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As we enter the halfway stretch of campaigning for the Melaka polls, we speak to Dr. Azmi Hassan on how the campaign has been progressing and understand if whether local, state or federal issues are swaying voters.

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Bata has cultivated the brand "shoes for everyone" to great success, but does this everyman approach put it at a disadvantage compared to other more niche international brands? Additionally, the pandemic has also eaten into its bottom line, with Bata Malaysia recording a loss for 2020. What is newly-minted Country Manager Vaibhav Manrao's strategy to turn the ship around? He joins us on the Breakfast Grille to discuss Bata Malaysia's growth strategy.

Malaysia’s economy declined 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2021 due to the MCOs that were in place in June which was below the street expectations of -2.6% but can we still achieve GDP growth of 3-4% for 2021 and what about 2022? We ask Woon Khai Jhek, RAM’s Co-Head of Economic and Sovereign Research.

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Following the break up plans of GE, Toshiba and Johnson & Johnson, we ask Karen Ubelhart, Industry Analyst, Bloomberg on whether reason for “focus” makes  conglomerates no longer relevant. 

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India's has ambitious plans to internationalize its fixed income market and also start a privatization program for its infrastructure assets. But will these grand plans succeed? We ask Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics and Strategy at Mizuho Bank.

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We hear calls for systemic change, but what does that look like? This hour, TED speakers share stories of taking on institutions -- from schools, to medicine, to policing -- so they work for everyone.

This week, Patrick Teoh takes you on another foot-stomping, hand-clapping ride down memory lane as he blows dust off his vinyl collection to bring you a selection of great musical memories from the golden years of pop music.

How will Steven Gerrard & Eddie Howe fit into Aston Villa & Newcastle respectively? Will they be successes? Also, a look at the WC2022 qualifiers involving the big European nations (England on the brink. Scotland & Wales can make playoffs) and a chat about the Malaysia Cup 2021 Quarterfinals.

It now seems like Malaysia will have to wait a while before 5G actually reaches us - because so far, none of our major telcos have agreed to use the network, citing conerns about a nationalised monopoly. We break down this controversy.

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On the second instalment of our series on the Malaysia Education Blueprint, we look at what it takes to improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching in our schools. First, we hear from Alina Amir about what needs to happen to transform teaching into the profession of choice. After that, we speak with an educationist in Singapore, Professor Low Ee Ling, for some lessons from across the Causeway.

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