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Malaysia wants to be a formidable player in the aerospace industry and has set in motion plans and blueprints to make this a reality. The 12th Malaysia Plan hopes the aerospace industry can generate RM30 billion in revenue, with 30,000 jobs by 2025. The Malaysian Aerospace Industry Blueprint 2030, launched in 2015, sets out similar lofty goals.

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Travel vaccinated lanes will reopen between Singapore and Malaysia. How critical is this travel lane. Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris Strategies Singapore gives us his answer while weighing in on the current ties between the two governments.

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Let's reimagine education!!

If there's anything that the past year and how the pandemic has disrupted our lives, is that we need to constantly adapt - and technology is one way to keep us several steps ahead

Join Tata Consultancy Services' Sustainathon Malaysia 2021 to discover and unearth innovations that can better our lives

Go to www.sustainathon.tcsapps.com/events/ongoing/MY2021

Closing date is November 30th, 2021

One year out from the 2022 midterm elections, according to multiple polls, a majority disapprove of the way President Joe Biden is handling his job as the President. To get some insights on the political developments taking place in the United States we speak toAdrian Ang, Research Fellow in the United States Programme S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

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USD199 billion has been wiped off Tesla's market capitalisation thanks to a tweet. But is this a buying opportunity? Or will inflation mean that all bets are off? Jack Kouzi, Director for Strategy at VFS Group tells us.

Forced to train in exile in Malacca, Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz shushed her nay-sayers bringing home the Philippines' first ever gold-medal at the Tokyo Olympics. While she dominated the 55kg final and setting an Olympic record along the way, her road wasn't easy - training amidst the covid-19 restrictions with battle gym closures & lack of access to weightlifting equipment, and of course; this amidst the uncertainty of whether the Olympics will happen at all. She joins us on the programme this episode, as we pick the brains of Philippines' latest national hero.

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For the second year running, the George Town Literary Festival is taking place primarily online, with podcasts, videos and events taking the place of in-person events in Penang. We catch up with the festival's director Pauline Fan, to find out what they have in store, and how the lineup explores the theme of 'Mikro-cosmos'. And then in Footnotes, we discuss some feature articles we've enjoyed recently.

Is there a movie more emblematic of childhood friendships in the 1980s than The Goonies? A group of kids attempting to save their homes from developers discover an old map that takes them on an adventure to discover pirates’ treasure - but a family of criminals are after the treasure too! Featuring early appearances of some very well known faces - Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, and Corey Feldman among others - the movie was written by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg, and directed by Richard Donner. We throw back to the classic, and discuss how relatable these childhood adventures are today

It has been announced that Malaysia and Singapore will launch a vaccinated travel lane between Changi Airport and Kuala Lumopur International Airport. We look into how this lane would work, and the impact from our borders reopening to Singapore.

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The government has recently made a commitment to table a policy paper in the cabiner to criminalize stalking. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said that an anti-stalking bill will be tabled in Parliament following the cabinet’s approval. Firstly, we discuss what amendments should be made, and how a holistic and comprehensive appraoch would look like. Then, we discuss what constitutes stalking behaviors and how to be made aware of consent.

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