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Malaysia-Cuban relations have been established since 1975, but why has bilateral economic activity remained minimal? Ambassador Batista Gonzalez explains the challenges to enhancing bilateral cooperation as well as potential areas that should be explored for mutual benefit. He also provides an overview of the pandemic effect on Cuba, including its effort to vaccinate the population with homegrown vaccines.

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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。

Studies from Transparency International have shown that whistleblowing is the most effective way of detecting serious wrongdoings such as corruption and fraud. So how can the current Whistleblowing Act be better improved to enhance overall corporate governance of Malaysian businesses? Devanesan Evanson, CEO of the Minority Shareholders Watch Group tells us.

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DJ Gribbin from Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners shares with us how the 1 trillion dollars infrastructure deal that was signed by President Biden will transform the US economy.

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President Joe Biden re-nominated Jerome Powell as Fed Chair, ending months of uncertainty. We ask Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management for what impact that will have on markets. He also gives us sound investment ideas for 2022.

元宇宙是什么？

从今时今日看来，每个玩家各有定义，却谁都无法说了算。显然，各个玩家正在演争夺定义的战争，为的，就是力争自己是最“正宗”，以此来说服用户加入他们的元宇宙。

从这样的发展看来，合理预估，我们未来会有多个不同版本的元宇宙。用户有选择权，要加入谁的元宇宙。或则，用户根本无需选择，你可以在A时段以A元宇宙的身份在A元宇宙生活；并在B时段，以B身份，在B元宇宙生活。

再发展到后期，或许会有人开始想，why not 我们从建设一个API，让我可以以A身份，穿梭到B、C、D元宇宙生活？于是我们有了像出国旅游一样的“跨宇宙”体验。

如果时间再往下推演，我们又能如何想象元宇宙之间的关系？是否会爆发战争？会不会有元宇宙被攻占？

本集节目是3位Player，陈宏耀、孙德俊以及吴一风，不知道吸了什么后的狂想曲。请各位听众斟酌收听。毕竟元宇宙是什么，真的没有人能够说了算。

Rockstar’s attempt at “rewarding” their loyal fanbase with GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition, remasters of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ended in a controversy as these three games were riddled with bugs and sub-par performances upon their release. How did this happen, and how can Rockstar treat their golden franchise this way? More importantly, why is this becoming a norm in the game industry? Jonathan Leo from Kakuchopurei.com shares his thoughts on the issue.

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Man Utd lose 4-1 at Watford and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is dismissed on Sunday. Chelsea tightened their grip at the top, convincingly beating Leicester at the King Power. Liverpool made light work of Arsenal and Man City brushed Everton aside. Also, Stevie G, Eddie Howe, Conte's Spurs and a look at the midweek matches.

Contemporary art exhibition Telur Pecah 2021 aims to celebrate diversity within the Malaysian context, by showing works from 50 artists of different ages, backgrounds, and experience. We review the show, and talk about whether the exhibition’s approach offers a platform to showcase fresh names and works.

Everyone's A Critic is jointly presented with CENDANA. For updates on Malaysian arts and culture, visit BASKL.

The Prime Minister has announced that the federal government will compensate states that maintain their forest reserves. We discuss what goes into this decision.

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