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Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's resignation has sparked conversations from different stakeholders on what the next government needs to prioritise. First, we hear from Bersih 2.0 about their proposal for multi-partisanship to ensure political stability. Then, we hear from the perspective of a youth group representative. And finally, we speak about how businesses have been impacted.

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Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun has asked MPs to sign statutory declarations (SDs) to indicate who they support to be the next prime minister. We get an understanding of this process and what might happen next.

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The high pressure and rapid pace of work today has taken a toll on our mental well-being, and the pandemic has only caused further stress. Employers are slowly beginning to realise the importance of mental health in the workplace, but what kind of workplace policies and programmes need to be put in place? We explore how Employee Assistance Programmes can help, and why quick fixes won’t work, in our conversation with Liana Mohd Nawi, Clinical Psychologist & Director, Professional Services, Thrive Well, and  Zhong Jing Jing, Managing Director, Helpling Singapore.

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There’s a saying that goes “absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Which means having power corrupts people, or lessens their morality, and the more power someone has, the more corrupted they will become. But how true is this? Dr Karim Bettache joins us to discuss.

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Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has resigned as the Prime Minister of Malaysia.A lot happened over the past few months in the lead up to his resignation. One of which was the black flag / #LAWAN movement and protests. I’m not saying that the now former Prime Minister resigned because close to two thousand young Malaysians took it to the streets or demanded it on social media, but it certainly piled on the pressure. Qyira Yusri of UNDI 18 and Sharan Raj of Parti Sosialis Malaysia join us to share their thoughts.

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Whilst Prof. James Chin from the University of Tasmania joked that there’s a pre-requisite of being Male, Malay and Muslim to be the Prime Minister of Malaysia, just how much truth is there to this? Should we be electing our officials based on their personality, and what are the chances of Malaysia ever having a female leader?

We speak with Adib Zalkapli, Director at Bower Group Asia and Faridah Hameed, Political Communication & Leadership coach, to help us explore some of these burning questions.

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How does a political crisis impact the economy? Can policies be put in place to protect our nation’s financial health from future shifts at the top level? We speak to Professor Geoffrey Williams, economist at the Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST), about investor sentiment during a crisis, hiring fresh talent in parliament, and tabling the upcoming Budget.

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In our ongoing coverage following the resignation of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia, we caught up with Professor Rozhan Othman, Senior Partner at Human Capital Development to discuss how the civil service might be affected by the vacancy at the top, what happens until there’s an official handover, and the game-plan the incoming administration will need to have to get the government machinery working towards the nation’s economic recovery.

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The two Ps - politics and pandemic - are expected to dominate newsflow and market sentiment this week, so how should investors strategize their asset allocation in these tumultuous times? We speak to Alexander Chia, Regional Head of Research, RHB Investment Bank on investment strategy and RHB house view on the ringgit.

Azrul Khalib from the Galen Centre shares his thoughts on how the rapidly evolving political landscape might or might not impact how the country manages this pandemic and what would be in the in-tray for the new government.

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