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The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections or Bersih marked 15 years since its inception on 23 November 2021. Bersih started out focusing on issues of voting and elections, but it has also become a standard-bearer for the principles of freedom of speech and public assembly. We discuss democratic change and the next chapter for Bersih with Thomas Fann.

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自新冠肺炎疫情爆发以来，我国经济领域开开关关，导致景气大衰退，截至目前为止依然还是无法恢复到疫情前的水平。国家银行近期更发布最新数据显示，我国第三季经济比去年同期衰退了4.5%，恰好反映了在MCO 3.0期间，景气低迷的氛围，但随着我国最近开始重新开放经济活动，明年经济是否有希望迎接大反弹呢？

本期节目中，我们邀请到大马经济研究院研究员肖赛子博士来为我们当前经济“把脉”，分析当前我国经济遇到的困境。

Taiwanese semiconductor company Phison Electronics is small but mighty in the industry, with a significant market share in NAND flash controller IC design and storage solutions. But with its Malaysian-born CEO Datuk Pua Khein Seng facing potential imprisonment in a financial fraud case amid a global chip shortage affecting supply chain logistics, can Phison maintain its growth trajectory? We discuss the business strategy for Phison Electronics Corporation with Datuk Pua Khein Seng.

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Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said that the National Energy Policy is in the final phase of development. This policy was first introduced in the 12th Malaysia plan and it has the ultimate aim,for Malaysia to be carbon neutral while achieving long-term energy security at competitive pricing. Yin Shao Loong, Senior Research Associate from Khazanah Research Institute tells us what the priorities of the policy should be. Credit: 123rf.com

The next presidential elections in the Philippines' is shaping up to be a clash of clans. Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of current President Rodrigo Duterte is running for Vice-President with Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as her running mate. The decision has revealed the faultlines in the Duterte political dynasty. How will it impact the trajectory of the elections? Philippines' political analyst Andrea Chloe Wong gives some insights. Credit: Shutterstock.com

Recently hedge fund darling tech names took a beating dragging the Nasdaq down. We ask Jack Kouzi from VFS Group if this is actually a buying opportunity. We also asked about PC makers, Dell and HP which released stellar results if the best is yet to come. Credit: Unsplash.com

This week marks the first time in over two years that a major international tournament is held in Malaysia with a triple header of squash events. Attracting a host of top players from around the globe - festivities will kick off with the Malaysian Open, followed by the Asian Team Championships on Nov 30-Dec 4 and the men's World Team Championships on Dec 7-11.

We preview these and lookback on the last 18 months with Major S Maniam, the director of the Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia (SRAM).

Paolo Bacigalupi's 2010 novel The Windup Girl takes place in Bangkok in the 23rd century, in a world which has been ravaged by climate change, food scarcity, gene modification, and a dominance of companies owning the patents to seeds that can become much-needed crops. Add to that a plot with intrigue, betrayal and action, and you get a complex, dense read that has biopunk, dystopian overtones. We get into the story and science of The Windup Girl with Kenneth Chai, co-founder of Parti SAINS. And then in Footnotes, we unpack what it means when genre fiction engages in references and tropes.

On this week's episode, we check out Netflix's latest foray into big budget Western cinema with The Harder They Fall. After discovering that his enemy is coming out of prison, an outlaw by the name of Rufus Black (Idris Elba) gets the old gang back together to finally have his revenge. The film's stacked cast also includes Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, and LaKeith Stanfield. We discuss the palpable chemistry between the film's ensemble cast, the resurgence of classic genres on streaming platforms, as well as the film's modern approach to old school storytelling.

The first step to becoming more sustainable is knowing where you stand right now. Which is where sustainability reports for organisations and companies come in.

In this sixth episode of One Goal At A Time, we talk to David Cheng, founder of AI Smartual Learning about what goes into accurate sustainability reports, and how ESG policies benefit companies in the long term.

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