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Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin recently acknowledged that absorbing all 10,000 contract medical doctors into permanent service may not be possible. Why has this issue persisted for so long and what will it take to resolve the issues at play to all sides' satisfaction? We discuss the situation with Dr. Khoo Yoong Khean, Managing Editor of the Malaysian Medical Gazette.

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Established in 2015 from a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia, Asia School of Business has been specializing in business administration-related courses like full-time MBAs and executive education classes for students from Malaysia and globally. We ask Professor Charles Fine, the dean of the school to talk about how the school has weathered the pandemic and where the future lies in executive education.

Can the palm oil sector automate to overcome the labour shortages that have been exacerbated by the closing of borders from Covid 19? Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, Director-General, of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board gives us his assessment of Budget 2022 and the outlook for CPO prices.

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With US CPI hitting 6.2% which was higher than the 5.9% expected by the street, what does this mean for the Fed Fund policy? Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence tells us his views whilst diving into his investment strategy for 2022.

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China is seeing its inflation indicators trend upwards - its factory-gate prices grew at the fastest pace in 26 years last month, while consumer inflation is rising faster than expected. In addition, the economy is feeling the effects of a property debt bubble, energy crisis and weak domestic consumption. What does this mean for China's economic growth in the coming year? Gary Ng, economist with Natixis weighs in.

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In this week's show, Richard, Ariff and Daniel discusses the government's decision to use Toyota Vellfires as their official cars, before talking about a new 10-seater Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer, the newly locally-assembled Porsche Cayenne, and the curious introduction of a Maserati Ghibli Hybrid.

In Part 2, we discuss more cars, starting with the Honda City Hatchback, two new peugeot SUVs (3008 & 5008), the soon-to-be-launched Hyundai Kona Electric, and Ford's uber-cool F-100 'Eluminator'.

Finally, in Part 3, Daniel helps us understand Japan's unique Kei Cars after recently spotting a cutesy Nissan DAYZ in the Used Car lot.

Marvel’s unveiling of Phase 4 has thus far been a wild ride, and The Eternals adds a whole new bunch of personalities to it - specifically, a race of immortal beings with superpowers, who have secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years. Oh, and they’re played by people like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, and Kumail Nanjiani. To up the ante, the movie is directed by Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao. We review the latest Marvel superhero flick, and geek out about all the new possibilities.

The Minister of Environment has disputed a report from The Washington Post that accused Malaysia of massively under-reporting greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations. We find out more.

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Bersatu lawmaker Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin was recently quoted saying that parties should field more women candidates in ""winnable seats"", to increase female representation in politics. We first dissect the statement itself and whether this is the way to go. Then we speak to a female ADUN about what it’s like being a woman in politics. And finally, we hear from the 111 Initiative.

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We break down the trending hashtags of the day, and get into a recent post on Twitter that shows a plethora of e-wallet QR codes at a local cafe.

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