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What do you do when there’s a dispute in your apartment and you’ve exhausted all your options? Well you go to the Housing and Strata Management Tribunal. But just what is this tribunal and how does it operate? Sim Wie Boon speaks to Mohammad Khalid Abdul Karim of the tribunal to understand its responsibilities and the type of claims that can be made with them.

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The Ministry of Home Affairs announced this week that the Malaysia My Second Home programme will resume in October, more than a year after it was suspended due to the pandemic. However there will be updated conditions that apply for all applicants, including higher financial thresholds. Will the new rules serve to attract the desired foreign demographic to make Malaysia their second home, or will it push prospective residents to other neighboring countries? We discuss this with Anthony Liew, president of the industry association.

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Lim Chung Chun, the Chairman and CEO of Singapore-listed wealth management Fintech iFAST Corp has witnessed a 2x jump in its share price in 2021 as locked-down investors put money into ETFs, unit trusts and direct stocks.

And now it wants China and the rest of ASEAN to help meet its target of hitting Assets Under Administration of S$100 billion ($75 billion) by 2028.

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If lockdowns continue on to Q3 and Q4, what is the likelihood of Malaysia falling into a technical recession? And as Malaysia recovers from the pandemic, what does it need to prioritise to tackle structural challenges like deindustrialisation? Ridzuan Mohamed, Senior Vice President of Research at Khazanah Nasional discusses.

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A few days ago, some hackers stole US$613 million worth of digital coins from Poly Network, and only returned US$260 million worth of tokens after less than 24 hours. So we ask Varun Mittal, Global Emerging Markets FinTech Leader of EY what are the impacts of this incident and will we be seeing more regulatory oversight on cryptocurrencies.

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As the NASDAQ Golden Dragon China fund fell a whopping 22% in July, we ask Tim Mullholand, President, TJM Limited, Chicago if investors will return to Chinese stocks anytime soon. The Morning Run also asks him which sector will outperform this quarter in the US stock indices, we also ask his perspective on US banks' solid earnings in the second quarter.

In this episode of I Love KL, we look at the history of public housing in Malaysia and how it has evolved throughout the years. We also look at its design, and what can perhaps be done to improve the living conditions of its residents.

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Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar warned assemblymen that he won’t hesitate to dissolve the state assembly if they cannot work together. We look into the significance of this remark, and discuss the role of state assemblies in addressing the pandemic.

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Binge watching, same day premieres, midnight drops - there's a brand new dictionary for how we watch the films and shows we watch. And now with streaming services experimenting with weekly episodes, and cinemas remaining closed, we thought the time was ripe to talk about the way all our viewing habits have changed, and how content is likely to be shaped around that in the future.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a major report on Monday, highlighting the urgency to act against climate change. Firstly, we look into the role of industries in implementing environmental policies, and whether Malaysia is prepared to face climate change. Next, we discuss whether individual efforts are helpful in addressing the problem. Lastly, we look into climate anxiety, and what can be done to overcome feelings of hopelessness in relation to the climate crisis.

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