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Food prices are rising in Malaysia, raising concerns that households, already struggling with the pandemic, cannot cope. 

Carmelo Ferlito, CEO of the Center for Market Education (CME), discusses causes and solutions.

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We speak to one of the world's largest MOOCs, Massive Open Online Course providers Coursera on their expansion plans and their road to profitability as their India and Asia Pacific Managing Director Raghav Gupta shares how Coursera has managed to navigate the pandemic. Credit: Coursera

According to statistics from the Home Affairs Ministry, some 2 million prisoners have been released in Malaysia over the past decade. What are the challenges to reintegration and what policy measures are needed to give ex-inmates a genuine second chance in society? We discuss ways to reduce the stigma with Prof. Datuk Dr. Denison Jayasooria.

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Professor Charles Fine, Dean of Asia School of Business gives us an update on whether the supply chain disruptions taking place globally is easing and whether these disruptions will likely persist at the end of the year.

Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence, offers an insight into market flows as news reports emerge that supply chain bottlenecks are easing and the Fed' might accelerate interest rate tightening. Credit: Unsplash.com

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Sometimes, having an amazing single is not merely enough to propel you to success in the music industry. With this in mind, re:LIVE aims to ignite conversations about career development, collaborations, industry topics, and personal growth in a 3 days 2 nights bootcamp. John Beh joins us to share more details about the staycation style hotel takeover aimed at DJs and creators alike.

It's a classic case of demand exceeding supply as vinyl pressing plants are struggling to keep up with the staggering amount of orders. But many have been pointing fingers at big-name artists and their massive orders taking up spots on the waiting list—Adele's massive 500,000 order of her new album being the main scapegoat in this saga. We speak to Radzi Jasni to find out more.

By The Way is a rapid-fire segment that gives you a snapshot of developing stories in the music world. This week, ABBA's successful comeback album, unreleased Tupac pictures as NFTs, Adele causing a huge change for free Spotify users and some updates on nominations for the 22022 Grammy's. 

In this week's show, the trio discusses continued calls for cheaper electric cars in Malaysia and the hurdles that Proton and Perodua have to jump, in order to do so. They then mull over a recurring conversation about banning kapchais, before talking about Great Wall Motors' eventual entry into Malaysia. Following that, Ariff talks us through the facelifted Perodua Myvi and their new EZMOBi car subscription service, and two new all-electric people carriers from Hyundai and KIA.

For our Used Car Review, Daniel revisits the 2nd Generation Mercedes-Benz ML-Class - a classy and premium family SUV that has played many supporting roles in movies set in American suburbia. But since its launch here in Malaysia nearly 15 years ago, it's depreciated quite a fair bit, and despite its age, it's still a relatively modern car to buy and worth a second look in the Used Car market today.