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Salih Yilmaz, Oil Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence shares his perspective on how the fast recovery in demand and whether the supply shortage is attributed to the price surge in both oil and gas prices, as policy makers grapple between energy security and environmental sustainability?

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September has been a cruel month for US markets with a confluence of factors from inflation fears, high bond yields and weaker economic data. Song Seng Wun, Economist at CIMB Private Banking tells us if this correction is temporary or a sign of a more ominous 2022.

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「数码转型」并不是一头吞噬巨资的洪水猛兽；反而是后疫情的科技大时代下，势在必行的趋势之一。Wilstech 作为企业内部数码系统解决方案开发商，并不单为大规模企业提供服务，更向中小型企业递出橄榄枝——鼓励他们迎合时代索取，以更开放的心态投入数码转型。为此，Wilstech 同雪兰莪州政府合作，由官方祭出津贴；由 Wilstech 出手服务——让符合资格的中小型企业更轻易地完善数码转型。

With the conclusion of R. Kelly's trial for sexual misconduct, we discuss the prospects of his entire music catalog that still exists on major streaming platforms.

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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, Roblox announced a new partnership with a major record label in light of their effort to enhance their music library. Twitch partnering up with Warner Music Group (WMG) to host original music programs. Swedish House Mafia collaborating with IKEA to craft furniture that enhances one’s music listening experience at home. We also pay tribute to the late Dr. Lonnie Smith, legendary Hammond organist, who recently passed away at the age of 79.

Ed Sheeran and his team are integrating blockchain technology for concert tickets in an effort to put an end to ticket scalping. How does it work and could this signal the start of a blockchain-equipped era for the ticketing industry? Aaron Tang from Luno Malaysia joins us to share his thoughts on some of the pros and cons.

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On this week's show, we have Lincoln Lee, the co-founder of The Rice Inc, a social enterprise that's looking to start a rice revolution around the world, improving the livelihood of farmers and upping the sustainability of the rice industry as a whole. We'll be hearing from Lincoln about how Rice Inc started, the good work that they're doing with farmers in Southeast Asia, and what the future holds for them.
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(This is the last episode of Breaking Bread for this year. We will be taking a 3-month break and will resume with a fresh new season in January 2022.)

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In this week's show, TNB and DHL announced that their cooperation to provide electric postal vans in 2022, the JPJ carries out 'Ops Merah' to catch traffic light runners, while the 12th Malaysia Plan makes plenty of promises with regards to mobility and transport.

In Part 2, we go through the car launches, beginning with the (est.) RM40,000 Geely Geometry EX3, the beautiful Ferrari Portofino M, and the classy and powerful Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 4MATIC+. Finally, in Part 3, we discuss the sheer convenience of being able to sell your car online.

It has all the makings of a rollicking fantasy adventure - a scientist, played by Emily Blunt, enlists the help of a skipper a.k.a. Dwayne Johnson, to take her down the Amazon, in search of the Tree of Life. Of course, it isn’t going to be smooth sailing, as they face all sorts of dangers in the jungle. Based on a Disney theme park ride, the movie also stars Jack Whitehall, Edgar Ramirez, and Paul Giamatti. We review the movie and see if it... floats our boat.

The Ministry of Health acknowledged that there’s an issue with brain drain in the healthcare system as the number of specialists in the public sector decline. We look at how they plan to tackle this.

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