先买后付近期迅速窜起，就连沃尔玛、亚马逊纷纷都加入这种新形态的支付模式。若消费者想要购买自己心仪的消费品，并不需要马上自掏腰包全额付款，只需要透过两到三个月的时间分期付款，而且还不需要被征收利息，让消费者纷纷追捧。然而，亦有人担心这种新型的支付方式，恐怕只会透支消费者的未来消费能力，导致他们未来负债累累，但事实真的是这样吗？

本期节目，我们邀请Fave联合创办人杨正超CC到节目中来分析先买后付的好坏，并分享公司在今年年初被印度金融科技独角兽Pine Labs收购后，未来的发展与想法。

As a platform that provides full-stack technology for businesses with hotels and homes. Country head for OYO Malaysia and Singapore, Tan Ming Luk shares the impact of the pandemic on operations as well as OYO’s future plans to become the world's largest hotel chain.

The Johor-Singapore Causeway finally reopened thanks to the launch of the Vaccinated Travel Lane by land which allows 1400 people to travel daily. Is this the much-needed relief for Johor businesses who benefitted from 400,000 people who crossed daily before Covid 19? Teh Kee Sin, the Founding President of SME Association of South Johor tells us. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

The scientific community is racing to better understand the latest Covid-19 variant, dubbed Omicron that was first reported in South Africa. We discuss the available data, the outstanding questions and how governments should respond to the risks of contagion with epidemiologist Ben Cowling. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Oil prices have been volatile of late with shortages pushing prices to year highs before being weighed down by concerns over the Omicron variant. Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management tells us if the upcoming OPEC meeting will give some directions as to prices. Image credit: Unsplash.com

With our eyes set on unearthing the freshest flavours from unexpected places, we widen our scope with hand-picked musical gems from all across Asia. This week, we speak to two acts who will be performing at the upcoming Revive Arcade Festival, a virtual concert featuring 27 acts across 5 Southeast Asian countries.
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Diskoria - C.H.R.I.S.Y.E.
August Wahh Interview Part 1
August Wahh - Woo Woo
August Wahh Interview Part 2
August Wahh - Samokan
Sang Rawi - Pulang
Sang Rawi Interview
Joyberry - Selamanya

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is Ember Lab’s debut effort that has captured the imagination of a lot of gamers that were enamored with its gorgeous visuals and adorable characters. But how does it fare as a game? We give our impressions after sinking some hours into it.

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Tuchel's Chelsea is held by Carrick's Man Utd as Jadon Sancho scored his 2nd goal in a week. Man City players and groundstaff defeated West Ham at the Etihad. Liverpool and Arsenal made light work of Southampton & Newcastle respectively. A lookback at Gameweek 13 and a preview of the midweek round of matches.

根据国家贸易大蓝图里，全国有超过1百34万家注册公司，出口商只有3万1千家，占了不过2.3%而已；中小微型企业虽然占了全国总注册公司机构的99%，对出口的贡献却只有17.9%；简单来说，大部分本地公司都不做出口，没有针对出口的商业投资做任何投入。
我们退一步问，为何不出口？根据大蓝图针对出口和非出口商所做的调研，无法准确的和在地商家衔接，缺乏对在地市场的法规、关税、产品认证和自由贸易协定的了解，同时相关人才也不足。

但是在跨境电商那么蓬勃发展的年代，出口的门槛真的还是那么高吗？还是本地企业雄心不足，也对出口的认知存有误区？
在这期节目，上来和我们聊聊的两位嘉宾是解答这些疑惑再适合不过的了，他们分别是阿里巴巴国际站Alibaba.com亚太区总经理郭奕麟stephen和Exabytes创办人兼首席执行员曾淇赐Mr. Chan。

A federal audit found several weaknesses in the Smart Rent Scheme that was rolled out by the Selangor State government. We discuss what these shortcomings entail, and its impact.

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