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Tonight on Inside Story, we talk about nomination day in Sarawak, with 349 candidates being named today for the upcoming state polls. First, we take a closer look at the very few young and/or female candidates. Then, we get an overall sense of what’s happening and what to look out for.

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Spotify Wrapped is back for its 2021 installment, and social media is abuzz with everyone sharing their music favourites of the year! We dive right in.

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In today's roundup of the Dewan Rakyat, we cover discussions on a new policy requiring coffee shops to obtain a licence for selling beer, legal aid for single mothers, and the school dropout rate.

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2021 was a far cry from the “return to normal” that some of us expected at the end of last year. Instead, movement restrictions were reimposed and we continued to stay at home in a bid to keep the pandemic under control. As we look forward to another new year, we also want to reflect on 2021, and in the first episode of this short series, HR consultant Deepa George and consultant clinical psychologist Dr Joel Low joins us to look back on the year that was at work and the toll it has taken on our mental and emotional well-being.

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Worms are highly underrated, and their services to humankind goes unnoticed below the surface, and are therefore unappreciated. But not so for advocates of vermicomposting like Prof Dr Chan Yoo Kuen, who understands the vital role worms play in keeping us healthy and nourished. It was World Soil Day on the 5th of December, and in conjunction with that, Prof Chan, who is a CEO – Chief Earthworm Officer - and vermicomposting advocate, joins us to share how and why we should all get on the vermicomposting bandwagon. She will also share basic tips for anyone to get started on their vermicomposting journey.

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The Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013 - 2025 was drawn up after the Ministry of Education reviewed the education system in the country, and decided a new blueprint was needed. The decision was made in the context of the government’s aspiration of preparing our children for the needs of the 21st century, and increasing public and parental expectations of education policy. With 11 transformational shifts spanning three waves over 13 years, is the blueprint still relevant today? Is it possible we need a new one? We discussed this and more with Dato’ Satinah Syed Saleh (Former Member of The National Education Advisory Council) and Shahnaz Al-Sadat (Chairperson, LeapEd Services).

This is an edited recording of the fourth webinar on Malaysia's education challenges, with a focus on Malaysia's Education Blueprint (MEB), and is a collaboration between BFM Media, Edunity Foundation and G25 Malaysia.

We’ve seen the massive boom of e-commerce in the pandemic, and maybe you’re thinking about entering the fray. Here’s a few tips and tricks on how to start and grow an online business.

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For our final Leaderonomics show of the year, PichaEats co-founder and head of M.A.D. For Good at Leaderonomics discusses the importance of volunteering, how it can give you leadership skills, and why it’s good for business.

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It’s December and it’s that time of the year when we take stock of our year, the ups and downs and what prospered us as well as what lessons we need to learn. No one better than Jeevan Sahadevan, founder of Leverage Lab to take us through this process! Jeevan will go through 21 questions that will get us thinking hard and deep about our 2021 and extract the wins and lessons that will propel us forward in 2022!!

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The United Nations Climate Change Summit or COP26 was held earlier this month in Glasgow, Scotland. There was a lot of anticipation and hype going into the summit - but was it as impactful as expected? Senior writer with The Edge, Tan Zhai Yun shares her observations from the ground. Image credit: Bruno Mameli / Shutterstock.com