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斗转星移，职场前驱。面对「技能甚至高于学历」的招聘需求，个人就业的道路上，马来西亚数字经济机构（MDEC）成了为求职者武装数码技能的良师。作为马来西亚通讯及多媒体部下辖机构，长达 25 年的经营；加之对外与 LinkedIn 等专业平台联袂，MDEC 其实充满丰富机会——让求职者自我提升、完善数码技能。除了一系列精进课程，MDEC 数码技能与职务负责人——Esther 也介绍了中小微型企业投入数码转型行列的种种可能。

This week, Patrick Teoh takes you on another foot-stomping, hand-clapping ride down memory lane as he blows dust off his vinyl collection to bring you a selection of some of the best-known hit songs from the 60s to 80s.

This week on A Bit of Culture, we have the return of Rahmah Pauzi and Vernon Adrian Emuang together with our host, Kam Raslan. Our trio begins by speaking on history in this day and age - is it still worth educating the masses on this subject. Kam brings forth an interesting question about citizenship and misogyny in view of an ongoing court case. Based on the records and history, what is the gender of a nation? The trio wraps up with Rahmah's anecdotes on teaching in times of the pandemic.
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01:00 - Topic 1 - Teaching history, is it worth it?

09:05 - Topic 2 - Is A Nation A Male or Female?

20:13 - Topic 3 - Teaching In Time Of The Pandemic, Is It Possible?

33:46 - Recommendations

In the UCL, Man Utd lose in Berne to Young Boys, Romelu Lukaku makes the difference for Chelsea against Zenit, City hit Leipzig for 6 and Liverpool edge a 5 goal thriller against Milan.

In the UEL, Leicester lose a 2 goal lead to draw with Napoli and West Ham win impressively in Croatia.

In the UECL, Spurs draw with Rennes in France.

Includes a preview of Gameweek 5 including WHU v MUFC, THFC v CFC.

The We Love You Box initiative was launched to act as an avenue for people to send messages of gratitude and chip in to fund care packages for frontliners. We speak to the people behind the initiative, and what it aims to achieve.

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Covid-stricken businesses have led owners to deal with loan sharks for assistance as their debts pile up, ultimately running out of capital. First, we find out more about this issue and how prevalent it is. Then, we talk about the laws that govern moneylending and what else we need. Finally, we get advice for how to handle and manage debt and loans.

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A recent survey under the Sekolah Semua campaign found that younger people are more likely to report having felt discriminated against while in school, as compared to older people. We discuss these findings and talk about what needs to be done to tackle discrimination in schools.

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Schools across Malaysia will reopen in stages, starting from 3rd October and based on individual states’ phases in the National Recovery Plan. But with the Delta variant causing high community transmission of COVID-19, what is the safest way to get children back to schools? We speak to senior consultant paediatrician Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS, and secondary school teacher Anny, to discuss issues that concern parents, including how Delta affects children, whether they should be vaccinated, and what safety measures should be implemented in schools.

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Adrian Pereira has been working with migrant communities and fighting for their rights for more than two decades. In 2011, he co-founded the North South Initiative, a CSO to help bridge solidarity and equality gaps between the North and South in terms of human rights and social justice. Adrian joins us today to tell us about his initiative and share his personal activism journey.

Image credits: Adrian Pereira and North South Initiative Facebook page.

Since early June 2021, the team behind the FreedomFilmFest (FFF) have been releasing a specially curated Freedom film playlist every weekend - dubbed ‘Weekend Watch with FreedomFilmFest' - on their YouTube channel. This month, the playlist is dedicated to speaking up about censorship in film, music and arts, and the given theme is 'Merdekakan Minda Rakyat'. This weekend, you'll be able to catch the film An Online Citizen, a documentary about Singapore's alternative news portal The Online Citizen, and the man behind it, Terry Xu. Joining us to discuss the film is Dr Thum Ping Tjin, the Managing Director of independent media outlet, New Naratif, who produced the film.

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