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MMC runs a central kitchen and proprietary data driven food management system. The various lockdowns and ever changing SOPs have strained the F&B industry but they have managed to do well. Carmen Chuang, CEO of MMC Health & Lifestyle joins us today to discuss how they have managed to do so and more.

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We speak to Sunway Group Chief Innovation Officer and Sunway iLabs Director Matt van Leeuwen about how Sunway Group tries to kick start innovation and disruption in the property sector.

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Dr Helmy Haja Mydin, Consultant Respiratory Physician, talks about Malaysia’s readiness for interstate travel and indeed, whether international borders can reopen.

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Mainland-China based streaming platform iQiyi is often described as China's answer to Netflix. But while it dominates the China market, can it make inroads into Southeast Asia where audiences have built loyalty to other streaming platforms that have been around longer and have deeper local roots? We speak to Malaysia Country Manager Dinesh Ratnam on iQiyi's 2019 foray into the SEA market, and their strategy to promote user growth through a strong Asian content library.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has inarguably set back efforts to eliminate poverty among Malaysian society. According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, the pandemic raised the incidence of absolute poverty to 8.4% in 2020, compared to 5.6% in 2019. The government has reiterated its commitment to tackle poverty and income inequality under the 12th Malaysia Plan, with the aim of eradicating hardcore poverty by 2025. But does the 12MP provide a sufficiently clear roadmap towards that aim? We discuss this with World Bank economist Ririn Salwa Purnamasari.

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US-China relations appear to remain cool under the Biden administration while Taiwan’s fate is the biggest uncertainty in the region, says Dr. Pradeep Taneja, Senior Lecturer In Asian Studies from the University of Melbourne.

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Despite the extension of the US debt ceiling, the markets are turning cautious, with the US jobs report the next data marker that guides markets. 

Tim Mulholland, President, TJM Limited, Chicago, discusses.

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The show that aims to expand and showcase the boundaries & limitations of jazz music from the old classics to futuristic compositions from all over the world. Nu-jazz, afro beat, acid jazz, hard bop, free jazz - we cover them all!
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01:05 - The Putbacks - No Bench

04:00 - PYJÆN - The Movement

08:21 - Vels Trio - May As Well Be

12:04 - Nimbus Sextet - Deep Dark Blue Lights (Chris Read Remix)

18:39 - Nate Smith - Altitude (feat Joel Ross & Micheal Mayo)

23:52 - corto.alto - Is That It?

31:27 - Jazzbois - Departure

34:57 - Nubya Garcia - Pace (Moses Boyd Remix)

40:41 - Blue Lab Beats - Dat It (feat Kiefer)

In this episode of I Love KL, we look at the concept of power and its relation to architecture. How does power influence the design of buildings? And how can power impose itself on the surrounding environment and the society? Our guest of the week, Alice Sabrina Ismail provides the answers.

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The first rule of Fight Club: you do not talk about Fight Club. Thankfully, that same rule does not apply to fight films! From all out brawls, boxing classics and choreographed wuxia sequences, fights in films and television can be things of beauty. In this Supercut, we discuss our favourites and choose our fighters.