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疫苗接种率不断提高，各国包括马来西亚陆续解封，然而核酸检测依然是防疫不可或缺的一环。来自台湾的圆点奈米公司TANBean研发的筛检产品，Maelstrom4800获得台湾精品奖，为防疫做出了关键性的贡献。TANBead的媒体公关主任陈庆维来到「开门见商」和我们分享到他们珍惜人才重视R&D，并且如何为后疫情时代超前部署。 

With our eyes set on unearthing the freshest flavours from unexpected places, we widen our scope with hand-picked musical gems from all across Asia. Joining us this week is the rather mysterious local trio, 'babychair', who will be sharing about letting the music do the talking, investing in gear to achieve a retro tone, recording remotely without seeing each other and more.
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00:45 - Ginger Root - Juban District

04:05 - Alien Lipstick Fire - Any Other Way

06:37 - babychair - Losing My Mind

09:51 - babychair Interview 1

16:13 - baby Chair - Oh It's You

19:33 - babychair interview 2

27:29 - babychair - Call You

30:47 - ADOY (아도이) - Baby

34:36 - Rrefal - Sir. Keanu

38:44 - Sunset Rolelrcoaster - Coffee’s On Me

43:03 - Minako Yoshida - Tornado

Romelu Lukaku's 2nd coming with Chelsea proved unplayable to the Arsenal defence as the Blues join Liverpool at the top of the table. Champions, Man City hit 5 past Norwich City whilst Brighton & Spurs make it 2 wins out of 2. Manchester United stutter and draw in Southampton. Includes a look at the midweek EFL Cup.

Taman Pesona is the culmination of artist Mastura Abdul Rahman’s dive into the life of Kelantan’s legendary queen Cik Siti Wan Kembang. The paintings in this online exhibition bring together history and stories around the warrior queen, and interpret them through various visual ideas, including traditional Malaysian practices like batik, songket and wood-carving. We review the exhibition, and discuss how the paintings provide an interesting way to engage with folklore and history.

Everyone's A Critic is jointly presented with CENDANA. For updates on Malaysian arts and culture, visit BASKL.

An article written by Colin Nicholas from the Center for Orang Asli Concerns highlights that the Orang Asli are experiencing spikes in Covid-19 cases and deaths. We speak with Kamal Solhaimi Fadzil about the ongoing challenges faced by the community, and what measures need to be prioritised.

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Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was sworn in as Malaysia's 9th Prime Minister on Saturday, and delivered his inaugural speech the next day. Firstly, we unpacked what the speech meant in regard to Ismail Sabri's direction and vision as the new Prime Minister. Next, we looked into the concept of a Malaysian Family as expressed by Ismail in his speech, and what it takes for us to achieve this. Finally, we delve into the importance of inclusivity in people-led movements from an earlier interview.

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After reading many heart-breaking stories of people who lost their loved ones to Covid-19 before they had a chance to be inoculated, local shop owner Raymond Shieh is creating handmade paper vaccines so that spirits in the afterlife can be part of the immunisation process too. Dhanya tells us more.

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Schools have been closed since May this year, after being closed for most of last year. As we look to them reopening in October, we speak to Melissa Gomes what students have lost in the time that they haven’t been physically in schools and how she's addressing the issue through the Applied Leadership Programme.

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People in need of health services are often at their most vulnerable - they’re unwell and likely afraid as well. What happens when those from marginalised communities, such as refugees, migrants or ethnic minority groups, face discrimination at the point of care? What is the impact on their wellbeing, and what does it say about us as a society? How do we ensure that ethics within the healthcare profession is not replaced by prejudice? We break down these issues with Dr Susheela Balasundaram from UNHCR and Dr Tan Hui Siu, Head of Hospital Ethics Support Service, Hospital Ampang.

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With face-to-face learning impacted by the pandemic, how does IMU support its Foundation in Science (FiS) students? Along with online resources, IMU provides both a mentoring system and a buddy system to ensure that students get all the help that they need. Tune in to find out more.

Register today at www.imu.edu.my/fis