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Thanks to the cryptocurrency boom of 2017, Bitcoin saw a huge spike in demand. Around the same time, digital asset exchanges, more popularly known as cryptocurrency trading platforms, became abundant in Malaysia. Largely misunderstood at the time but involving a lot of money, the industry was ripe with exploitative groups of people looking to mislead eager early adopters. In June of 2017, SINEGY was born out of this popularity, with a passionate group of individuals from finance and digital backgrounds coming together to develop and provide a digital asset exchange service for Malaysians, by Malaysians.

Sometimes, you have to go back to something that you love, and when you can turn that something you love into a business, there's potential for something great. We all know that Nasi Lemak is close to every Malaysians' heart, and when we want comfort food, nothing comes close to Nasi Lemak. Starting her business with just RM1 in the bank, Deborah has set out on a journey to produce gourmet home-cooked Nasi Lemak from her kitchen, and her heart delivered to your doorstep.

What should you watch when looking at bank stocks?

When it comes to the stock market investing, the banking sector can be an attractive one for a variety of reasons including yield, but not all banks are created equal, so as a budding, rising, or experienced investor, what should you watch when looking at banking stocks?

Roshan Kanesan explores this with Liew Wai Hoong, Banking Analyst with RHB Research. They get into the main income drivers of a bank, the key financial metrics and factors to watch, and whether banks are for dividends, capital gains, or both.

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> How To Analyse Property Stocks In Malaysia

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We speak to Dr Bridget Welsh about the 4Ds, Deflection, Defiance, Denial and Disrespect, adopted by our political masters following Prime Minister Muhyiddin's assertion that he still retains a majority as he pushes the confidence vote to September.

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Stephen Ng, Executive Chairman of Sabah-based aquaculture company MAG Holdings, is switching from its China-based edible oils business into prawn farming to serve high-growth export markets in the Asia-Pacific region, though the journey entails tough financial hurdles that need addressing.

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With Malaysia a key trading hub and a critical manufacturing hub that is tightly bound by global industry value chains, government-imposed lockdowns have significant global consequences on the semiconductor industry, impacting the car industry and chipmakers. We speak to Dato Seri Wong Siew Hai, President of the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association on the impact of current lockdowns to the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

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Although recent GDP results for Eurozone economies have been mixed, the overall outlook remains positive compared to other parts of the world coping with a surge in the Delta variant of Covid-19. Economist Daniela Ordonez walks us through the factors keeping Eurozone economies afloat, as well as the potential downside risks on the horizon.

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Will rising covid 19 cases in the US derail economic recovery? Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence gives us his views whilst weighing in the recent slump in oil prices.

JoyCom是来自台湾的企业，他们研发的NewEpi是一款水性的修复伤口的产品。因为能够帮助皮肤细胞主动修复伤口，伤口复原的周期也会更短。根据JoyCom的数据在台湾超过 80% 的医疗单位都开始采用这款产品，帮助包括剖腹产、手术后的人来修复伤口。这一集我们邀请到JoyCom的李雨桥博士和余庭嘉跟我们分享他们的产品，以及他们在研发过程中的坚持和原则。

On this week's show, we'll be hearing from two restaurateurs on the subject of food aid. Our first guest on the show is Marcus Low from Table & Apron restaurant and Universal Bakehouse, who's been involved in food aid effort since the inception of his restaurant. And after the break, we'll hear from Emmilyn and Evelyn Yeoh from The Butter Pantry cafe in Ampang, who more recently started a food relief initiative that has gained quite a bit of traction and are doing real good for their community.