显悲观的评价。而经过两日议程，这又是一场以没有发布联合公报告终的「不那么圆满」的国际多边峰会。世界纷扰，专家却认为国际多边组织已经「瘫痪」——面对国际乱象，我们究竟该准备迎接怎样的未来？本期节目，一起掀开俄罗斯总统普京的「王牌」。

As we look towards COVID-19 becoming an endemic disease, many people are eagerly hoping to return to normalcy. But for frontline workers, the past two years have exacted a heavy toll and it is not as easy for them to move on. Ellisha Othman, clinical psychologist and Managing Director of Thrive Well, and Dr Abdul Rahman bin Ahmad Badayai, EXCO and advisor on Mental Health & Psychological Support Services, MERCY Malaysia, join us to discuss how the mental health of frontliners has been affected by the pandemic, and how to support them, especially as they bear the brunt of a badly affected healthcare system.

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