One year ago this month, Myanmar’s fledgling democracy was struck down by a military coup which unseated the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD). Since then, public protests against the junta have persisted, despite a violent crackdown by the military. Will the political unrest in Myanmar stretch into a civil war? We discuss the state of play with Dr James Gomez, Regional Director of the Asia Center. Image credit: EPA-EFE

We speak to Dr Khoo Yoong Khean, Managing Editor of Malaysian Medical Gazette to get the low down on Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 5 to 11. And with cases hitting over 10,000 for the first time since October, we also pick his thoughts on relaxing current restrictions. Image credit: Unsplash.com

The Election Commission will announce the nomination and polling days for the Johor state elections this Wednesday. Umno is seen as the party with pole position in Johor, but how much of an advantage do they have? Dr. Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate at the University of Nottingham-Malaysia discusses the dynamics within Umno and also with erstwhile allies Perikatan Nasional. Image credit: EPA-EFE

Jack Kouzi, Director for Strategy at VFS Group dives into the recent volatile performance of technology stocks whilst telling us that opportunities exist in China names. Image credit: Unsplash.com

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 take a look at the best selling album of singer songwriter Neil Young, titled "Harvest".

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Out On The Weekend

Harvest

A Man Needs A Maid

Heart Of Gold

Are You Ready For The Country

Old Man

There's A World

Alabama

The Needle And The Damage Done

Words (Between The Lines Of Age)

Following allegations of water being stolen through illegal means, Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Bung Mokhtar Radin is in talks with the Sabah Water Department to ensure those living in squatter settlements have access to water. We discuss this in depth.

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The recent electricity tariff hike caused alot of consternation among the general public amidst the rising cost of living. We dive into how electricity tariffs work and how it will potentially affect businesses. After that, we look into what businesses need and what business survival mean today.

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UITM is trending due to a perennial debate between the camp who are calling for it to remain exclusive to bumiputeras and the opposing group who think it should be open to all. We look to Twitter to review the viewpoints and arguments.

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This World Cancer Day marks the start of a new 3-year campaign under the theme “Close the Care Gap”, and to realise where the problem lies in the inequities to cancer care. Prof Dr Teo Soo Hwang, Chief Scientific Officer from Cancer Research Malaysia joins us to discuss how cancer research can help to close that gap and what lies ahead for Cancer Research Malaysia in 2022.

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PwC’s December 2021 Global Consumer Insights Pulse survey was recently released, and there are some interesting observations of Malaysian Consumer behaviour when it comes to our lifestyle desires and our shopping loyalty.