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Highlights from today's Dewan Rakyat session include debates on the regulation of online gambling websites, motorcycle e-hailing services, and PTPTN loan repayments. During today's winding-up session of the Budget 2022 debates, Muar MP Syed Saddiq also interjected to point out that he hasn't received allocations for his constituency, unlike other lawmakers.

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We know that leading an active life as you age is important to keep your joints healthy. But what if your joints are aching, and the pain is affecting your mobility? Is that simply a normal part of growing older? Dr Suhail Suresh, consultant orthopaedic surgeon from Sunway Medical Centre joins us to discuss what living with osteoarthritis looks like, and how we can maintain both healthy joints and an active life, and potentially prevent osteoarthritis as we age.

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The COP26 climate summit was arguably one of the most important diplomatic meetings in history. Were the negotiations to ensure action to deal with the climate emergency a success, or a failure? We find out what went down in Glasgow from Meenakshi Raman, the President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and Head of Programmes at the Third World Network (TWN), who was at the conference.

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Do you have faith in our education system? Many will say no, but others might feel that our education system simply needs a major overhaul. For years, educationists, parents and students have called for a better approach to Malaysia's centralised school system, and its cookie-cutter curriculum that lacks inspiration and creativity. We have an ambitious National Education Blueprint 2013 - 2025 in hand, but do we have anything to show for it? Have we tackled its 5 main goals - education for all levels, a 50% reduction in achievement gaps, unity, quality and maximizing student outcomes within the current budget? Our experts, Chan Soon Seng (CEO, Teach for Malaysia), Datin Noor Azimah Abd Rahim (Chairman, PAGE and Former MPPK Member) and (Nina Adlan Disney, Executive Director, LeapEd) have their say, discussing Our Education System: Overview or Challenges and Solutions.

This is an edited recording of the first webinar on Malaysia's education challenges, with a focus on Malaysia's Education Blueprint (MEB), and is a collaboration between BFM Media, Edunity Foundation and G25 Malaysia.

When we think of Microsoft, we often picture operating systems, computers, and XBox consoles. But the industry giant is also a prominent driver of IR4.0 adoption in the manufacturing space. In conjunction with Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific (ITAP) 2021, we spoke to Saj Kumar, Regional Business Lead, Manufacturing, Microsoft Asia, about the region's potential as a global manufacturing hub, enhancing adoption of new technologies, and how supply chains worldwide are adapting to a post-pandemic workflow thanks to IR4.0 solutions.

Brought to you by Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific.

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It seems that retailers and brands are on the path to actively supporting the circular economy, as overall, consumer consciousness about environmental, social, and governance issues and policy is taking hold. So how are international and Malaysian consumers approaching more sustainable consumption?

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Paresh Subramaniyam, founder and head of corporate health & wellness at Fitxcapes, a corporate wellness solutions firm, shares his thoughts about keeping employee minds and bodies fit for work.

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Arvinthan Rengaraju and his wife, Chan Heng Leng used to be in the events and F&B business before their toy story came to life. The pandemic forced them to make a major pivot into the toy business, and eventually online warehouse sales, where they now sell well-known products by big brands for limited flash sale events, with discounts of up to 90%. The couple (with a special appearance from a surprise guest) talk to us about their harrowing adventure in the time of Covid, and what’s next for their platform and business dreams.

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The case of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a Malaysian man with intellectual impairments sentenced to death for drug trafficking, has generated debate over the effectiveness of the death penalty in Singapore's war on drugs. Freelance journalist Kirsten Han, long-time advocate for the abolishment of the death penalty joins us on the show to discuss how the case unfolded, what happens next for Nagaenthran and public discourse on the death penalty.

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We ask  Dr Ali Izadi-Najafabadi, Head of APAC Research at BloombergNEF on the achievements and remaining challenges that lie ahead from the agreed Glasgow Climate Pact as delegates from 190 nations pledged to do more to cuts their emissions targets.

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