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What are the factors that need to be taken into consideration when it comes to designing a green building? How should one go about designing a building in a more sustainable way? This episode of I Love KL delves into the basics of green architecture and what it takes to make our space friendlier to the environment.

After a series of twists and turns, Finance Minister Dato' Sri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has denied the revocation of liquor license requirements, saying instead that its enforcement will fall under the purview of state governments. An industry representative and a kopitiam owner share their thoughts on these latest developments.

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Not all breast cancers are the same. Today, with bold advancements in the search for a cure, we're better able to treat all stages of breast cancer, compared to 40 years ago. Even women with advanced breast cancer that was previously thought untreatable, now have hope and are able to live a better life. In the second episode of Reimagining Hope for Advanced Breast Cancer, Dr Vaishnavi Jeyasingam, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, shares about these new treatment options and why it's important to ensure that women can access the therapies, when and where they need them. This is a short series of conversations delivering a message of hope to women with advanced breast cancer.

#Abah is trending, after videos were circulated of teachers from an online tuition centre asking their students to refer to them as "abah" and "daddy". We talk about where to draw the line in student-teacher relationships.

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Based on recent data updated on COVIDNow, we are seeing more fully vaccinated people than unvaccinated people dying from COVID-19 in the daily reported deaths due to the disease. But those numbers alone don’t tell the full story. Prof Dr Sanjay Rampal, epidemiologist from Universiti Malaya joins us to put these numbers into context and discuss whether it’s realistic for us to expect zero deaths as the total number of deaths from COVID-19 surpases the 30,000 mark in the country.

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Ageing of the eye is normal for older adults, but this doesn’t mean that vision loss and blindness is a normal part of ageing. You can save your sight if you check your vision regularly to detect and treat common age-related eye diseases. Dr V. Ulagantheran Viswanathan, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreo Retinal Surgeon from Subang Jaya Medical Centre explains the signs, symptoms and screening tests that all older adults should keep their eye on.

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The Sarawak State Elections nominations took place a couple of days ago. A record number of 349 candidates are contesting 82 seats in Malaysia’s largest state. Multi-cornered fights are happening in all but four constituencies, with Dadong seeing an eight-corned battle. Dr Bridget Welsh joins us to discuss.

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A lot of us have been working from home a lot more than we have ever been, and for some this has been a blessing - for others, a curse. There may be constant distractions, and not all of us have the luxury of having all of the latest gear or tech. But at this stage of the pandemic, which tech is essential for working from home effectively? We take a look back at some suggestions and highlight a few of our favourites and drop in with Ling to find out how active noise cancelling headphones could help with concentration.

The year is ending and it's time to look back and do some financial upkeep. What are the financial checklists you should cross off before we close the year off? Steve Lim of Affin Hwang Asset Management talks to Sim Wie Boon about this. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Chief Strategy Officer of Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), Farizal Jaafar, joins us to talk about the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Industry Blueprint 2021-2025, and its potential impact to the economy. For more information, do visit www.mhtc.org.my/blueprint.