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Andrew Woon, Managing Director of Faber-Castell Malaysia, talks about how the the 260-year-old German stationery company is navigating the digital era and the production intricacies of its 43-year-old Subang plan, which exports all over the world.

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A week after its announcement and with the market's and people's reaction to it, Wong Chen, Subang MP, offers an opposition take on Budget 2022.

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We ask Wai-Shin Chan, Global Head of Climate Change Centre and ESG Research of HSBC on how investors in Asia are framing ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) in their portfolios and how will COP26 impact investment strategies.

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US markets continue to melt up despite taper shocks, supply chain shortages and the prospect of higher rates. Tim Mulholland, President, TJM Limited, Chicago, explains the whys and wherefores.

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Once upon a time, it was considered totally unacceptable for musicians to even consider selling their song catalogues, but now, we see a trend of musicians, especially the senior ones, doing so. Some have cited estate planning as one of the reasons for doing this, but surely, these songs have value too and can be kept and passed on to their family members? Lawyer Foong Cheng Leong joins us on the show to share his take on this trend.

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By The Way is a rapid-fire segment that gives you a snapshot of developing stories in the music world. This week, Slipknot joins the NFT world and teases snippets of new music. £140,000 donated for charity, thank you Massive Attack! And Fender is expanding its empire by acquiring PreSonus.

In this week's show, Ariff and Daniel mull over the automotive points in the Budget 2022 - in particular, the government's big plans to make electric cars (essentially) tax free. After that, they discuss several new cars such as the space-aged Hyundai Staria Premium, the localisation of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class and GLA-Class, the debut of the 7th Generation SL-Class, and Toyota's new electric car - the bZ4x. 

Finally, Ariff shares his notes on the 2012-2019 BMW 1-series in the Used Car Buying Guide. As the only rear drive hatchback in its class, it's a unique car that offers stable and agile handling with sports car-like thrills in a small and relatively economical package. 

We may not have asked for an 'Army of the Dead-verse', but Zack Snyder decided to give it to us anyway. In this genre-switching prequel to Netflix's zombie smash hit, safe-breaker Ludwig Dieter is recruited to rob impossible-to-crack safes across Europe. Directed by and starring Matthias Schweighöfer, the film is a heist rom-com that acts as a prequel, spinoff, and expansion to Snyder's growing zombie-verse. We review Army Of Thieves and discuss if the genre mashup works, what we'd like to see in this cinematic universe, as well as Zack Snyder's new home on the world's biggest streaming service.

特斯拉劲敌越来越多了，近期两大电动车新星Lucid和Rivian火爆全美，背后有着Amazon和Ford 力挺的Rivian下周将在纳斯达克交易所挂牌上市，IPO估值将超过600亿美元，是2021新股发行中规模最大、最受期待的“重磅炸弹”。马股部分，预算案血洗马股，再者马交易所评级下调。 

本期节目邀请到马六甲证券研究主管刘礼誉，来到我们的节目聊聊本周股市动态。

Pengerang MP Dato’ Seri Azalina Othman Said has said that she will be tabling an anti-hopping bill, with two key objetives - to fire elected representatives who party-hop, and to hold recall elections when MPs jump ship. We examine the bill in closer detail.

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