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China's borders are reopening soon and this is happening shortly after they reopened their economy and saw a surge in Covid-19 cases. There have been some responses to ban inbound China travellers, while some have said that this is irresponsible. We discuss what this means for us, and whether health checks for all tourists coming in should be made mandatory.

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马股首个交易日开盘跳水17点，几乎抹去上周橱窗粉饰效应的涨幅。买盘动力不足的情况会否在财报季中得到逆转？随着中国开放边境，这能否积极带动原油及棕油需求？

我国快递物流业逐年稳定增长，全球海运以美元计价，美元飙涨让物流业者受益于汇率价差，股市分析师如何看待全球经济衰退对物流业务的冲击？

While Malaysia can take pride in its level of healthcare services for maternal and child health, as well as for infectious diseases and most acute emergency conditions, the same cannot be said of access to health services for people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The provision of care can be uneven depending on certain geographical and socio-economic barriers, while the health system is straining to cope with the increasing burdens of NCDs and the ageing population. Dr Murallitharan Munisamy, Managing Director of the National Cancer Society of Malaysia, and Co-Chair of NCD Malaysia, joins us on the first show of 2023 to highlight the gaps in universal health coverage across the spectrum of NCD care, and why it’s important to have “many small umbrellas” to support people with NCDs, rather than one giant umbrella from a struggling public health sector.

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某一些政党反对开放中国游客进入大马，大马旅游总会（MATTA）主席拿督陈国良发声明表示，要求我国边境禁止中国旅客的到来，是「不合理」和「不负责任」的行为。 政府决策也须跟得上全球与病毒共存的脚步，同时考虑我国情况和局限性，而不是直接对反对中国观光客的个人或者团体妥协。面对中国即将全面开放边境，各国的政策又有什么转变，是否也有我们可以参考借鉴的呢？ 

Chances are, you’ve experienced failure at some point in your life, if not many points. Failure is heartbreaking and more often than not, the fear of failure can prevent you from pursuing dreams or trying new things. But what exactly is failure? What can it teach us? And does our understanding of failure focus too much on individuals rather than society?

Last week, Minister for Women, Family, and Community Development Datuk Nancy Shukri said that the Cabinet has agreed in principle to establish a special department or institution for children. With activists and advocates having voiced out their support for such a move, we speak to Datin PH Wong, Executive Director of Childline Foundation and Co-Secretariat of the Child Rights Coalition Malaysia, on what difference a department would make and what else needs to be done to protect the rights and future of our children.

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Should businesses aim towards growth or profitability? That is the discussion many companies are facing and also struggling to balance. We speak to Ray Chou, CEO of Infront Consulting Group, Master Business Coach at OwnersCircle and President of EO Malaysia for some thoughts on how to approach this fundamental question behind most businesses to start off the new year.

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The term “Burnout” was coined in the 1970s to describe the consequences of severe stress and high ideals in “helping” professions like doctors and nurses, who often sacrifice themselves for others and would end up exhausted, listless, and unable to cope. Today though, almost everyone claims they’re burned-out. We discuss this dark side of self-sacrifice at work, its causes and consequences, as well as what we can all do to prevent burnout in 2023.

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Founded in July 2021, Bantu Aid is a community friendly food aid distribution platform that connects those in need of help to the nearest foodbank & volunteers which was started by Anas Amdan.  Bantu Aid is a platform under Bantu Heroes.  

Anas formed a company Kasi Gegar Entertainment SDN BHD as a Music Producer.  He has been actively involved in producing, composing and arranging music until today. Together with a few friends, he founded Sabah Bangkit Youth Movement which focuses on empowering the youth through performing arts & community service. Anas is also the owner of Nook Cafe Kota Kinabalu.

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猫狗宠物随着消费水平的提升，也逐渐成为人类的最佳良伴，甚至以「毛孩子」的身份成为了「爸比、妈咪」专宠的对象。因此，在时代演进的过程中，宠物粮食的市场无疑也在巨幅扩张。

那么，在生产宠物粮食的产业中，这个与人类世界密不可分的动物吃食，要如何才能达到永续发展、不与人类资源产生竞争呢？2023 年，开年的第一期节目中，就让我们听听宠物粮食生产商，如何有效串联人与宠物的共存价值。