Ushar Daniele has been a journalist for about a decade. Interestingly enough, this wasn’t necessarily a lifelong dream, nor did she attend journalism school. Journalism was something that came her way while she was a radiographer. She joins us on the show today to share why she decided to pursue journalism, what it takes to be a successful journalist in Malaysia and how she measures growth.

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It’s almost been two weeks since the Russians invaded Ukraine. Although this war seems to be a fair geographical distance away from us, Malaysian businesses are expected to suffer economic aftershocks from the Russian invasion. But what is the severity of its impact? And will you and I be affected as well? We discuss.

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How do you stand out in a crowded marketplace, whether you’re a business or an individual? Co-founders of PopCon, Yandaro Al Amien and Nina Sharil Khan “pop confusions” and tell us how to make more impact in your marketplace. 

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Although women make up roughly half the population, women remain underrepresented both as news subjects and within the media industry. This was one of the motivations that spurred Reta Lee, Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo Life Southeast Asia to pursue a project focusing on the experiences of women journalists in the region. We speak to her about the compilation of essays, "The Stories Women Journalists Tell" and whether newsrooms are adequately empowering women journalists. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Prudent, measured growth has been key to managing Covid's retail fallout but having raised Series C funding, it's now all systems go for regional and international expansion. Dione Song, CEO of women-focused Singaporean fashion retailer Love, Bonito.

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.

1:49 - How do use your downtime?

8:28 - Should we keep politics out of sports?

14:14 - International headlines

20:09 - Local headlines

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『开门见商 · 本周财今』直播重温：上市企业门槛低，改革疲软又无力？

我国上市企业与新兴产业市场近年表现差强人意，除了盈亏还停滞不前。马来西亚股票交易所为此出台『上市公司转型计划（PLC Transformation Programme）』，旨在推动上市企业积极改革，进而吸引外资进驻我国。财政部长扎夫鲁也顺应马交所举措，指该计划将发布五份针对五大面向作出指导建议的「数字指南」。

我国上市企业多年来未见大兴改革、大幅转型，究竟积累了哪些短板？针对实际应当执行的层面，官方释出的种种举措会不会又是一轮纸上谈兵呢？

回顾上周五直播的「本周财今」，经济学者黄锦荣教授、从事金融企业公关暨投资者关系咨询服务的『财今股市』节目主持人——李建松，为你剖析。

With Muda making it's electoral debut, we catch up with Syed Saddiq to discuss preparations and some of the criticisms that have been levelled at the party, ahead of the Johor state election.

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聯合國大會在3月2日第11次緊急特別會議中在193個成員國當中對於譴責俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭的決議案進行投票表決，決議文本是「要求俄羅斯聯邦立即，徹底，無條件地從國際承認的烏克蘭領土撤出所有軍隊。這個決議案還呼籲俄羅斯撤銷承認烏克蘭東部兩個分離主義地區為「獨立地區」的決定。最終是以141票贊成，其中也包括了馬來西亞。

烏克蘭當局和國際社會有越來越多聲音敦促加密貨幣交易平台撤離俄羅斯，不過像幣安、還有美國的 Coinbase 和 Kraken，都已經表態：只會篩查並且屏蔽受制裁的有關對象；並不會對俄羅斯執行全面封鎖。事實上，俄羅斯想要用虛擬貨幣來規避西方制裁，烏克蘭也計畫利用虛擬貨幣來籌募對抗俄羅斯所需的銀彈。虛擬貨幣在戰爭中扮演的角色值得我們深思。