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The police have confirmed that they've started the process to extradite Nur Sajat from Thailand, prompting questions about the level of effort that's been put into her case. We find out more about the extradition process, and discuss Sajat's options for seeking asylum.

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As countries worldwide hobble along under the onslaught of the Delta variant, healthcare professionals are turning their attention to the “long-haulers” - COVID-19 survivors who continue to experience a range of symptoms for weeks or months after their initial infection. We check in with Dr Ashari Yunus, Consultant Pulmonologist, Institut Jantung Negara, on what kind of long-term damage is sustained in the lungs, and how these complications are managed.

Chan Soon Seng is the CEO of Teach For Malaysia. Soon Seng has been an educator and an education activist for some time now and has been attached with Teach For Malaysia for about a decade. As many might already know, Teach For Malaysia is an organisation that aims to fight education inequality and inequity and bridge the gap between the haves and the have nots. Soon Seng joins us to discuss his passion for education, what Teach For Malaysia constantly pushes for and why our philosophy of education needs to change.

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Since June, the team behind the FreedomFilmFest have been releasing a specially curated Freedom film playlist every weekend - dubbed ‘Weekend Watch with FreedomFilmFest' - on their YouTube channel. Each thematic playlist has allowed us to revisit some of the many films in the FFF vaults, which invite us to revisit the many human rights issues that have been brought to the fore, through these thought-provoking films. The theme for this month is 'Merdekakan Minda Rakyat,' featuring films that tackle censorship in film, music and the arts. This weekend, catch the re-release of the film “Sindiket”, which looks at “Project IC '' over in Sabah, and the controversies surrounding it. Joining us to discuss the issues tackled in the film are the film's director, Nizam Andan, and Tan Sri Simon Sipaun, the former Former Sabah state secretary and a former vice-chairman of Suhakam.

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本周新闻，我们要先谈谈中国恒大事件的延烧。虽然恒大的事件远不如08年雷曼兄弟事件，但这一次的风波也波及美股发生近几个月来最大一次回调。

我们一般认为要尽量减少二氧化碳，二氧化碳对地球有害。但你有没有想过CO2是食品供应链中非常重要的元素？

针对Securities Commission近期推出的《第三资本市场大蓝图》，我们也招来Areca Capital的Danny跟我们分析他对资本市场的影响。

The Great Resignation is in full force, and employees are leaving their old jobs in search of ones that provide increased flexibility. As such, companies are finding it extremely difficult to cater to the “new needs” of the post-pandemic worker. However, some employees have also disappeared in the void between jobs. There seems to be no rush to settle into a new career anytime soon.

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Health, education, income. What does the future hold for Generation Covid, as generational divides solidify into geographical and technological segregation?

From having a long-standing career in law to then venturing into retail building franchised brands like Halcyon Days, Soo Shea Pin and her daughter eventually decided to start their own shoe brand called Feith London. She believes that women should look and feel good in their shoes. Shea Pin joins us to discuss the inspiration behind starting her brand, what goes into making the shoes and her plans moving forward.

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Today, we speak to Datuk Ringo Low from Ringo Low Associates about vaccine mandates across multiple property formats and the relationship between tenant and landlord, shopping malls and their tenants and visitors, as well as powers of the JMB in condominiums.

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The upcoming 12th Malaysia Plan is in sharp focus following previous iterations that while well-formed in structure and planning, has missed the target on a broad range of issues due to poor implementation.

Dr. Shankaran Nambiar, Head of Research, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER), discusses.

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