As we’ve talked about last week, recently we’ve been faced with a national crisis: Floods. From the Klang Valley to Pahang, Johor, Kelantan, Melaka and Sabah, many neighbourhoods have been hit badly, houses submerged, more than 70 000 people (and counting) affected. 

Today we’re going to be zooming in on Johor and Parti MUDA’s flood relief effort in the state down south?

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FreeW encourages women to go out of their comfort zone to explore their freewill, discover their inner powers and build sisterhood bonds across borders through motorcycling experiences. Motorcycles are used as a vehicle to challenge gender stereotypes, and access both physical and emotional freedom, while contributing to the economic independence of fellow women, especially in tourism and motorcycling industries.

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Automation has become more prevalent in our society especially with the advent of IR 4.0; Lim Chee How, CEO of AI vision tech company, Tapway, explains what AI vision tech is, the surprising variety of uses for it, and how the company has evolved over the course of the pandemic.

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Accounting firms have evolved over the years and now offer a range of services but does this business model have inherent conflicts of interest? Soo Hoo Khoon Yean, Managing Partner of PwC Malaysia answers this question while telling us about their strategy for growth and if they too are affected by the great resignation.

Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA explains the recent volatility in markets and tells us if this will be a trend for the year. He also explains why oil prices continue to rise whilst giving us his preferred asset allocation for the region. Image credit: Unsplash.com

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.

1:53 - What does it take to read 52 books a year?
9:04 - Will requiring those unvaccinated by choice to pay for their Covid hospital care be an effective way to convince them to be vaccinated?
15:37 - International headlines
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Although 2022's national budget is the biggest to-date, funding for sports was significantly reduced by 70%. As a result, at the turn of the new year, the National Sports Council announced that they will be dropping 144 full-time athletes from their training program. With that number representing almost half of the roster, some big names were under the NSC's cross-hairs. Former world number 5 Low Wee Wern was one of those cut after 14 years with the national team, and the 31 year old joins us as we dig deeper into the manner she was dismissed & look forward to her future as an independent athlete.

Directed by Ridley Scott, this epic film of historical fiction takes on a difficult and complex tale: in medieval France, a knight named Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon), challenges his former friend Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) to a duel to the death after Jean's wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer), accuses Jacques of raping her. We review the movie, and discuss the ways in which the story plays around with truth and multiple perspectives.

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Following the flood disaster that hit several parts of the country last month, The National Disaster Management Agency has channeled RM106 million to assist with flood relief victims. We speak with YB Nurul Izzah, on whether this is enough, and what else needs to be done.

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An "unpopular opinion" tweet saying that Pendidikan Moral should be taught to all school students, regardless of religion, has gone viral. We head to Twitter for thoughts.

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