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Following a recent viral video showing a leader openly swearing at and interrupting one of his employees at a town hall, we take a look at the signs of a bad boss, as well as how leaders should really behave themselves - and when caught in the act, how should you approach damage control

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Automotive workshops predominantly consist of male workers. However, Imelda Kwan is on a mission to change the status quo and establish a safe, transparent and dynamic environment for women to get their cars fixed under her workshop, MelzGarage. We speak to her about why she started MelzGarage, the challenges she faces in a male-dominated industry and her future plans.

The pandemic has affected the education sector immensely, with schools and other learning institutions forced to shutter their doors and move almost entirely online. To help provide a perspective on what that shift was like, Melissa Liew, founder of Learning Fresh, an English studio-based innovation school for young learners aged 3-12, shares her thoughts.

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Sensing weakness in the Perikatan government, UMNO is split down the middle: stay in a shaky coalition or forge a new and possibly more lucrative one? 

Dr Hamidin Abdul Hamid, Research Fellow from the Ilham Centre discusses with us.

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We speak to Previndran Singhe CEO of Zerin Properties on the current situation of commercial properties, how landlords and developers are evolving as trends such as WFH are likely to stick. We further deep dive into the dire situation of the hotel sector as we see more properties on sale.

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Why is it that despite longstanding calls for women to be better represented both in political and business leadership, women's representation continues to lag? This is especially concerning, seeing as women make up nearly half of the population of the country. We speak to Rohit Nambiar, CEO of Tune Protect Group, a Corporate Member of the 30% Club Malaysia, and Norliza Azmi, Communications Lead, 30% Club Malaysia, for insight.

Short of beds and medical personnel, deaths and Covid casualties at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang is mounting, even as the political crisis rolls on. Klang MP Charles Santiago explains. 

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The start of August marked 6 months since the military coup in Myanmar, which saw the ouster of National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the return of a junta governing body. The junta chief, General Min Aung Hlaing has extended the timeline for elections to August 2023, and also named himself as caretaker Prime Minister. Meanwhile, ASEAN is no closer to appointing a special envoy to mediate the crisis. We discuss the implications of these developments with research fellow Aaron Connelly.

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Sweeping regulatory clampdowns in China has spooked investors even as US corporate earnings continue to surprise on the upside. Tech permabull Jack Kouzi, Director for Strategy, VFS Group in Sydney, discusses. 

What would happen if your estranged grandmother with a vendetta was determined that you help her see it through? Oh, and she's a ghost living in your head. That's the opening premise of Zen Cho's latest novel, Black Water Sister, but as the novel unfolds, it also encompasses Malaysian mythos and religious practices, superstitions, family ties and feminine rage and agency. We speak to Zen about bringing all these strands together. And then in Footnotes, we talk about the book and whether we enjoyed reading it!