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Today, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin resigned as the Prime Minister of Malaysia, and was subsequently appointed caretaker Prime Minister, until a new prime minister is appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. What does this all mean, and what does the Federal Constitution dictate, about what should happen next? Lawyer New Sin Yew breaks it all down for us.

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Schools could consider alternating between physical and hybrid classes ahead of next month’s reopening to ensure continuity of the students’ education without compromising their health.

Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs acting research director Wan Ya Shin said several factors should be taken into consideration before the government decides to reopen schools as the number of Covid-19 cases are still on the rise.

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With Klang Valley surpassing the 50% fully vaccinated rate, more business activities have been allowed to resume operations… with a few caveats.

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When it comes to setting goals big or small, it’s important to do so with a sense of structure and accountability. Most have heard of setting SMART goals, but what if you could set SMARTER ones? Soo Hoo Yoon Hunn, chief impact maker at Abundant Impact, gives us the SMARTER goal-setting blueprint.

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Far Post Academy is a startup that offers futsal lessons for kids aged 18-months and up. They specialise in the technical, tactical and social aspects of futsal, and were kicking things into the big leagues when Covid-19 served them a red-card. They’ve since pivoted to take their futsal lessons online, offering respite for kids and relief for their parents. We speak to Director Jeremy Dev about FPA’s game plan for the near future, and preparations for if and when the pandemic goes into extra-time.

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Despite the heightened interest of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement in investing, the social and governance aspects of the equation, such as press freedom, are still less likely to sway business decisions. A recent Bloomberg article posits that investors ignore press freedom at their own peril. We speak to one of the co-authors of the report, Bloomberg editor Isabella Steger on how investors are affected by deteriorating media freedoms, highlighting the situation in Hong Kong as a test case.

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All things related to travel have been badly hit by Covid-19 with movement severely curtailed. But are there gems to be found and is it time to bottom fish? Ahmad Maghfur Usman, Equity Research Analyst at Nomura Malaysia tells us.

Felicia Ling, Economist from Hong Leong Investment Bank shares her perspective as Malaysia's GDP for the second quarter came in at 16.1% year-on-year although BNM has revised their 2021 growth estimates of between 3 to 4 percent, compared to its previous forecast of between 6 to 7.5%.

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As Malaysia labors through yet another political quagmire with Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's Perikatan Nasional govt on the ropes, Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, discusses the political permutations and ramifications for Malaysia's long-suffering population.

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Lester Chin, executive director of Hong Seng Consolidated Bhd discusses the dramatic revival of the company's fortunes as a result of selling Covid-19 test kits, and how it plans to become a supply chain platform by providing other solutions to help us live with Covid as an endemic, as well as his plans for the rubber glove-making business.