Penang-based electronic manufacturing solutions provider CNergenz raised RM58 million in its IPO on the ACE market this month. What is its growth strategy following this cash injection? We discuss CNergenz's smart factory ambitions and views on the prospects for the Malaysian semiconductor industry with CEO Lye Yhin Choy.

马来西亚基因组学资源中心（MGRC），是一家成立于2004年的医疗科技公司，在2010年正式在大马交易所ACE市场上市。在20多年的时间里，涉及的业务不但有基因检测，近期更是扩大到生物制药，希望透过细胞免疫治疗的方式，根除癌症对我们造成的危害。MGRC执行董事Dato Alvin和公司的医疗事务主管Dr. Eunice将在节目中分享公司的营运现况与未来发展。.

With Budget '23 looming, Malaysia's budgetary process -- rightfully -- is under scrutiny, given the country's too-average rank on the latest Open Budget Survey, coming in at 57th place out of 120 countries.

Sri Murniati Yusuf, Deputy Research Director, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), discusses.

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The High Court in Kota Bharu this week dismissed a lawsuit by a Muslim group of teachers to declare vernacular schools as unconstitutional, following a similar case filed in Kuala Lumpur last year. Why does the issue of vernacular schools remain controversial? We discuss viewpoints on vernacular education and national unity with Eddin Khoo, Founder of PUSAKA.

Project Future Malaysia is an online project where 10 Malaysian creatives reimagine an equitable, fair and sustainable Malaysia through fiction and art. We speak to its founder, Kevin Bathman, and one of the featured writers, Jaymee Goh, about imagining an optimistic future for the nation, and the potential of speculative fiction and futurism in creating a space to do so. We close off the conversation with some futuristic reading recommendations.

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Nicolas Cage has done strange accents and championed unorthodox hairdos in many movies, but few are more iconic than Con Air. In the movie, Cage plays Cameron, a prisoner about to taste freedom when his plane is hijacked by a band of criminals. Obviously, no one but Nic Cage can get the plane back on track! In anticipation of Top Gun: Maverick, we review one of the most iconic plane-centric films of the 90s and emphasize, without a doubt, that it is still as fun and exciting as it was all those years ago.

It's World No Tobacco Day, so we look at where we are with the tobacco endgame in our country - have the anti-smoking campaigns worked? And then we explore this year's theme, which examines the environmental impact of tobacco from cultivation to consumption.

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#Swedengate is trending, prompting a conversation on Swedish culture in relation to feeding guests when they come over. We get into it.

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The devastating story of Rania Asyifaa, or Baby Syifaa, is back in the news after announcement of the case's inquest is fixed to be on July 29th, and we're revisiting concerns of safety standards in our childcare services. We speak to a child rights activist on this issue, and what needs to be done to address it.

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The term ‘arthritis’ brings to mind painful joints - but there are many different types of arthritis. A condition called psoriatic arthritis can be as painful and debilitating as osteoarthritis, but with key differences - namely that psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune condition that also increases your risk of developing other health problems. How do patients manage this condition, especially during a pandemic that places them at additional risk? We find out from Dr Shamala K. Rajalingam, Consultant Rheumatologist & Exco, Arthritis Foundation Malaysia.

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