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In December 2022, China abruptly dropped its zero COVID policy - a policy that they’ve held fast to amidst several COVID-19 waves and the impact that it has had on its citizens in the past three years. But now, with relaxed restrictions, a narrower criteria for counting COVID-19 deaths, and the lack of reporting on asymptomatic cases, has led to rising concerns that the COVID-19 situation in China is much worse that what the data says. So will 2023 be 2020 all over again? Prof Tikki Pangestu, Visiting Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore joins us to share his thoughts. 

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全球航空领域在疫情之下饱受重创，多家航空公司因此陷入资不抵债的困境，我国航空领域自然也难以幸免。如今，中国出入境限制宣布松绑，各国旅游业引颈久盼的中国旅客终于出笼。这是否意味着被阴霾笼罩长达3年的航空与旅游业，终于迎来曙光？

Back in November 2022, the 19th Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) took place in Panama, to discuss the future of the international trade in endangered species. At the meeting, Malaysia lobbied for two proposals to respectively upgrade and add protection for two songbird species - the straw-headed bulbul and the white-rumped shama - in the wild. In a huge win for Malaysia, both were accepted unanimously, and will help against the smuggling of the two species into other countries in the region, where there are thriving songbird industries. What follow-up needs to happen now since the proposals have been accepted, in terms of supporting national laws, monitoring and regulation? We speak to Kanitha Krishnasamy, the Director of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, to discuss.

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Student activist Ain Husniza’s recent selfies came under attack on social media. 

One lady Tweeted that while she agreed with Ain about making schools safer for students, the way Ain posed in the picture can be seen as an invitation to write bad things about her (which includes getting sexually harassed). She also said, “I don’t agree with people sexually harassing you, but your pics itself…”

Why do women constantly have to endure this oppressive moral policing, not just from men, but from other women too? 

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Are your employees leaving one after another lately? Well, when it comes to hiring and retaining talent in companies, there are many mistakes that your company is making that you might or might not be aware of. We sit down with Camelia Loh, Founder & CEO of Kabel, an HR Tech company, to discuss these mistakes that might help you figure out what you can do to help with employee recruitment and retention.

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Voted as the number one Chinese confinement food delivery service in the Klang Valley, Phoenix Signature Kitchen strives to combine old and new traditions and practices. Ng Mun Foong, the founder of Phoenix Signature Kitchen joins us today to share how they give the best care to the mother.

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Many women stop exercising once they find out that they are pregnant. Is it safe for pregnant women to exercise? Three mothers founded B studios, a fitness centre run by mothers for mothers. Loh Huey Shin and Nadia Azahari, the founders of B Studios, sat down to talk to us about fitness for mothers.

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2023 癸卯春节特备节目 ①

『我来也』肉干是马来西亚华人在春节期间分外熟悉的「记忆中的味道」，黄色的大公鸡商标也是烙印在许多家庭中的过节印记。这个年过半百的本土肉干老字号，传承到第三代的年轻人手中，究竟要如何继续让「做肉干能够越做越有面子」呢？

On today's Property Show, Philip See speaks to Darien Bradshaw Executive Director of Private office, Residential Project Marketing from One Global Property Services on Australia’s property market. We ask him the challenges faced by the Australian property market following successive rate hikes by the RBA and how significant is China's reopening on the market in 2023.

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At the opening ceremony for the 2023 legal year in Putrajaya, Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said that she welcomes improvements or amendments to the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009 to ensure it is completely independent of the executive body.  Dato' Mah Weng Kwai, Former Commissioner of SUHAKAM,  who also served as Judge at the Court of Appeal gives us his opinion on this matter.

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