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We break down the trending hashtags of the day. Today, we look into the Petaling Street trend, following prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram likening the financial situation of 1MDB to a Chinese coffee shop in Petaling Street.

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Today in the Dewan Rakyat, lawmakers discussed the admission of contract medical staff into permanent posts, landslide prevention at slopes during the monsoon season, Malaysia's participation in the hydrogen economy, and the anti-party hopping bill.

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For decades, lung cancer has been synonymous with smokers. But the profile of people newly diagnosed with lung cancer may be changing. Dr Anand Sachithanandan, President of the Lung Cancer Network Malaysia, and Dr Jamalul Azizi, Consultant Pulmonologist from Hospital Serdang, join us to explore the rise of lung cancer among non-smokers, and whether artificial intelligence has the potential to improve lung cancer screening. We also get an update on how the pandemic has affected lung cancer diagnoses, treatment services and outcomes.

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It’s an unfortunate reality that even today, society places so much emphasis on the colour of your skin. People may perceive you as intelligent or stupid based on the colour of your skin, beauty is often tied to a particular colour, and people may even see you as a threat, because of the colour of your skin. And we’re not necessarily talking about race here, or racism, but rather racism’s equally rotten brother, colourism. But what exactly is colourism? And where does it stem from?

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 Last week, it was reported that a resident of a drug rehabilitation centre in Kubang Pasu, Kedah had died after succumbing to injuries allegedly caused by a warden when he was attempting to escape. It was also reported that the warden had allegedly placed the victim in an isolation cell, then stepped on the victim’s neck and kicked his chest. While the warden has since been arrested, it raises concerns over the potential abuse and torture that could happen in rehabilitation, as well as the need for drug policy reform for us to better help drug users in Malaysia. We discuss with Dr Afiqah Mohd Salleh from Universiti Malaya’s Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA) and Ramli Abdul Samad, president of PENGASIH.

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Budget 2022 aims to create more employment opportunities. Which sectors are looking to hire, and what are the incentives in place?

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year - Appraisal Season. And in preparation for year-end evaluations, we speak to Claudia Cadena from Thread Advisory about the good, the great, and the perils of using the 360-Feedback assessment tool to measure employee performance, especially during a pandemic year.

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Fetch Me Later is a boarding place for dogs that was founded in 2019, aiming to be the Disneyland for dogs, where pups can have a “pawsome day” or stay playing with their friends and get pampered with treats. Co-founder Sarah and Carlyn talk about being two self-proclaimed “dog-crazy women”, how they’ve been coping, and their passion for keeping everyone’s furry friends happy & healthy

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112 candidates will battle it out in the Melaka 28-seat election but which coalition will come out on top?

Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director at Merdeka Center tells us the voter profile in the state, which are the politicians to watch and what issues will determine the outcome.

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Environmental groups like the WWF have long sounded the alarm over the impact of human development on the natural world, and these calls are becoming increasingly urgent in the face of an imminent climate crisis. How best can humanity balance the imperatives of economic development and environmental sustainability? We discuss this conundrum and the pandemic impact on conservation work with Sophia Lim, Executive Director and CEO of WWF-Malaysia.

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