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In May 2021, start-ups, social enterprises, and social innovators applied for the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGiC’s) Social Impact Challenge Accelerator (SICA); as a result, now 25 Malaysian startups are moving into the second phase of SICA, an Impact Accelerator programme.

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With the pandemic turning our lives upside down, many people have been finding it difficult to regain their motivation. Adeline Yii, Customer Success Partner at Leaderonomics, breaks down what motivation is, how to identify demotivation in people, and how to take the first steps towards being motivated.

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It’s been almost 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic and businesses, entrepreneurs, employees and everyone else have taken huge hits. With the vaccines, there’s been strong, albeit slow recovery and it is time to end the year on a very high note! It’s time to achieve as much as you can as you close the year. It is time to Finish Strong. Jeevan Sahadevan, founder of Leveragelab to show us step by step how we can do so.

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In 2015, Penang-born Leonard Francis pleaded guilty to defrauding the US Navy's Pacific Seventh Fleet of almost US$35 million. For the first time since his conviction, Leonard Francis has broken his silence by speaking to journalist Tom Wright providing details on the extent of bribery and corruption in his dealings with the US Navy. Leonard is the subject of Tom Wright's latest project with his new media outlet Project Brazen, a nine-part podcast series titled Fat Leonard. We speak to him about the main character of the podcast and future projects under Project Brazen.

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Simon Lim from Hong Leong Asset Management advises how we should manage our portfolios after a challenging 2021, as we ask him if the worst is really truly behind us as the economy begins to reopen.

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Professor Dr. Pradeep Nair, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of Taylor’s University, shares the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 results for Taylor’s University, how that reflects on the university's achievements, and how Taylor's University strives to prepare its students for the working world.

Bersatu and Umno have both stated their readiness to contest GE15 seats, without compromising with the other. Given their similarities and with the addition of PAS as another potential element splitting the Malay vote, which party is more likely to come out on top? Dr. Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate at the University of Nottingham-Malaysia weighs in with her analysis.

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The 12th Malaysia Plan was unveiled with the broad theme of a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable Malaysia. A goal that all Malaysians would aspire to but is the policy too ambitious and will policy inconsistency and poor implementation be its undoing? Dato' Sri Mustapa Bin Mohamed, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Economic Affairs tells us.

Covid-19 has forced many organisations and businesses to adapt but to digitally transform within such a short period of time, presents many, many challenges. Keith speaks to Shazurawati Abdul Karim, Executive Vice President and also VP for Business Services of TM ONE that business owners are not alone during this time.

A recent survey by Ipsos Malaysia titled, "Are We Ready To Be Back In Office?” found that 33 percent of Malaysians prefer working from home completely, while another 32% were prepared to return to the office. We discuss the findings of the survey as well as how the pandemic will impact post-pandemic working arrangements for employers and employees alike.

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