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HappyPreggie was founded as a marketplace for pregnancy and parenting services back in 2020. They are on a mission to make it convenient for parents or expectant couples to connect with such services while ensuring everything is simpler, safer and affordable. We speak to Yoong Poh Joon, founder and CEO of HappyPreggie to hear more about their unique platform. 

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This week on WTF or What’s the Focus - our weekly round-up show of the top stories this week we discuss messy politics in Malaysia, Brazil and USA. Whilst asking if we should really air our family grievances in public.

Since 1959, Malaysia has seen 14 single coalition simple majority governments until the fateful GE15 that resulted in a hung parliament for the first time in our history. And after what seemed like a very long 5 days from the time we voted, the political uncertainty ended with the country’s five major parties, PH, BN, GPS, GRS and Warisan agreed to a coalition government. But is a hung parliament negative for a democracy and should there be a relook at our electoral system? For some answers we speak to Dr Wong Chin Huat, Political Scientist, Sunway University.

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After three years, China eased its zero-Covid policy and reopened its borders on the 8th of January. We speak to Dr. Sri Ganesh Michiel, National President, Malaysia Budget Hotels Association and Hannah Pearson, Founder of Pear Anderson on whether Malaysia could benefit from this and what can we do to differentiate ourselves from regional peers.

US inflation print was released yesterday where core inflation came in at 5.7%, which points to signs of interest peaking and reaching a point of stability. This may be the much needed inflection point for fixed income and drive interest in this asset class. With the era of the King Dollar likely behind us and we get closer to the terminal Fed Funds Rate will emerging market bonds outperform developed market bonds? Additionally, should it be investment grade or high yielding? For insights, we speak to Ang Beng Kuan, Head, Fund Management Hong Leong Islamic Asset Management.

Sri Lanka’s critical debt restructuring is facing further delays as China and India has yet to formally agree to a write-down of their loans. The IMF will not release the cash until China and India first agree to reduce Sri Lanka's debt and this would delay the bailout that Sri Lanka was supposed to get. We speak to Anushka Wijesinha of the think tank Centre for a Smart Future for some thoughts.

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Sri Lanka’s critical debt restructuring is facing further delays as China and India has yet to formally agree to a write-down of their loans. The IMF will not release the cash until China and India first agree to reduce Sri Lanka's debt and this would delay the bailout that Sri Lanka was supposed to get. We speak to Anushka Wijesinha of the think tank Centre for a Smart Future for some thoughts.

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December's CPI figure was better than expected but will this be enough to convince the Federal Reserve to be less hawkish. Tim Mulholland, President, of TJM Limited in Chicago  tell us his answer whilst giving us his ideas if you are a China bull.

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The music world woke up to sad news as guitar virtuoso & legend Jeff Beck sadly passed away at the age of 78 after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis. A man who influenced generations and pushed the boundaries of rock, blues and jazz, he's an eight-time Grammy winner and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice — once with the Yardbirds in 1992 and again as a solo artist in 2009. We pay respects to Jeff Beck, charting his rise from The Yardbirds to his solo career - picking you some of his essential tracks from his eclectic discography.
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The Yardbirds - Jeff’s Boogie (Roger The Engineer)

Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers (Blow by Blow)

Come Dancing (Wired)

Air Blower (Blow by Blow)

Beck’s Bolero (Truth)

Hammerhead (Emotion & Commotion)

Stevie Wonder - Lookin' For Another Pure Love (Talking Book)

Over The Rainbow (Emotion & Commotion)

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Wired)