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We look beyond the numbers and statistics of COVID-19 to talk to Azlee, a COVID-19 survivor who recounts the severity of his symptoms, how he barely skirted death, and how this changed his outlook on vaccination.

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During this pandemic, healthcare has found itself at a crossroads. Amid a global crisis and scarce resources, the immediate priority has been to ensure that people continue to get immediate access to care. But are we achieving the longer-term goal of better health and well-being, for everyone? We ask digital health futurist Maneesh Juneja whether technology can solve these problems, and why he looks beyond healthcare for answers.

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MYER Movement is an independent youth-led movement advocating for education reform and amplifying student voices in Malaysia. On this episode, Co-Founder of Myer Movement, Izanna Azuddin, joins us to share about her organisation, as well as the type of reforms we need to see to improve our education system.

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这个星期我们来重点谈谈三则新闻，分别是：

1. Google和Facebook投资的海底电缆绕过我国。
2. 大马公债表现逊于印尼，且赤字扩大到了百分之7%。
3. 政局动荡导致马股不平静。究竟来自丰隆投行的零售研究主管吴俊声先生会如何解读。

我们每星期五中午12点到1点都会跟大家在FB和YT上面直播互动。如果有空的话就参与我们的直播吧！如果这段期间不得空，也欢迎大家事后收听我们开门见商的Podcast！

We're continuing our collaboration with the Freedom Film Network, who have been releasing a specially curated and thematic Freedom film playlist every weekend since early June - dubbed ‘Weekend Watch with FreedomFilmFest' - on their YouTube channel. This weekend, the playlist will once again feature films that fall under the theme "People's Movement for Change," and today, we discuss the film ''When Lawyers Walk”, directed by Mien Ly. This short documentary covers the 2007 Walk of Justice which saw more than more than 2,000 lawyers and activists heading to Putrajaya to demand reforms to the country’s judiciary, after a scandal erupted over claims of political meddling in the appointment of judges. Here to refresh our memories about that incident are lawyers Edmund Bon and Amer Hamzah Arshad, from Amer Bon Advocates, who played a big part in organising that 2007 March.

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Fully vaccinated individuals in states under Phase 1 of the National Recovery Plan will be allowed to dine in at eateries from Friday 20th August.

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Between a raging pandemic and a political crisis, it seems like there’s no good news to be found everywhere we look. “Doomscrolling”, the habit of continuously consuming bad news on social media, has been proven to impact mental health. But how do you stay in touch with what’s happening while staying relatively happy? Fortunately, there are a few ways to be in-the-know without sacrificing one’s sanity.

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The battle for control of the metaverse is pitting companies that want to create a corporate-curated Ready Player One experience against those who want it to develop with the organic chaos of the current Internet. And no one has even built it yet.

Safety, reliability and professionalism are among the biggest concerns parents have when it comes to hiring a babysitter. Kiddocare aims to resolve that through an ecosystem for parents that uses technology to match and connect them to babysitters. Nadira Yusoff, co-founder of Kiddocare, discusses how she aims to uphold its reliability, ensure the best service possible and her aspirations for it.

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The COVID‐19 pandemic has pretty much changed the way we work and live for the past year and a half. We’ve had to change our work schedules, living arrangements, and how we go about our daily lives. Work from home is now seen as more of the norm and it might remain even after we get out of the pandemic. So how will this influence the way homes and offices are designed?

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