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'Bahasa Melayu' is trending, and we look into Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob urging government agencies, government-linked companies (GLCs) and the private sector to use Bahasa Melayu instead of English at their events.

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In today's roundup of the Dewan Rakyat, we saw discussions (and disagreements) on issues that ranged from eradicating hardcore poverty, to addressing the sudden price hikes of basic goods, to the perennial questions around censorship on streaming platforms.

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We return with our monthly mental health clinic to address your concerns regarding mental, emotional and psychosocial issues. In the last show of the year, consultant clinical psychologist Paul Jambunathan gets us to reflect on the positive aspects of 2021, and shares more about how positive psychology could help us to face the year ahead.

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When it comes to the US media, we often bash Fox news for spewing fake news. But what if it isn’t just Fox? What if the entire US media system is broken? And if so, how did it become this way? Asst Prof Peter Beattie, Lecturer in Global Political Economy, joins us to discuss.

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As a country and as a society, we rely heavily on the migrant workers that make up part of our workforce. But with allegations of forced labour not being uncommon among Malaysian companies, especially with several recent news reports of the United States banning imports from some companies, are we doing enough to tackle and eliminate forced labour? Lawyer and founder of Our Journey, Sumitha Shaanthinni Kishna, joins us to discuss why it’s an issue that has been so difficult for us to tackle.

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UOB Malaysia is giving the majority of its workforce the choice to work remotely up to two days a week once COVID-19 restrictions are fully lifted. Underlying the permanent change is the Bank’s aspiration to ensure colleagues attain the right balance between professional fulfilment and mental well-being. We discuss how organisations across industries could do the same to help the nation’s workforce attain that elusive work-life balance.

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If you want to target your customers better, understand their needs and behaviours, know where to find them and what makes them tick - then you need data. We speak with Mritunjay Kumar, CEO of data exchange platform InsightzClub, about using data science to help retailers make data-driven decisions to stay ahead of consumer demand, and deliver promising ecommerce growth.

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The tech sector is booming globally, but what are the plans for Malaysia's very own global tech hub? Cyberjaya in Focus is a three part series discussing Cyberview's plans for Cyberjaya. Najib Ibrahim, managing director of Cyberview, explains the Cyberjaya Masterplan and how they're focusing on three key tech clusters of smart mobility, healthcare, and digital creativity.

Orangeleaf Consulting is the leading consultancy in Mendix Low-Code throughout APAC. The consultancy provides digitization and technology innovation consultancy services and custom software system development based on the low-code software development platform Mendix, which allows for software development that is 10 times faster than traditional software programming. Co-Founders Ellice and Tim Hendricks talk to us about Mendix, their achievements and navigating through their work and married life.

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This week marks 100 days since Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri became the ninth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He came into office at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak, with more than 20,000 cases of infection reported every day. Daily cases are now down to around 5000 and the political situation also seems less tense compared to Tan Sri Muhyiddin's term. What does this say about Ismail Sabri's leadership? We assess his achievements with political commentator Dr Hamidin Abd Hamid. Image credit: EPA-EFE