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The Expo 2020 Dubai kicks off this month, connecting people from all corners of the globe as they experience the best in art, culture, innovation, and invention. And as the lead agency for Week 2 of the Expo, Cradle Fund will be showcasing the Malaysian funding landscape and some of our best start-ups, in the hopes of putting Malaysian innovators, researchers and startups on the global map. We speak to Pn. Rafiza Ghazali, Group CEO of Cradle Fund, on leading week 2 of the Expo, creating tomorrow’s sustainable startups, and more.

DAP vs. UMNO. Liverpool vs. Manchester United. We’ve all seen how conflicts and rivalries can divide the world, so it’s no surprise to see it do the same in the workplace. But conflicts can come at a significant cost to organizations - environments where conflict is poorly managed are associated with high rates of employee turnover and absenteeism. So how do we best respond to conflict? Organisational psychologist and CEO of O-Psych Hetal Doshi talks to us about learning to fight well - how to take a punch well, and how to deliver ones that make a difference in the workplace.

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A vast majority of Malaysians are financially illiterate. Tackling this issue is uLearnMONEY, having been listed in Google as Malaysia’s best online financial literacy platform. Amy Seok, Founder and CEO talks to us about what needs to be improved, how they have been playing their part and more.

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Dr. Veerinderjeet Singh helps us explain the significance of the Pandora Papers leak and how this intricate web of setting up offshore firms works, as well as whether the Malaysian government can stop these loopholes since it's been under mounting pressure to widen the tax base.

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SMEs, the economic life bloods of Malaysia, were arguably the biggest victims of the pandemic. But funding their revival has to be balanced with a new focus on fiscal prudence even while the entire DFI -- Development Financial Institution -- sector is overdue much-needed consolidation.

Aria Putera Ismail, the CEO of SME Bank, discusses.

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The 12th Malaysia Plan has stated that 50 percent of the total basic development expenditure, will be channelled to the states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Terengganu, Sabah and Sarawak. The rationale being to narrow the development gap. Dr Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute gives a history lesson whilst telling us what the solutions are.

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Michelle Leung from Bloomberg Intelligence Asia explains how serious the power crunch currently is, the major causes for such a severe power shortage in China, and what they can do to prevent another energy crisis in the future.

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Nasdaq is down more than 2%. Are investors using an excuse to take money off the table and is this a buying opportunity for us. Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management tells us.

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长者长期照护是绝不容轻怠的项目。随着人民生活水平、青壮年收入双双见升，为家中如「宝」的那一老安排优质而专业的长照服务，已然形成新的商机。CARE Concierge 作为相关服务的提供者，似乎沾了些「将心比心」的先天优势。疫情前后，创办人 Justin Yap 与他的伙伴和团队，都在为长期照护和长者健康殚精竭虑。本期节目，来听长照新模式。

After a two-year wait and a promise of a more realistic experience as the game made its transition to a new engine, eFootball 2022 (formerly known as Pro Evolution Soccer) is finally here in all its free-to-play glory. But it’s anything but glorious for Konami though, as the game suffers through bad graphics and glitches, with mediocre gameplay, becoming the worst reviewed games on Steam a couple of days after it was released. But how bad was it? We sat down to share our experiences playing the game.

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