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Last week Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan caused a stir when he joked about the longevity of his company in contrast with China’s Communist Party. He immediately walked back on these comments, apologizing profusely for any offence caused. In contrast, the Women’s Tennis Association is an outlier over its concerned stance on Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, who has not been seen in public view after allegations of sexual harassment against a prominent CCP official. We discuss the minefields for foreign business in China, and the implications of human rights backlash against China ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics with China expert Richard McGregor. Image credit: Shutterstock

Remote working will be the new norm as we continue to battle the threat of Covid-19. How can companies adapt to this and still effectively engage their employees? Amit Vithal Patel, General Manager from Unit4 Prosoft tells us how employers can continue managing their workers in this WFH era and how Unit4 Prosoft HRMS improves the experience.

For more information, head over to https://prosoft.unit4.com/ .

Datuk Seri Nazir Razak gives us a perspective on Better Malaysia Assembly as they request for the formation of a non-partisan assembly to propose reforms for systemic national change, but will this bring about the change that Malaysians want? Or will this just be another exercise in futility? Image credit: EPA-EFE

This year, IBM celebrates its 60th anniversary in Malaysia. But following the sudden closure of its Global Delivery Center in May, how committed is IBM to its Malaysian investments? We speak to Managing Director of IBM Malaysia Catherine Lian on this, as well as the broader pivot of the group to new technologies such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (A.I.).

Malaysia saw 13 Initial Public Offerings in the 1st half of this year creating a market capitalisation of RM1.5 billion on the Bursa Malaysia. A total of RM395 million was raised which was 102% more than the same period last year. But will this positive trend continue in 2022 and from what sectors? Wong Kar Choon, IPO Leader, Audit & Assurance Partner from Deloitte Malaysia gives us his views based on their recently released report. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

The US Dollar had been already gaining strength prior to news of this Covid 19 variant, Omicron. But will emerging currencies face more headwinds over this new uncertainty and how will the Ringgit react? Saktiandi Supaat, Head of FX Research at Maybank tells us. Image credit: Pexels.com

Vishnu Varathan from Mizuho Bank helps us understand what happened last week when stock markets tumbled on Friday as investors dumped risky assets on concerns over the Omicron variant. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Your steady stream of groove-based Neo-soul, House, RnB & Hip-Hop jams for your listening pleasure – accompanied by chilled out beats that have been double-boiled in jazz chords, soulful vocals and rare grooves.

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Kaiit - Miss Shiney
Leon Bridges - Motorbike 
Tamera - Wickedest
BenjiFlow, Oxlade - My Bella
Wizkid - Piece of Me (feat. Ella Mai)

Devin Morrison & Fitz Ambroe - Tommy Strong
Ella Knight - It Don’t Matter
Kartell - Time (Franc Moody Remix) (feat. Qendresa & Coops)
Meeka Kates - By The Way
Langva - Call Me
warner case & Subrinse - impeccable (Jean Tonique Remix) 

Kasai - Habit (Sam Gellaitry remix)
Machine Drum, Angelica Bess - Only One
Dijon - Talk Down
D’Angelo - Heaven Must Be Like This

Cleo Sol - 23
Lucky Daye - Over
Elujay, serpentwithfeet - Luvaroq 
James Bambu - Down By The River

Rosa Cecilia - Paradise
Dame Dearest - Seducing My Life Away
Moods - Let It Slide
Silk Cinema - Too Many Times
Resolution 88 - Dig Deep Ft. Marcus Tenney

Laneous - My Song
Dr. Lonnie Smith, Iggy Pop - Why Can’t We Live Together
Zephyr Avalon, Olivia Jane - Where You Goin? (feat. Efajemue, Alec Lehrman)
Holy Hive - I don’t Envy Yesterdays

In the Champions League, Michael Carrick manages a win in his 1st match as Man Utd qualify. Chelsea made light work of Juventus. Man City outclassed PSG and Liverpool eased past Porto. Leicester & West Ham win in the Europa whilst Spurs come a cropper in Slovenia. The midweek action and the weekend Gameweek 13 preview.

It’s that time of year when many of us are planning holidays, and a large part of that is thinking about where we want to stay when we’re planning to Cuti-Cuti Malaysia. Why not try a homestay or kampungstay? We find out more from Iskandar Mirza Mohd Yusof, from Tourism Malaysia. For more information, visit malaysia.travel.