Gajen Nad is a comedian. He started performing stand-up comedy back in 2012, while working as an IT consultant in a huge corporation. Interestingly enough, he actually really enjoyed his job. But something made him leave his job in 2018 to pursue comedy full time. He joins us on the show today to share why he left his corporate job, his definition of success and what it takes to make stand-up comedy a career.

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With international borders rapidly reopening globally, Malaysia welcomed more than 250,000 people crossing borders since the reopening on 1 April 2022. Starting with a positive note, what does the future trajectory for tourism look like for Malaysia? And what can Malaysia do to attract more tourists? Could the number of incoming tourists revert to pre-pandemic level? We speak to Hannah Pearson, Founding Partner of Pear Anderson to get more insights on the current stats and outlook of Malaysia’s tourism.

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The past few years have truly shone a spotlight on the importance of communication in the workplace. What are the new standards for defining good workplace communication? How can improving communication in the workplace impact inclusion, diversity, and level up your work culture? Heather Hansen, trainer, author, and global communication consultant at the Global Speech Academy, discusses that and more. 

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Tensions are heightened in the city of Jerusalem, with a rare convergence of religious occasions over the weekend leading to confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in recent days. Middle East expert Dr. James Dorsey breaks down the causes and implications of the uptick in violence, and what this could mean for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Image credit: EPA-EFE

Shao Yang Yin from Maybank Investment Banking Group gives his take on whether Capital A and MAHB are buying opportunities as borders reopen despite increasing fuel prices. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

The Ministry of Health will administer a second vaccine booster shot for senior citizens with comorbidities to counter waning immunity levels for those most vulnerable to Covid-19 infections. We discuss the rationale for the move as well as other pandemic developments in the country with Dr. Vinod Balasubramniam of the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Image credit: EPA-EFE

Moody’s Investors Service has kept its outlook on Malaysian banking system at stable owing to improvements in profitability and operating environment. But as Malaysia sees the end of the lowest OPR rate of 1.75% by year end and more moratoriums coming to an end, is there a threat to asset quality and profitability? Alka Anbarasu, Senior Vice President at Moody’s Investors Service tells us more. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Brian Arcese, Portfolio Manager & Equity Analyst, Foord Asset Management helps us navigate how equity should feature in your investment strategy in the midst of uncertainties over supply chain disruptions, Russia-Ukraine conflict, global economic softness and rising oil prices. Image credit: Pixabay.com

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本周一，烏克蘭指控俄軍在他國東南部一個重要的港口——馬裏烏波爾使用了化武；俄軍方周三也表示，他們在烏軍遺棄的軍事單位內發現一個裝有液體容器的無人機，並將對"烏軍方疑似利用無人機在俄境內噴灑有毒化學武器"一事進行調查。

在信息爆炸和混亂的局勢下，雙方都在互相猜疑與指責。到底化武的使用是個事實，亦或只是個信息戰？作為新聞讀者，我們又該如何判斷和篩選資訊？