On the back of Shinzo Abe's shocking assasination, we discuss the ramification of his death and the legacy Japan's longest serving prime minister is leaving behind. William Pesek in Japan shares his views on this and thoughts on the recent upper house election results which saw the ruling conversative government take on a comfortable majority in parliament.

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There are reports that some pharmacies and clinics are low on supply for common medicines like paracetamol, cough syrup and lozenges for sore throat, but is this situation short-lived? And a study commissioned by the insurance industry found that medical treatment costs have increased by around 8-9 percent annually between 2013-2018. How worried should we be about all these issues, and what is the Malaysian Health White Paper update? Questions we ask Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh, President, Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM).

As we head into reporting season in the US, will earnings disappoint and has it been priced in? Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management gives us his outlook whilst telling us his views on the fast depreciating Yen.

这一集我们要一起来透过声音阅读的是南洋商报的专题： 资本市场有限·目标须更精准 数字银行开荒路凶险。 特别邀请到了专题的作者： 南洋商报经济组记者 林志斌，以及他的同事，林嘉珉一起到节目中来和我们探讨大马数字银行的发展。 

其实志斌在专题中对数字银行的发展提出了很多质疑，是否真的不看好数字银行的前景呢？ 还是希望透过这篇专题来提出建设性的建议？在专题当中提到行业专家提出的一些提醒和例如，商业模式选择不当、资本不足，以及只有一两家龙头主导市场，都可能导致投资失败。

Patrick Teoh takes you on another foot-stomping, hand-clapping ride down memory lane as he blows dust off his vinyl collection to bring you a selection of hits from the 60s to 80s.

Join Daryl Ong & Othniel Ting as they delve into an album of our chosen artist of the week, running you through the stories & history of the album track by track. This week, we're celebrating the 27th anniversary of "Brown Sugar", the critically acclaimed debut album by D'Angelo that introduced his blend of R&B and hip hop to the world. 

The cultural exploration continues with a regular and a newcomer in this latest episode of A Bit of Culture. The regular, Vernon Adrian Emuang starts the show by talking about how fun and revolutionary online shopping is and how it might change the way we view brick and mortar shops, as well as malls. The host, Kam Raslan, then talks about his experiences being a foley artist and how fun that job was - the best he ever had, in fact! In the second part of the show, the newcomer, Dhanya Nair makes her debut by talking about something that’s pretty contemporary - memes and how they’re permeating in our culture more and more.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally agreed to step down, following a string of scandals that led to nearly 60 members of his government members to step down. We examine the effects of his resignation, and the responses from the public and the international community.

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Sources from the Prime Minister's Office have revealed to Malaysiakini that GE15 is likely to be held either in November this year, or March next year. First, we look at the political factors that inform this move, and how it may affect the parties involved. Then, we explore how this could affect our economy, in a time of uncertainty.

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A recent article in The Star raised the topic of saving for rainy days. But that can be complicated right now, with wages in Malaysia being low, and the rising cost of food, gas and loans. So we look at the practice of saving money in the Malaysian context, and how to do it even - or perhaps especially - when times are tough.

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