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All eyes will be on Manchester and London this weekend as local rivals face off to claim domestic supremacy. On Saturday, Pep Guardiola and his highly talented squad will travel to Old Trafford, looking for a repeat of the 6-3 drubbing that they inflicted on Man United last time. But will Ten Hag's Man United lay dormant and allow that to happen at the Theatre of Dreams? On Sunday, Spurs welcome high-flying Arsenal, hoping to burst their bubble and stop the Gunners' title charge.

Our pundits look forward to these matches, as well as reflect on the midweek Carabao Cup games, Malaysia's exit from the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup, and many more, only on Just For Kicks.

We close off our miniseries on 2023 resolutions we’d like to see for our ministries, by focusing on the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. First, we speak with former MITI deputy minister Ong Kian Ming, on what the priorities should be especially as the world gears up for a possible recession. Then, we discuss our latest trade agreements, like the RCEP and CPTPP.

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Do you prefer having many friends, or just a few? We get into it.

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We look at a study on Malaysian driving culture and behaviour, and what we can learn from it about being better drivers.

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中国在去年放宽防疫措施以来，让亚洲市场迎来罕见的上涨行情，港股的表现更是格外亮眼，最近3个月更是大幅反弹，恒生指数也涨了超过30%，但如今的港股还适合进场布局投资吗？

世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞在1月11日的例行疫情发布会上表示，鉴于中国的新冠相关死亡人数报告不足，几乎可以肯定上周全球通报的1.1万多例新冠死亡病例是被低估的。谭德塞指出，自2022年2月以来，向世卫组织通报的每周新冠死亡病例数已下降了近90%；但从2022年9月中旬开始，该数字就一直停留在1万至1.4万这个区间。他重申，在当前世界拥有相应的工具来避免这些死亡的情况下，"这样的数字是无法接受的"。究竟中国隐瞒疫情对世界会带来什么影响？而疫情又是否会因此而再次迎来新一波高峰呢？

Malaysia is losing our doctors. It’s a fact that we’ve known for years, as we’ve seen and heard stories of doctors leaving the public healthcare system not just for the private sector, but moving abroad as well. In the second part of this discussion, we dive into what are our options to put a stop to the medical brain drain, and whether we should be looking to other countries as the solution to our problem, together with Dr George Lee, Prof Dato’ Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, and Dr Timothy Cheng. 

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Rumah Api is more than just a music space - it has been described as an institution that not only promotes music, but punk ideology and attitude. This community-run DIY punk space here in KL has been providing a safe and inclusive space for all, and is also credited as being pivotal to the underground counter-cultural movements of Kuala Lumpur, and by extension Malaysia. We debunk myths about punk subculture and find out more about all the good things Rumah Api has been doing since its inception from Che Dot, Alwee and Matt Hamzah, who are all members and crew of Rumah Api.

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The ‘Bakul: Everyday Baskets from Sabah’ exhibition features a collection of traditional Sabah baskets from Sabahan author and collector, Jennifer P Linggi. Everyday baskets such as Tadang, Reng, Takiding, Wakid, Barait, Saiyon which are used for domestic activity, farming, hunting, gathering and ritualistic practices are among the many bakul on show at this exhibition, which is presented by The Godown. We discuss the idea behind the exhibition and find out all about what’s in store from Lim Wan Yee and Emily Wee who are both co-founders of art centre The Godown, and Ling Hao, an architect and the curator of the exhibition.

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“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Many business owners might have a love/hate relationship with planning. But planning out your business strategy for the whole year is indispensable to set goals for your business and how to achieve them. We speak to Chan Leong Teng, CEO of Skribble to talk about the Dos and Don’ts of building your business strategy for the new year.