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Highlights from today's Dewan Rakyat include a check-in on the Senoi Praaq General Operations Force, appointment issues for booster doses via the MySejahtera app, and a question on social protection systems for those working under the gig economy.

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这次的FOMC会议里面，11月taper如期而至。美联储也再度重申通膨是暂时性的问题，主要是因为疫情推升行业价格大涨，但是如今能源危机的问题还没有解除，很多人都担心通膨可能会进一步恶化，你是否会认为美联储低估了通膨的现象，通膨是否会持续下去？美国就业市场持续大好的情况下，是否会导致美国加快Taper的步伐，甚至提早升息？而马股的部分，上周因为受到财政预算案的影响,上个星期一遭受重挫后，接下来几天都是处于震荡状态，接下来的走势又会如何呢？

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Phase 3 clinical trials for the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine (Coronavac) in children under 12 began in Malaysia at the end of October. We speak to Dr Azanna Ahmad Kamar, Consultant Neonatologist, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, to address parents’ concerns about vaccine trials being carried out in such young children, and what questions they should ask, in order to make an informed decision.

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There's a saying: We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Sadly, we seem to be poor borrowers, giving back a planet riddled with environmental degradation for our kids to deal with, and a climate crisis to boot. No child is responsible for rising global temperatures, but they will pay the highest costs. A new exploratory study by UNICEF Malaysia, together with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Sabah has revealed crucial interconnections between climate change and environmental degradation and children’s health and wellbeing in Malaysia. We find out more about the findings from Issmail Nnafie, a Programme Specialist for Innovation & Sustainability at UNICEF Malaysia, and Toh Zhee Qi, a youth climate advocate and final year law student, from the University of Malaya.

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The nomination process for the Melaka state elections took place this morning. The state elections will see a minimum of three cornered fights in every single constituency as Pakatan Harapan, Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional are set to battle it out for every single seat. Not to mention independent candidates that are set to make certain constituencies a 5 way battlefield. 

The Melaka State Elections is set to take place on the 20th of November. This comes at the heels of 4 members of the PN/BN coalition deciding to pull their support from the Chief Minister of Melaka, Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali of UMNO, causing the government to collapse.

We make sense of the nominations with political analyst, Oh Ei Sun.

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An economist has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the country to the increased risk of structural unemployment.

The persistent pandemic and the country’s push towards digital transformation has left hundreds of thousands of Malaysians without jobs.

But is this just something that we have to push through if we want to be a thoroughly digital economy? And are our kids that are in school on the right track, is the Malaysian Education Blueprint up to speed?

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How has consumer behaviour shifted? What does a hybridised future look like? And how has learning during a pandemic been useful not only to upskill, but as a coping mechanism? Melanie Cook, managing director for Asia Pacific region of global learning provider Hyper Island, discusses how people and companies have adapted in these changing times.

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Qwork is a Malaysia-based staffing and recruiting platform that aims to empower talent and businesses to sustainably navigate the gig economy. We speak with CEO and co-founder Muna Munirah about building a specialised platform for giggers and connecting them with large and reputable organisations, the battle for fair pay and income security protections, as well as laying the foundation for the future of the flexi-work workforce.

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The Melaka state elections will be held on 20 November, and three-corner or more fights across all 28 constituencies looks to be the norm, as Pakatan Harapan, Perikatan Nasional and Barisan Nasional duke it out. We discuss who’s in the running and what it would take to effectively curb party-hopping practices in Malaysian politics with political scientist Dr. Wong Chin Huat.

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Brent crude prices are up more than 60% on a year to date basis fueled by both stronger demand and supply discipline. But does this mean that there will be more capex for the industry or is the structural shift towards renewables, the end for O&G companies? T.J Liaw, Regional Head of Oil and Gas , Maybank Investment Bank Equity Research gives us his views whilst telling us his top picks for the sector.