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Mental health support will soon be made available via the MySejahtera app, as part of the government's efforts to make its facilities and services more accessible to the people.

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We often associate the term ‘bullying’ with the playground machinations of children, but unfortunately bullying can and does continue to take place within the workplace amongst fully grown adults as well. What forms does this take, and how can we address these issues? Human Equation founder Sheila Singam sheds some light.

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On this episode of Failing Forward, CEO of BiiB Sheyong Tan talks to us about how to grow your customer base and engage users on a digital platform, as well as why entrepreneurs need to stay the course when it comes to their business values and principles, despite negative reviews, social media backlash and potential customer loss.

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Palm oil is a polarizing issue in the face of growing calls for climate change action and awareness. Yet it remains an important contributor to the Malaysian economy, making up some 3% of our GDP and a source of livelihood for many communities. A documentary by Universiti Sains Malaysia attempts to go beyond the binary on the issue of palm oil, aptly titled 50 Shades of Green: The Complex Story of Palm Oil. We discuss the making of the documentary with first-time filmmakers, Dr. Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah and Dr. Nadine Ruppert.

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Why should climate action be a priority for Malaysian organisations? And how can they participate in a meaningful and effective manner? Jennifer Lopez of the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce discusses the importance of climate action and the BMCC Climate Action – Keeping Up The Momentum event.

For more information, visit climateactionweek.bmcc.org.my

Bursa Malaysia is not the most unloved market in Asia but still languishing in negative territory. What will it take for foreign shareholding to rise? Imran Yusof, Head of MIDF Research tells us whilst giving us a peek of who might be the winners and losers of Budget 2022.

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As the economy reopens under the National Recovery Plan, retailers are attempting to catch up for lost revenue in the remaining few months of the year. With Budget 2022 being tabled this Friday, we ask Tan Hai Hsin of Retail Group Malaysia what retailers need from the government to tide them through this challenging year whilst promoting recovery.

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In less than a week, COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow begins. We ask how nations around the world are going to resolve one of the planets biggest challenges and whether the commitments will translate into action in a panel discussion with Lavanya Rama Iyer, Head of Policy and Climate Change, WWF Malaysia, and Dave Sivaprasad, Managing Director and Partner from· Boston Consulting Group.

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With an acceptance that we have to live with Covid 19, what policies and strategies should Malaysia adopt? Is a National Testing policy key to this?  Dr. Vinod Balasubraniam, Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead, Infection and Immunity Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences tells us his views.

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Singapore recently launched its Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs), which allows for quarantine-free travel between certain countries. Malaysia is also looking to reopen Langkawi to foreign tourists in mid-November. How soon could we see further restrictions on international travel lifted? We discuss the scenarios with aviation analyst Brendan Sobie.